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title: "Closing the Gap 2 Women's Wellbeing Service"
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# Closing the Gap 2 Women's Wellbeing Service

Buyer: READING BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0506a7

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## Summary

Reading Borough Council has successfully awarded a contract titled "Closing the Gap 2 Women's Wellbeing Service" to Berkshire Women’s Aid, under an open procurement process specifically tailored for services in the social work sector. Situated in Reading, the initiative aims to empower women at risk of poor health outcomes through community-focused, preventative measures, aligning with the council’s strategic priorities for health and wellbeing. The procurement process is complete, following its initiation in early 2025, with expressions of interest concluded by 27th May 2025, and the official award made on 28th July 2025. The service contract is valued at £400,000, with a gross amount of £500,000, stretching from 1st November 2025 to 31st October 2028, with possible extensions up to 2030.

This contract presents significant growth opportunities for businesses, particularly SMEs and VCSEs, focusing on community and social services. As an open competition method was used, it exemplifies an approachable tendering process for businesses with capabilities in delivering social value and community well-being initiatives. Companies in the social work, health service, and related sectors will find this an ideal match for their expertise, enabling them to contribute meaningfully to the reduction of health inequalities and promoting sustainable change within the community. The structured procurement aligns with strategic needs assessments, ensuring that service provisions meet critical local health outcomes and expectations.

## Notice

RBC are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Closing the Gap 2: Women's Wellbeing Service - Supporting and empowering women at risk of poor health outcomes to address their needs, whilst increasing their resilience, wellbeing and independence. Full details of the requirement can be found in the Specification in Annexe 1. Services under the Closing the Gap programme are commissioned in line with RBC's Council Strategy, Health and Wellbeing Strategy, Poverty Needs Analysis and the Berkshire Joint Strategic Needs Analysis, and focus on community-based, preventative work. These services are commissioned to reduce differences around healthy life expectancy, reduce health inequalities and contribute to long-term change. 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 27/05/2025. Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046864-2025 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Jun 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Nov 2025 - 31 Oct 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £400,000 |
| Lots value | £400,000 |
| Awards value | £400,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | READING BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BERKSHIRE WOMEN'S AID |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 7 Aug 2025 at 11:17 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046864-2025
- 24 Apr 2025 at 08:22 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016658-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/046864-2025
  7th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016658-2025
  24th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home
  all submissions must be via Reading Borough Council's In-Tend portal at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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