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title: "Reading Library Relocation (Reading Civic)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03d05c"
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# Reading Library Relocation (Reading Civic)

Buyer: READING BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03d05c

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## Summary

The Reading Borough Council is planning the Reading Library Relocation (Reading Civic) project, a construction work tender valued at £6,000,000. The project involves relocating the Reading Central Library to the RBC Civic Office building on Bridge Street, with associated remodelling. The opportunity is open for interested parties to request an Expression of Interest form by Thursday 8th June 2023. The aim is to create a central hub for various services, including housing, registrars, and community spaces.

This tender by Reading Borough Council offers business growth opportunities for construction companies and service providers interested in public infrastructure projects. Businesses specialising in construction, building renovations, and landscaping would be well-suited to bid for this tender. The project seeks to redesign the Civic Offices to provide an integrated service experience for the community, making it an attractive opportunity for organisations looking to contribute to the development of public service infrastructure.

## Notice

This project comprises the relocation of Reading Central Library from its current location on nearby Kings Road into the RBC Civic Office building on Bridge Street, with associated Customer Reception remodelling.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This project comprises the relocation of Reading Central Library from its current location on nearby Kings Road into the RBC Civic Office building on Bridge Street, with associated Customer Reception remodelling. The scope of works is as follows: * Provision of 1400m2 net library accommodation within the existing building, at ground and first floor. * Enclosure of southern courtyard to create library space. * Construction of new extension to the South-East side of the building, to form new welcoming entrance sequence for the building, also accommodating remodelled customer service reception and support spaces. * Re-located Registrars spaces. * Re-location of Brighter Futures from south side to north side to allow space for 1st floor library. * Re-location of Office spaces to other parts of the building to allow space for Library and Brighter Futures moves. * External landscaping associated with the new extension. The Civic Customer Redesign and Library Relocation project looks to maximise the opportunity to redesign the main Civic Offices, creating a one public estate that introduces a cultural and service provision to our residents in one place, be it for support with Housing, Registrars, Children and Adult Services, Community space as well as being our Central Library offer. The re-design of the front of house service provides opportunity to combine resources, space and services to maximise services from one location. The design will offer a clear new identity to the Central Library as well as the reception; it will be welcoming, accessible and clearly visible from the public realm. The inviting frontage of the building will feature quality design to attract people in, with one customer journey flowing through the space. Additional information: This Prior Information Notice is to be used as a gauge of market interest. Should your organsiation be interested in potentially bidding for this requirement, please email procurement.clients@hants.gov.uk to request an EOI form. Please note that all EOIs must be returned no later than 5:00pm on Thursday 8th June 2023. Completion and submission of this EOI form does not bind an organisation to bid on any subsequent tendering activity, but is simply to ascertain levels of interest in any subsequent competitive process.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015306-2023 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Works |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 18 Jun 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | READING BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRIDGE ST, 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 45 - Construction work

### Codes

- 45000000 - Construction work

## Release History

- 30 May 2023 at 16:00 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015306-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.reading.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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