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title: "Housing First and Couples Move on Pathway"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f4ce"
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buyer: "Reading Borough Council"
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# Housing First and Couples Move on Pathway

Buyer: Reading Borough Council  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f4ce

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## Summary

Reading Borough Council is procuring a Housing First and Couples Move On Pathway support service in Reading. The service provides housing-led, intensive support for people sleeping rough or at high risk of repeat homelessness, particularly people with multiple and complex needs. It is intended to provide rapid access to secure, independent accommodation alongside flexible, person-centred support. The provider will help people sustain their tenancies, improve their health and wellbeing, and reduce returns to rough sleeping. This is a social work service with accommodation, covering both the Housing First pathway and support for couples moving on from homelessness. The work is delivered for Reading Borough Council within Reading.

The procurement reached tender: Reading Borough Council invited offers through an open procedure. Suppliers had to express interest and submit electronically in English through the council’s tendering portal by 23:59 on 9 October 2026. The estimated value is £190,044 excluding VAT and £228,053 including VAT. The contract is scheduled to run from 28 December 2026 to 27 December 2027, with the award decision due by 12 November 2026. There is one lot. Bids will be evaluated equally on quality and pricing, with each weighted at 50%. The opportunity is above the relevant threshold, and the tender documents are available through the electronic tendering process.

This opportunity suits providers of supported housing, homelessness services, housing-led support and social care for people with complex needs. Strong candidates will be able to secure or manage independent accommodation and provide intensive, flexible support tailored to individual circumstances and couples. Relevant experience includes helping people who sleep rough or face repeat homelessness to establish and sustain tenancies, improve health and wellbeing, and avoid returning to rough sleeping. The service requires a person-centred approach and the ability to work with people whose needs may be multiple and complex. It is suited to organisations with sufficient operational capacity to combine accommodation provision with consistent support and tenancy-sustainment work in Reading.

## Notice

RBC are completing an ITT exercise for the provision of Housing First and Couples Move on Pathway - 3.1. The Housing First and Couples Move On Support service provides housing led, intensive support to people sleeping rough or at high risk of repeat homelessness in Reading, particularly those with multiple and complex needs. It prioritises rapid access to secure, independent accommodation, with flexible, person-centred support focused on sustaining tenancies, improving health and wellbeing, and reducing returns to rough sleeping. 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 23:59 09/10/2026. 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/084999-2026 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 28 Dec 2026 - 27 Dec 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £190,044 |
| Lots value | £190,044 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Reading Borough Council |
| Locality | READING |
| Postcode area | 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2026 at 15:14 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084999-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084999-2026
  8th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/readingbc/aspx/Home

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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