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Closing the Gap Cost of Living Support Service

Reading Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:24.

Opportunity overview

RBC are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Closing the Gap Cost of Living Support Service - Reducing the impacts of poverty and deprivation by providing practical tools, advice and assistance to communities and individuals.  Full details of the requirement can be found in the Specification in Annexe 1 which outlines the requirements for each funding. The Bid documents contain proposals for the works. Services under the Closing the Gap programme are commissioned in line with RBC’s Council Strategy, Health and Wellbeing Strategy, Poverty Needs Analysis and the Berkshire Joint Strategic Needs Analysis, and focus on community-based, preventative work. These services are commissioned to reduce differences around healthy life expectancy, reduce health inequalities and contribute to long-term change. Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting the "View Details" button for the project. Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 25/05/2025. Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

CITIZENS ADVICE READING

Matched by number
Published award value
£696k
Awarded
27 Jul 2025
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 02967121
Location
Reading, UKJ11, RG12JB, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services
  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0001AED 696k · Source currency differs from tender

Documents and notices

  • Contract award notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗
  • all submissions must be via Reading Borough Council's In-Tend portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/HomeOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
RBC 00002237
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
all submissions must be via Reading Borough Council's In-Tend portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
9 Aug 2025, 00:59

Tender Period

Ends
3 Jun 2025, 11:00

Enquiry period

Ends
26 May 2025, 00:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
696,000
Currency
AED
Including VAT
870,000

Renewal

Description
+2 years

Award criteria

Weighting Description
100% quality (includes Social Value)

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Simple description
Type
price
Description
100% quality (includes Social Value)

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services
Entry 2
Id
98000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Description
all submissions must be via Reading Borough Council's In-Tend portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 3
Id
016225-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
22 Apr 2025, 13:22

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PWBJ-9435-VXQQ
Name
Reading Borough Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKJ11
Country
GB
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG1 2LU
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Bridge Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PWBJ-9435-VXQQ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-02967121
Name
CITIZENS ADVICE READING

Roles

supplier
tenderer

Address

Region
UKJ11
Country
GB
Locality
Reading
Postal Code
RG12JB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Minster Street

Details

Vcse
Yes
Scale
sme
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
02967121
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
28 Jul 2025, 00:00
Title
Closing the Gap Cost of Living Support Service
Status
pending
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
28 Jul 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services
Entry 2
Id
98000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Value

Amount
696,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
870,000

Renewal

Description
2 years

Documents

Entry 1
Id
046852-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
7 Aug 2025, 12:01

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02967121
Name
CITIZENS ADVICE READING

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
1 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

LOT-0001

Contract period

Ends
31 Oct 2028, 23:59
Starts
1 Nov 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2030, 23:59

Standstill Period

Ends
18 Aug 2025, 23:59

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Reading · UKJ11 · RG1 2LU · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05059b-2025-08-07T12:01:31+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·