AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Reading Borough Council has signed a contract with ONCLUSIVE UK LIMITED for a media handling tool supporting press-release distribution, media-enquiry management, media monitoring and the Council’s media website.
Published outcomeOne active award (lot 1) is recorded to ONCLUSIVE UK LIMITED. The contract is recorded as active and signed on 22 September 2026.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold public-sector media relations software and services requirement, with a stated net contract value of £16,861.20 over a three-year term.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ONCLUSIVE UK LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually stated in the award record; one contract value is reported for contract 1. GBP · Verified supplier; active award
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The supplier verification record matches company number 08984741 to ONCLUSIVE UK LIMITED. Award 1 names source supplier "Onclusive UK" and relates to lot 1.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 22 September 2026
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Contract 1 gives dateSigned as 2026-09-22.
Notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The contract details notice was published at 2026-10-19T11:26:20+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£16,861.20
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Contract 1 value.amount is 16861.2 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£20,233.44
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 20233.44 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceThe published contract value applies to contract 1, which is linked to award 1 and lot 1.
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Contract 1 references awardID 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract start
99% confidence22 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-22T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
99% confidence21 September 2029
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-09-21T23:59:59+01:00.
Stated term
99% confidence3 years
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The period runs from 22 September 2026 to 21 September 2029.
Tender deadline
99% confidenceUnknown
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SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceMedia Handling Tool for Reading Borough Council’s corporate communications and media management activities.
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Tender title and description.
Core functions
99% confidencePress-release distribution; recording and management of media enquiries; access to prior public statements; media-coverage monitoring, analysis and reporting; and hosting of the Council’s media website.
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Tender description.
Service classification
99% confidencePublic relations services (CPV 79416000).
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery coverage
98% confidenceUK regions UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK are listed.
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Award item deliveryAddresses.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - unknown".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceUnknown
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CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence22 September 2026 to 21 September 2029
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Contract 1 period.
Extension or renewal option
99% confidenceUnknown
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Pricing basis
98% confidenceA total net and gross contract value is published; pricing structure and payment terms are unknown.
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Contract 1 value provides amount and amountGross only.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Requirement profile
98% confidenceThe requirement combines media-relations workflow, content distribution, media monitoring and a public-facing media website within one tool.
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Tender description.
Business-critical use case
98% confidenceThe buyer describes the platform as supporting auditable media relations and business continuity during high-profile issues, emergencies and increased media interest.
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Tender description.
Published commercial scale
99% confidenceThe stated net value is £16,861.20 across the three-year term.
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Contract value and period.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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Company-number matching links source name "Onclusive UK" to ONCLUSIVE UK LIMITED (company number 08984741).
Award and contract linkage
99% confidenceClear
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Contract 1 references award 1, and award 1 relates to lot 1.
Information not supplied
99% confidenceNo tender deadline, award date, bid count, evaluation information, lot title or description, extension terms, or pricing breakdown is provided in the published notice data.
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Relevant fields are absent or null in the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tender deadline, award date, bid count, evaluation or scoring details, lot title and description, extension or renewal options, detailed pricing and payment terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Reading Borough CouncilONCLUSIVE UK LIMITEDMedia Handling Toolmedia monitoringmedia relations softwarepublic relations servicespublic procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Reading Borough Council’s Media Handling Tool contract?
ONCLUSIVE UK LIMITED, verified by company number 08984741. The source notice names the supplier as Onclusive UK.
What is the contract value?
The published value is £16,861.20 excluding VAT and £20,233.44 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published contract period is 22 September 2026 to 21 September 2029.
What does the tool cover?
The notice describes press-release distribution, media-enquiry management, media monitoring and reporting, public-statement records, and hosting the Council’s media website.
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