--- title: "Closing the Gap 2022 - 2025" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02e113" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02e113" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02e113.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02e113.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "READING BOROUGH COUNCIL" published: "2022-10-13" --- # Closing the Gap 2022 - 2025 Buyer: READING BOROUGH COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02e113 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02e113) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02e113.json) ## Summary The Reading Borough Council, in partnership with Berkshire West CCG, has completed a tender process for the provision of Preventative and Support Services under the project 'Closing the Gap 2022-2025'. This initiative aims to address poverty, discrimination, and disadvantage while promoting wellbeing and supporting communities. The project has a total budget of £1.13 million per annum, with individual contracts valued between £10,000 and £200,000 per year. The tender process began on 3rd October 2022 and featured engagement events organised by the Reading Borough Council. This tender opportunity by Reading Borough Council offers businesses in the health and social work services sector a chance to participate in contracts to mitigate inequalities and support disadvantaged groups. Businesses with expertise in tackling poverty, promoting wellbeing, and fostering community cohesion would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The initiative aims to allocate funds to target disparities in the most disadvantaged groups and areas, providing an opportunity for businesses to contribute to social impact while expanding their operations. ## 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. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The total envelope is PS1.13 million investment in preventive and support services. An element of this has been removed into a separate procurement for carers' services (explained below). The remainder of funds remains within this CTG outcome-based commissioning initiative. This CTG outcomes-based procurement is constrained to a maximum budget of PS980,000 per annum for the first year. The budgets for years 2 and 3 are expected to be similar but are yet to be confirmed - successful bidders will be notified within contract management meetings of any variance to budgets in good time. The Outcomes Based Procurement: Each CTG contract awarded must be of any value from PS10,000 per year up to a maximum value of PS200,000 per year. Each CTG contract duration will be for 3 years, subject to satisfactory performance. Each CTG contract is expected to commence on: 3rd October 2022. Tenders must remain valid and open for acceptance by RBC until the expiry of 180 calendar days from the deadline for the receipt of tenders.Bidders will have the opportunity to attend five engagement events, hosted by Reading Borough Council on Zoom.1 Procurement and Bidding Process Monday, 11th April 22, 14:00 to 15:30pm2 Procurement and Bidding Process Wednesday, 13th April 22, 18:00 to 19:00pm3 Outcomes and Priorities Wednesday 20th April, 17:00-18:00pm4 Outcomes and Priorities Friday 22nd April,16:00-17:00pm5 Outcomes and Priorities Tuesday 26th April, 17:00-18:00pm ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028866-2022 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large, SME | | All stages | Planning, Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Oct 2022 | | Submission deadline | 22 May 2022 | | Future notice date | 17 Dec 2021 | | Award date | 2 Oct 2022 | | Contract period | 2 Oct 2022 - 2 Oct 2025 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £980,000 | | Lots value | £980,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £1,019,890 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | READING BOROUGH COUNCIL | | Additional buyers | BERKSHIRE OXFORDSHIRE AND BUCKINGHAMSHIRE INTEGRATED CARE BOARD (WAS NHS BERKSHIRE WEST CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP); NHS BERKSHIRE WEST CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUP | | Locality | READING | | 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 | TLJ11 Berkshire | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 13 | | Supplier names | AGE UK PARTNERSHIP (C/O AGE UK BERKSHIRE; BERKSHIRE VISION PARTNERSHIP (C/O BERKSHIRE COUNTY BLIND SOCIETY; BERKSHIRE WEST YOUR WAY; CITIZENS ADVICE READING; COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP (C/O READING VOLUNTARY ACTION; PARENT AND CHILDREN’S TOGETHER; READING ALLIANCE FOR COHESION AND RACIAL EQUALITY; READING DEAF SOCIETY; READING MENCAP AND AUTISM BERKSHIRE PARTNERSHIP (C/O READING MENCAP; READING REFUGEE SUPPORT GROUP; READING VOLUNTARY ACTION; TACKLING POVERTY PARTNERSHIP (C/O COMMUNICARE; THAMES VALLEY POSITIVE SUPPORT | ## 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 - 13 Oct 2022 at 14:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028866-2022 - 9 May 2022 at 09:25 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011945-2022 - 5 Apr 2022 at 07:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009042-2022 - 15 Sep 2021 at 13:54 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022944-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.reading.gov.uk - https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/rolls-building - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/reading/aspx/Tenders/Current - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Tenders/Current - https://www.berkshirewestccg.nhs.uk/ - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/cabinet-office ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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