Published date: 13 July 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 19 August 2022, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Health and social work services - 85000000

Location of contract

RG1 2LU

Value of contract

£210,000

Procurement reference

IT-278-1334-RBC 00001334

Published date

13 July 2022

Closing date

19 August 2022

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

1 December 2022

Contract end date

30 November 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Reading Borough Council are completing an ITT exercise for the provision of Integration and Support Provision in Respect of the Government Resettlement Schemes 2022-2027. 1.4 Tenders are invited for the supply of Integration and Support Provision in Respect of the Government Resettlement Schemes 2022-2027 with the Reading borough; support required will include Pre-Arrival, Arrival Day and Post-Arrival services for individuals or families as identified through relevant UK Resettlement Schemes such as those for, but not exclusive to, Syrian vulnerable persons and Afghan citizens; and, support may also be required for other families and individuals should future government schemes be designed to respond to these under similar terms to the other resettlement schemes.

The estimated value of the Contract is: ?210,000 total value (?42,000 per annum).
The contract duration is: 5 years, subject to satisfactory performance, continued funding being available and mutual agreement between the parties.

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 12 Aug 2022 at 2pm.

Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.

More information

Links

Additional text

Organisations interested in expressing an interest in this procurement should download the procurement documents which are available on the Council`s e-tendering ortal at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home and complete as instructed.

The Portal is free of charge - to register please follow the supplier registration guidance which is available on the Portal. Contractors wishing to be considered for this tendering opportunity must complete the tender documents and return them electronically via the Council`s e-tendering portal.

Please note: you must register your interest via the Council`s e-tendering portal if you intend to submit a tender. All communications regarding this procurement exercise will be conducted through the Council`s e-tendering portal including requests for clarifications or general enquiries. The procurement documents will be available for download up until the closing time and date for tender submissions; it is the organisation`s responsibility to ensure that they download the documents in ample time to ensure that they can be completed and returned electronically, along with supporting documents, prior to the closing time and date stipulated.

Before completing the tender, Bidders should ensure that the e-mail address that has been used to register their organisation will be checked regularly, as the Council`s e-tendering system will generate automatic notifications to this e-mail address when there are updates, changes or messages sent relating to the project. Bidders should also check that their organisation`s details are correct and kept up to date.

Technical questions and assistance regarding the use and operation of the Portal should be addressed to the In-Tend Help Desk - e-mail: support@in-tend.co.uk, telephone number +44 8442728810.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : Yes

About the buyer

Contact name

Clare Muir

Address

Bridge Street
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 2LU
United Kingdom

Telephone

0118 9372119

Email

clare.muir@reading.gov.uk