--- title: "Closing the Gap 2022 - 2025" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-55af551c-37bf-4a2a-86dd-7b7a34a1b518" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-55af551c-37bf-4a2a-86dd-7b7a34a1b518" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-55af551c-37bf-4a2a-86dd-7b7a34a1b518.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-55af551c-37bf-4a2a-86dd-7b7a34a1b518.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "READING BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2022-05-09" --- # Closing the Gap 2022 - 2025 Buyer: READING BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-55af551c-37bf-4a2a-86dd-7b7a34a1b518 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-55af551c-37bf-4a2a-86dd-7b7a34a1b518) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-55af551c-37bf-4a2a-86dd-7b7a34a1b518.json) ## Summary The Reading Borough Council is conducting an open tender for the project titled "Closing the Gap 2022 - 2025," aimed at providing preventative and support services. This initiative falls within the health and social work services sector and is set to address poverty, discrimination, and community wellbeing. The tender process, which is currently in the active stage, has a deadline for expressions of interest on 30th May 2022 at 11:00 AM. The contract is planned to commence on 3rd October 2022 and will run until 2nd October 2025, with an estimated value of £600,000 and a minimum value of £30,000. The delivery addresses associated with this procurement are located in Reading, Berkshire, in the South East region of the United Kingdom. This procurement presents a significant opportunity for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector organisations (VCSEs) that can offer innovative solutions to address social inequalities. By engaging with the Council’s outcomes-based approach, businesses that specialise in health, social care, and community development could play a crucial role in supplying services that enrich and empower disadvantaged groups. Interested suppliers should register through the Council's e-tendering portal to access detailed documents and ensure their submissions are considered reliably within the defined timeframe. ## Notice Reading Borough Council, along with our partners from Berkshire West CCG, are completing an ITT exercise for the provision of Preventative and Support Services - a project as a whole known as Closing the Gap 2022-2025. Closing the Gap (CTG), which was previously commissioned under the Narrowing the Gap II framework, is an established programme within Reading for the commissioning of services to: tackle poverty, discrimination and disadvantage; promote wellbeing; and support thriving communities. CTG brings together funding from Public Health, Adult Social Care, Housing and Neighbourhoods and the Resources Directorate along with additional funding from the Clinical Commissioning Group to continue support for these causes and further the good work already undertaken to date. The commissioning of CTG services will allocate funding to target inequalities in the most disadvantaged groups and neighbourhoods using an outcomes-based approach. This approach seeks to empower the VCS to share their knowledge and expertise to define evidence-based solutions which will contribute to delivery of priorities defined by the Council alongside delivery of statutory health and social care provision. The aim is not only to fund proposals which will redress inequality but also to signal a changing relationship with the VCS, recognising the importance of enabling a thriving and self-reliant community. 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 30/05/2022 at 11am. Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal. Additional information: Organisations interested in expressing an interest in this procurement should download the procurement documents which are available on the Councils e-tendering portal 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 ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/932bde52-30f8-4e3b-9017-6d59c199f08b | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 May 2022 | | Submission deadline | 30 May 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 3 Oct 2022 - 2 Oct 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £600,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | READING BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Locality | BERKSHIRE | | Post town | Reading | | Postcode | RG1 2LU | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire | | ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West | | Local authority | Reading | | Electoral ward | Abbey | | Westminster constituency | Reading Central | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 85 - Health and social work services - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 85000000 - Health and social work services - 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services ## Release History - 9 May 2022 at 08:17 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/932bde52-30f8-4e3b-9017-6d59c199f08b - 4 Apr 2022 at 21:24 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/932bde52-30f8-4e3b-9017-6d59c199f08b ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/932bde52-30f8-4e3b-9017-6d59c199f08b 9th May 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/ Additional information on how to apply for this contract ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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