Buyer
Reading Borough Council
The tender notices in our corpus from Reading Borough Council, newest first, read from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. Each links to its own page and to the original.
- Notices in the corpus
- 482Counted in the corpus search index when this page was read, across every stage (forecast, tender, award, contract). The index is refreshed by the corpus, so the newest notices may be missing for a while.Counted at Thu 29 Oct 2026, 09:47 GMT.
- Newest notice published
- 26 Oct 2026
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- Local AuthorityThe corpus’s classification from the buyer name, as supplied.
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Which notices has this buyer published?
Open notices are live tenders and forecasts. All notices also include historical ones: awarded, closed or past their deadline.
- Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Support ServicesReading Borough Council · Published 26 Oct 2026Reading Borough Council is undertaking preliminary market engagement in advance of a planned procurement of rough sleeping and homelessness support services in early 2027. The future commissioning programme will support delivery of the Council's Preventing Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy 20£3,700,000Estimated value stated in the noticeForecast · Planning
- Integrated 0-19 (0-25 SEND) Public Health Nursing ServiceReading Borough Council · Published 23 Oct 2026Reading Borough Council are tendering for a service to deliver high quality 0-19 (up to 25 for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Public Health Nursing in Reading. Since services fall within CPV Code 85323000-9 (community health services delivered to individuals) the procurement will be carValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Leaseholder Building Insurance PolicyReading Borough Council · Published 16 Oct 2026NOTE: This tender is for Insurers Participation only, Brokers are not allowed to participate in the ITT. Reading Borough Council (RBC) is seeking to procure a Third-Party Property Insurance Policy for leasehold residential properties where the Council retains the freehold interest, primarily propertValue not stated in sourceCloses Wed 25 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Vehicle Workshop Maintenance ServicesReading Borough Council · Published 13 Oct 2026The objectives of this project are to have successfully procured a vehicle workshop maintenance service which meets the needs of the Council's requirements. The requirements of RBC are expected to be divided into the following lots where suppliers may bid for one, more, or for All Lots. For the purpValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- School Meals ContractReading Borough Council · Published 5 Oct 2026The objectives of this project are to have successfully procured a school meals service which meets the needs of governors, schools, pupils and their families by the deadline agreed with governors and schools. Funding for this contract is made up as follows: Paid Meals: Meal price collected from par£14,700,000Estimated value stated in the noticeForecast · Planning
- Employer's Agent & Multi Disciplinary Professional ServicesReading Borough Council · Published 24 Aug 2026Reading Borough Council (RBC) requires access to a corporate Employer's Agent (EA) and multidisciplinary professional consultancy service to support the planning, procurement, delivery and post-completion administration of construction, refurbishment, compliance and asset-related projects across theValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Assets and Facilities Management SoftwareReading Borough Council · Published 27 Jul 2026Reading Borough Council is seeking market engagement with suppliers capable of delivering a single, integrated, cloud-hosted Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for Property, Asset, Estates and Facilities Management. The Council is seeking to replace and consolidate multiple existing systems intoValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Independent Fostering Agency (IFA) Retainer Block PilotReading Borough Council · Published 5 Jun 2026Reading Borough Council is undertaking a soft market testing and engagement exercise to explore a new commissioning approach for securing local foster care capacity through a retainer based block model. The Council is seeking early engagement with Independent Fostering Agencies (IFAs) to test whethe£49,600Estimated value stated in the noticeForecast · Planning
- Pantomime ProcurementReading Borough Council · Published 14 May 2026The Hexagon, Reading's largest entertainment venue, delivers a wide-ranging and diverse programme of events throughout the year. The annual pantomime represents the most commercially significant and strategically important component of the venue's programme. In 2022, a formal procurement process wasValue not stated in sourceForecast · planning
- Fabric Reactive Repairs, Planned Preventative Maintenance and WorksReading Borough Council · Published 8 Dec 2025We intend to procure nine trade contract packages to support the maintenance and repair of our Corporate and Community buildings. Calls for repairs are raised by premises users (excluding Highways and Housing) and managed by the Corporate Property Services Team, supported by the Property and FaciliValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Whitley Wood Community Centre and LANB SchemeReading Borough Council · Published 19 Nov 2025Appointment of a contractor to obtain planning consent and deliver a minimum 14 new homes along with associated community centre, pharmacy, shop and public square.£11,200,000Estimated value stated in the noticeForecast · Planning
- RBC Scaffolding ContractReading Borough Council · Published 3 Nov 2025Provision of scaffolding to enable works to residential properties and buildings owned and managed by Reading Borough CouncilValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Support ServiceReading Borough Council · Published 7 Oct 2025Reading Borough Council is looking to commission an Infrastructure Support Provider to build capacity, sustainability, representation, and the effectiveness of the Voluntary and Community Sector in Reading. The VCS infrastructure support contract will support the Voluntary and Community Sector witValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Wayfinding Signage Strategy and ImplementationReading Borough Council · Published 26 Sep 2025We are seeking professional support for the development and implementation of a Civic Wayfinding Strategy, as part of the transformation of our Civic Offices. This includes the design, fabrication, supply, and installation of RBC-branded signage across the following key locations: New Central LibraValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Recovery contractReading Borough Council · Published 19 Sep 2025An integrated behavior change, treatment and recovery focused service for drug and alcohol users including all classifications of drugs, those with poly-drug use and those using new psychoactive substances ('legal highs'). The integrated service will be provided to drug and/or alcohol users with a r£35,000,000Estimated value stated in the noticeForecast · Planning
- Home Care FrameworkReading Borough Council · Published 15 Jul 2025The procurement is to establish a home care framework. The contract will cover the delivery of home care services including reablement and live-in care. The framework will not utilise lots. In line with the Social Care Futures vision of Adult Social Care: 'We all want to live in the place we call£127,000,000Framework ceiling or programme total, not a contract valueForecast · Planning
- Integrated Healthy Lifestyle ServiceReading Borough Council · Published 9 Jun 2025West Berkshire Council and Reading Borough Council is currently planning to procure an Integrated Healthy Lifestyle Service for West Berkshire and Reading residents. The proposed service is likely to run for five years with an option to extend for a further two years. The aim of the service is to imValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- 0-19 (up to 25 for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Public Health Nursing ServicesReading Borough Council · Published 9 Jun 2025Reading Borough Council are tendering for a service to deliver high quality 0-19 (up to 25 for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Public Health Nursing in Reading and West Berkshire from 1st April 2027. Since services fall within CPV Code 85323000-9 (community health services delivered toValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Preliminary Engagement Notice - Closing the Gap - VCSE Infrastructure SupportReading Borough Council · Published 2 Jun 2025Closing the Gap (CTG) is a contract opportunity for providers to deliver preventative community-based services. As part of this we currently commission an Infrastructure Support Service to support to the local Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprises. We plan to re-procure this service towards thValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Accelerated Reform Fund- carer's breaksReading Borough Council · Published 24 Jan 2025Carer’s breaks pilot: The aim of this pilot is to provide carer’s breaks to Reading residents who provide unpaid care/ informal care.A carer is anyone who looks after a family member, partner or friend who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addictValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Digital Traffic Regulation Orders - Market EngagementReading Borough Council · Published 7 Jan 2025Reading Borough Council (RBC) are looking to procure an end-to-end Traffic Regulation Order management system. As a market research exercise, we would like to invite you to demonstrate your product to the prospective system owner and a selected number of users across RBC (no more than 10 people over£350,000Estimated value stated in the noticeForecast · Planning
- Closing the Gap 2 - Market Engagement Nov 24Reading Borough Council · Published 5 Nov 2024Closing the Gap (CTG) is a contract opportunity for providers to deliver preventative community-based services. The current contracts are due to end on 31st October 2025, and we plan to re-procure early 2025 to start the new contracts on the 1st November 2025. Engaging with providers is a key part oValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Supply, Installation and Maintenance of Pay and Display Parking MachinesReading Borough Council · Published 3 Sep 2024Reading Borough Council (RBC) will be inviting tenders from suitably qualified suppliers for the provision of pay and display parking machines across RBC's on-street and off-street parking locations. The contract will include the installation and commissioning, maintenance, servicing and repair, andValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
- Printers MFD'sReading Borough Council · Published 5 Jul 2024This contract is for the maintenance, servicing and leasing of printers to the Council.£352,000Estimated value stated in the noticeForecast · Planning
- Provision of Vending MachinesReading Borough Council · Published 10 Apr 2024Service Overview: The Council is seeking to appoint a supplier who can provide and manage a Vending Machine Service across the Council sites in a cost neutral provision and in exchange for a commission being paid to the Council.• Covering products from the following categories: Cold Drinks, Snacks aValue not stated in sourceForecast · Planning
What has this buyer published most recently?
This preview follows the current page’s record order. It is a sample, not a complete history or a forecast.
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Rough Sleeping and Homelessness Support Services
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Integrated 0-19 (0-25 SEND) Public Health Nursing Service
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Estimated review time125 minutesSource: Your inputs and this page · Visible record count
125 minminutes
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What can you safely conclude from these records?
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What is the useful next action?
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- Buyer
- reading-borough-council
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- Thu 29 Oct 2026, 09:47 GMT
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