Official UK procurement notice
Closing the Gap 2: Debt Support Service
Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRBC are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Closing the Gap 2: Debt Support Service - This service aims to support individuals to reduce/manage their level of debt, looking to stabilise and improve their financial position. Full details of the requirement can be found in the Specification in Annexe 1. Services under the Closing the Gap programme are commissioned in line with RBC’s Council Strategy, Health and Wellbeing Strategy, Poverty Needs Analysis and the Berkshire Joint Strategic Needs Analysis, and focus on community-based, preventative work. These services are commissioned to reduce differences around healthy life expectancy, reduce health inequalities and contribute to long-term change.
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 27/05/2025.
Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.
CPV: Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Lot awarding rule: 100% Quality (social value included)
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Apr 2025, 09:27 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2025, 12:19 BST
- Authority reference
RBC 00002247- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016662- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0506aaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Jun 2025, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 May 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
all submissions must be via Reading Borough Council's In-Tend portal at in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home ↗
Timeline
24 Apr 2025 → 1 Nov 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published24 Apr 2025, 09:27 BST
- Clarification questions by28 May 2025, 00:59 BST
- Submission deadline3 Jun 2025, 11:00 BST
- Latest notice published7 Aug 2025, 12:19 BST
- Contract starts360 days ago1 Nov 2025
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Apr 2025- Tender notice published24 Apr 2025, 09:27 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Aug 2025, 12:19 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Aug 2025, 12:19 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citizens Advice ReadingVCSE1 Nov 2025 – 31 Oct 2028 · up to 31 Oct 2030Extensions: 2 year | £400,000 | 28 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 1 | — |
Who bid
- wonCITIZENS ADVICE READINGVCSE · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CITIZENS ADVICE READINGAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications all submissions must be via Reading Borough Council's In-Tend portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender