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Meet The Buyer Event

West Berkshire Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 22:27.

Opportunity overview

This is a notice for a Meet the Buyer event, not a procurement exercise.

Classification

  • CPV03000000 — Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
  • CPV09000000 — Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
  • CPV14000000 — Mining, basic metals and related products
  • CPV15000000 — Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
  • CPV16000000 — Agricultural machinery
  • CPV18000000 — Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
  • CPV19000000 — Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials
  • CPV22000000 — Printed matter and related products
  • CPV24000000 — Chemical products
  • CPV30000000 — Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
  • CPV31000000 — Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
  • CPV32000000 — Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
  • CPV33000000 — Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
  • CPV34000000 — Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
  • CPV35000000 — Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
  • CPV37000000 — Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
  • CPV38000000 — Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
  • CPV39000000 — Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
  • CPV41000000 — Collected and purified water
  • CPV42000000 — Industrial machinery
  • CPV43000000 — Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
  • CPV44000000 — Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
  • CPV45000000 — Construction work
  • CPV48000000 — Software package and information systems
  • CPV50000000 — Repair and maintenance services
  • CPV51000000 — Installation services (except software)
  • CPV55000000 — Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
  • CPV60000000 — Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
  • CPV63000000 — Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
  • CPV64000000 — Postal and telecommunications services
  • CPV65000000 — Public utilities
  • CPV66000000 — Financial and insurance services
  • CPV70000000 — Real estate services
  • CPV71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
  • CPV72000000 — IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services
  • CPV75000000 — Administration, defence and social security services
  • CPV76000000 — Services related to the oil and gas industry
  • CPV77000000 — Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
  • CPV79000000 — Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
  • CPV80000000 — Education and training services
  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
  • CPV90000000 — Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
  • CPV92000000 — Recreational, cultural and sporting services
  • CPV98000000 — Other community, social and personal services

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
ocds-h6vhtk-06b3bf
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Additional Procurement Categories

goods

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
25 Jun 2026, 00:00
Ends
25 Jun 2026, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
03000000
Description
Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
09000000
Description
Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
14000000
Description
Mining, basic metals and related products
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
15000000
Description
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
16000000
Description
Agricultural machinery
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
18000000
Description
Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
Entry 7
Scheme
CPV
Id
19000000
Description
Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials
Entry 8
Scheme
CPV
Id
22000000
Description
Printed matter and related products
Entry 9
Scheme
CPV
Id
24000000
Description
Chemical products
Entry 10
Scheme
CPV
Id
30000000
Description
Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
Entry 11
Scheme
CPV
Id
31000000
Description
Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
Entry 12
Scheme
CPV
Id
32000000
Description
Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
Entry 13
Scheme
CPV
Id
33000000
Description
Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Entry 14
Scheme
CPV
Id
34000000
Description
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
Entry 15
Scheme
CPV
Id
35000000
Description
Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
Entry 16
Scheme
CPV
Id
37000000
Description
Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories
Entry 17
Scheme
CPV
Id
38000000
Description
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Entry 18
Scheme
CPV
Id
39000000
Description
Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
Entry 19
Scheme
CPV
Id
41000000
Description
Collected and purified water
Entry 20
Scheme
CPV
Id
42000000
Description
Industrial machinery
Entry 21
Scheme
CPV
Id
43000000
Description
Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
Entry 22
Scheme
CPV
Id
44000000
Description
Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
Entry 23
Scheme
CPV
Id
45000000
Description
Construction work
Entry 24
Scheme
CPV
Id
48000000
Description
Software package and information systems
Entry 25
Scheme
CPV
Id
50000000
Description
Repair and maintenance services
Entry 26
Scheme
CPV
Id
51000000
Description
Installation services (except software)
Entry 27
Scheme
CPV
Id
55000000
Description
Hotel, restaurant and retail trade services
Entry 28
Scheme
CPV
Id
60000000
Description
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Entry 29
Scheme
CPV
Id
63000000
Description
Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
Entry 30
Scheme
CPV
Id
64000000
Description
Postal and telecommunications services
Entry 31
Scheme
CPV
Id
65000000
Description
Public utilities
Entry 32
Scheme
CPV
Id
66000000
Description
Financial and insurance services
Entry 33
Scheme
CPV
Id
70000000
Description
Real estate services
Entry 34
Scheme
CPV
Id
71000000
Description
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Entry 35
Scheme
CPV
Id
72000000
Description
IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Entry 36
Scheme
CPV
Id
73000000
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Entry 37
Scheme
CPV
Id
75000000
Description
Administration, defence and social security services
Entry 38
Scheme
CPV
Id
76000000
Description
Services related to the oil and gas industry
Entry 39
Scheme
CPV
Id
77000000
Description
Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services
Entry 40
Scheme
CPV
Id
79000000
Description
Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Entry 41
Scheme
CPV
Id
80000000
Description
Education and training services
Entry 42
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services
Entry 43
Scheme
CPV
Id
90000000
Description
Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Entry 44
Scheme
CPV
Id
92000000
Description
Recreational, cultural and sporting services
Entry 45
Scheme
CPV
Id
98000000
Description
Other community, social and personal services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Join West Berkshire Council for a 'Meet the Buyer' event designed to help local businesses, suppliers and organisations. Whether you're new to public sector procurement or already working with the Council, this event will give you valuable insights into how we buy goods and services, what opportunities are available, and how you can get involved. As part of our commitment to supporting local businesses and communities, we are making it easier for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), voluntary organisations and social enterprises to access opportunities and secure work with the Council. Refreshments and lunch will be provided. There will be opportunities to speak to officers and attend additional demonstrations during the day In the afternoon, we will be hosting a specific social care provider session looking at the market and wider strategies however all are welcome to stay for some fantastic sessions on AI and other specialities. Please register due to limited availability https://www.eventbrite.com/e/meet-the-buyer-tickets-1990868689844?aff=ebdssbdestsearch Thursday 25th June 2026 09:00 - 16:00 Shaw House, Church Rd, Shaw, Newbury RG14 2DR 09:00 - 09:15am - Arrive, refreshments 09:30 - Formal Introduction by Councillor Jeff Brooks - Leader Of West Berkshire Council "Importance of buying local" 09:45 - Procurement Strategy/Social Value Strategy - Richard Howroyd 10:15 - SME's working with the Public Sector - Paul Wright - PAWA Consulting Ltd 10:45 - Break, refreshments 11:00 - In-Tend- Sarah Wood (For individual demonstrations café afterwards as required) 11:15 - Neutral vendor arrangements - Speaker TBC 11:45 - Questions & Answers - Panel Session All things procurement 12:00 - 13:00 Lunch 13:00 - Formal Introduction by Councillor Vicky Poole - Portfolio Holder "All things procurement" 13:15 - New framework approach/brokerage service - Thomas Bailey 13:45 - Adult Social Care Update - Paul Coe/Melanie O'Rourke 14:15 - Break 14:30 - Use of AI in Social Care - Simon Allen - Director Of AI Solutions 15:30 - Questions & Answers - Panel Session All things framework
Due
25 Jun 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
055547-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
12 Jun 2026, 10:18
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
West Berkshire Council
Id
GB-PPON-PTXJ-8922-CMNQ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTXJ-8922-CMNQ

Address

Street Address
Market Street
Locality
Newbury
Postal Code
RG14 5LD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ11

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Newbury · UKJ11 · RG14 5LD · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKJ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 055547-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·