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Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Support Service

Reading Borough Council · Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:36.

Opportunity overview

Reading Borough Council are completing an ITT exercise for the provision of Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Support Service to build capacity, sustainability, representation, and the effectiveness of the Voluntary and Community Sector in Reading. 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. Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.

Classification

  • CPV75000000 — Administration, defence and social security services
  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services

Lots

  • Lot 1AED 520k · Source currency differs from tender

Documents and notices

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 00002403
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
31 Jan 2026, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
2 Dec 2025, 23:59

Communication

Future Notice Date
20 Oct 2025, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
30 days

Enquiry period

Ends
26 Nov 2025, 23:59

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
520,000
Currency
AED
Including VAT
650,000

Renewal

Description
• Performance indicators consistently met, • Estimated contract value not exceeded, • Strategic alignment / collaboration.

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Most Advantageous Tender (Quality 100%)

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Simple description
Type
price
Description
Most Advantageous Tender (Quality 100%)

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ1
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
75000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Administration, defence and social security services
Entry 2
Id
80000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Education and training services
Entry 3
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 4
Id
98000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
L-1
Description
Please register with our In-tend website and express an interest in the project
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Entry 2
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 3
Id
066851-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
20 Oct 2025, 16:38

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
063016-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
7 Oct 2025, 16:26

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Reading · UKJ11 · RG1 2LU · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ1 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a9e5-2025-10-20T16:38:37+01:00Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·