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title: "Supported Employment and Training Service - AWARD"
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# Supported Employment and Training Service - AWARD

Buyer: READING BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d0a8c558-058b-4fac-9662-f1432c7c874c

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## Summary

The Reading Borough Council has awarded a contract for the Supported Employment and Training Service. The contract aims to support service users aged 18 to 65 with learning disabilities and/or Autism to access employment opportunities and training. The contract is classified under social work and related services, with additional classification in training services. The total contract value is £289,317 GBP with a contract period starting on May 1, 2024, and ending on April 30, 2027.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in social work and training services to engage with the Reading Borough Council. Suitable businesses should focus on supporting individuals with disabilities to access employment and training opportunities. The procurement process is open, allowing Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations to participate in delivering the service. Interested organisations can engage through the Council's e-tendering portal to submit their bids for consideration.

## Notice

Reading Borough Council is committed to promoting good life outcomes for people with learning disabilities and/or Autism with or without Education, Health and Care Plan. It is recognized that access to some form of employment or training is important not only for economic wellbeing but also for social and emotional wellbeing, but barriers to employment persist for people with disabilities. The Supported Employment, & Training Service provider will be commissioned to work with service users aged 18 to 65 years, who are diagnosed with a learning disability and/or Autism (LDA). This includes services users with or without an Education, Health, and Care Plan. The Service will support adults not in Education, Employment, or Training. (NEETs) The provider is to support service users to sustain some form of employment, which may come in the form of paid employment, volunteering, training, apprenticeships, traineeships, internships & work experience. Support will include, working directly with service users to source and support work placements or paid employment opportunities and working with employers to increase disability awareness, encourage flexible methods of recruitment and increase confidence to work with people with LDA. Organisations interested in expressing an interest in this procurement should download the procurement documents which are available on the Council's 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...

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bca19ded-d9cf-40b0-b657-ddd83e4ca5cb |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Feb 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Mar 2024 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2024 - 30 Apr 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £289,317 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FEDCAP EMPLOYMENT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80500000 - Training services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services

## Release History

- 28 Mar 2024 at 10:50 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bca19ded-d9cf-40b0-b657-ddd83e4ca5cb
- 28 Mar 2024 at 10:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bca19ded-d9cf-40b0-b657-ddd83e4ca5cb

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/bca19ded-d9cf-40b0-b657-ddd83e4ca5cb
  28th March 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home

## Provenance

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