Closing the Gap 2 Refugee & Asylum Seeker Support Service

Reading Borough Council
South East
Open procedure
1 November 2025 to 31 October 2028

Delivery of the Closing the Gap 2 programme, focusing on preventative community-based support for refugees and asylum seekers. The service encompasses healthcare navigation, education and skills development, mentorship, advocacy, and social integration initiatives designed to reduce health inequalities and improve long-term life outcomes for the target population.

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Awarded value: £260k; As published
Published: 24 April 2025
Awarded: 28 July 2025; Reading Refugee Support Group
Contract length: 36 months; Ends 31 October 2028

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of community-based support services for refugees and asylum seekers, including advocacy, mentorship, healthcare access, and mental health wellbeing support.

Improve access for refugees and asylum seekers in Reading to healthcare services
Improve access for refugees and asylum seekers in Reading to education and skills development
Provide mentorship and support networks
Provide advocacy support
Support social inclusion and community integration
Provide mental health and wellbeing support
Deliver community-based, preventative work under the Closing the Gap programme

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 36 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 60 months
Contract dates: 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2028
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85300000, 98000000

Services in this contract

Welfare, advice and wellbeing support for people seeking asylumMain service£61k typicalRefugee and asylum seeker support, access, advocacy and wellbeing in Reading

Lifecycle

Published
24 April 2025
Contract awardedto Reading Refugee Support Group
28 July 2025
Contract starts
1 November 2025
Contract ends
31 October 2028

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Reading Borough Council

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Reading Refugee Support Group

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/320869/closing-the-gap-2-refugee-and-asylum-seeker-support-service
Buyer reference: RBC 00002250
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-0506b0
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Reading Borough Council. Closing the Gap 2 Refugee & Asylum Seeker Support Service. Contract award, 24 April 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/320869/closing-the-gap-2-refugee-and-asylum-seeker-support-service (accessed 4 November 2026).