Published date: 7 December 2021

Last edited date: 13 December 2021

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: 18 January 2022, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Social work services - 85310000

Location of contract

RG1 2LU

Value of contract

£11,793,692

Procurement reference

IT-278-1129-RBC P 00001129

Published date

7 December 2021

Closing date

18 January 2022

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

1 June 2022

Contract end date

31 May 2025

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 a Open ITT exercise for the provision of Extra Care and Support.

This procurement contains 2 lots relevant to different schemes (as specified in the tender documentation). Tenderers may bid for one or both lots, but will only be awarded one contract relevant to one lot. Both lots are of similar estimated contract value.

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 18th January 2022 at 1pm.

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 system 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. Interested parties must log onto the Council`s e-tendering portal at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc, to express an interest and download the procurement documents. 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, potential providers/suppliers 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. Potential 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

Lizzie Angove

Address

Bridge Street
Reading
Berks
RG1 2LU
England

Telephone

0118 9374772

Email

lizzie.angove@reading.gov.uk