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Employer's Agent & Multi Disciplinary Professional Services

Reading Borough Council

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Planning

24 Aug 2026 at 19:35

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Reading Borough Council intends to procure employer’s agent and multidisciplinary professional consultancy services for projects across its property portfolio. The work will support the planning, procurement, delivery and post-completion administration of construction, refurbishment, compliance and asset-related projects. This is a professional construction and engineering consultancy requirement, classified under CPV 71310000 for consultative engineering and construction services. The council is the public-sector buyer and the work will be delivered across its property portfolio in Reading. Suppliers should be able to provide employer’s agent services alongside a suitably broad range of professional disciplines, supporting projects from early planning through procurement, delivery and completion. The requirement covers both construction activity and the ongoing compliance and management of council assets.

This procurement is at the planning stage: Reading Borough Council has announced its intention to procure and has not invited tenders. The council expects to use a selective procedure, with an award under a competitive framework. The planned contract is above the relevant threshold and is organised as one lot. The stated contract period is expected to run from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2030. The lot is currently planned rather than awarded. The procurement concerns access to a corporate service, so suppliers should prepare for a framework-based competition rather than a direct contract award. The opportunity is expected to cover the full employer’s agent and multidisciplinary consultancy requirement for the council’s construction, refurbishment, compliance and asset-related programme.

This requirement is likely to suit small and medium-sized consultancies with employer’s agent capability and a multidisciplinary professional services offer. Relevant firms will be those able to advise across the project lifecycle, including planning, procurement, construction delivery and post-completion administration. Experience supporting construction and refurbishment programmes, compliance activity and property or asset-related projects would place suppliers well for the requirement described. The council is seeking corporate access to consultancy capacity across its property portfolio, so businesses should consider how they would provide coordinated, repeatable support across a varied programme rather than a single project. Firms may also wish to identify delivery partners or complementary disciplines needed to provide a genuinely multidisciplinary service when the competitive framework procurement reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Employer's Agent & Multi Disciplinary Professional Services

Notice Description

Reading Borough Council (RBC) requires access to a corporate Employer's Agent (EA) and multidisciplinary professional consultancy service to support the planning, procurement, delivery and post-completion administration of construction, refurbishment, compliance and asset-related projects across the Council's property portfolio.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eb06
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080584-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

71310000 - Consultative engineering and construction services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Aug 20262 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Reading Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
READING
Postcode
RG1 2LU
Postcode Area
Reading
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ16 Berkshire West
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Reading
Electoral Ward
Abbey
Westminster Constituency
Reading Central

Further Information

Notice Documents

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