Published date: 8 January 2024

Last edited date: 8 May 2024

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 8 November 2023, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Housing services - 70333000

  • Community health services - 85323000

  • Other community, social and personal services - 98000000

Location of contract

RG1 2LU

Value of contract

£760,919

Procurement reference

IT-278-1729-RBC 00001729 - AWARD

Published date

8 January 2024

Closing date

8 November 2023

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Reading Borough Council require a Provider, or Providers, to establish a staffing team, or staffing teams, that focus upon recovery outcomes that break the cycle of homelessness and housing instability, aiming to reduce rough sleeping numbers to zero in the borough. 

Service:  
RBC is seeking to procure a provider to deliver: 

Housing-related support to people who experience multiple disadvantages and have a history of cyclical/repeat rough sleeping for:

Caversham Road Pods
Provision of housing-related support for people who are experiencing multiple disadvantage and currently sleeping rough, or who have a history of cyclical/repeat rough sleeping who are accommodated by the Council at 57 Caversham Road.

The Nova Project
Provision of longer-term homes for multiply disadvantaged single females with gender and trauma informed housing-related support at 11-13 Waylen Street.

Award information

Awarded date

8 January 2024

Contract start date

1 April 2024

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Total value of contract

£2,190,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Launchpad Reading

Address

1A The Stables , Merchants Place , Reading , Berkshire , United Kingdom, RG11DT

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Ben Boatman

Address

Bridge Street
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 2LU
United Kingdom

Telephone

01189374533

Email

benjamin.boatman@reading.gov.uk