AwardedAwarded 1 November 2025
Closing the Gap 2: Hospital to Home
Reading Borough Council · Local authority
In brief
Reading Borough Council awarded care work to Age UK Berkshire on 1 November 2025.
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What the notice says
The Hospital to Home service aims to support any Reading resident aged 18+ who requires additional support when being discharged from local hospitals. The primary focus of the service is to facilitate a safe transition back home, minimising hospital readmissions and enabling people to continue living at home independently. People will be supported for a maximum of 6 weeks with both visits and telephone calls to support their emotional wellbeing, support with relevant practical tasks and signposting them to other services when appropriate
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Age UK Berkshire | £294,000 | 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2028 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 070619-2026
Last time this was bought
- Won by
- Kcare Nursing Agency Ltd, People Matter Support Services Ltd, VJ Carers Limited, Absolute Care (UK) Limited and 8 more
- Awarded
- 25 February 2026
- Value
- £127,700,000
- Bids
- 37
Matched on Reading Borough Council, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.
About the buyer
Reading Borough CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
49Awards
24Suppliers it has used most for care
- Absolute Care (UK) Limited1 contract
- Age UK Berkshire1 contract
- An SSC Limited1 contract
- Berkshire Women's Aid1 contract
- Bright Future Care Ltd.1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open care tenders- Value not stated
- £82kestimated
- £79mframework ceiling
- £35kestimated
- £36mframework ceiling
From notice 070619-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 27 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.