UK Public Sector Contracts & Tenders

This invitation relates to a further competition to award a Microsoft Enterprise Licence Renewal contract to a sole supplier. This further competition is being conducted under the CCS Technology Products and Associated Services Framework Agreement (RM6068) Lot 3 The further competition should be submitted by completing and returning electronically via SE Shared Services Procurement e-Sourcing portal; https://www.sesharedservices.org.uk/esourcing/opportunities The SE Shared Services eSourcing portal provides a web-based tool that provides a simple, secure and efficient means for managing tendering and quotation activities reducing the time and effort required for both buyers and Potential Bidders. In order to bid for this opportunity you will need to register your company on the SE Shared Services portal. It should be noted that the contract shall include variations to the Buyer's Microsoft estate such that the Buyer may procure different Microsoft products. This may be to either replace those owned previously, or expand their Microsoft estate. Such variations must be made in accordance with the Contract variation procedure and adhere to any applicable laws and regulations.

This further competition is aimed at securing a five year contract with a single supplier for the provision of a secure cloud-based corporate telephony and contact centre services in a single unified communications system, specifically: • Provision of telephony services which support the longer-term structure and service delivery models for the council as a whole and as an ICT service; • Corporate telephony requirements - provision of secure cloud-based services to all staff for inbound and outbound calls, including integration with our Microsoft Teams offering; and, • Contact centre telephony requirements - provision of secure cloud based, full contact centre specific functionality which allows for queue and demand management, call routing, interactive voice response, set within an omnichannel platform which includes: online, email, messaging audio and video conferencing as necessary. • Provision of service reporting covering: corporate telephony, comprehensive contact centre reporting and service management (incident) reporting. As such the Customer is seeking to work with a providers of such services who have specialist capability in the relevant lot (Lot 10 Unified Communications) and whose approach to service delivery, performance and contract management has a strong focus on customer service, financial service, process efficiency and effectiveness and innovation. The SE Shared Services eSourcing portal provides a web-based tool that provides a simple, secure and efficient means for managing tendering and quotation activities, reducing the time and effort required for both buyers and potential bidders. In order to submit a tender for this procurement, you are required to register your company on SE Shared Services portal and upload your tender electronically through the eSourcing portal prior to the tender closing date and time.

Provision of Software Defined - Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) services to 31 sites across the council. The service includes resilient links to key sites such as the data centre and Observatory House.

Provision of mobile data and telephony services including mobile phone line connections, data, and devices - phones, dongles etc.

2 x 32t Hookloaders

2 x Various Plant Equipment (New)

20 x Petrol Clearing Saw (New)

3 x Various Grounds Equipment (New)

4 x Various Grounds Equipment (New)

Delivery of Up to 3500 x Waste Bins Additional information: The tender award was split and was partly awarded to SSI Schaefer Plastics UK Ltd.

Delivery of Up to 3500 x Waste Bins Additional information: The tender award was split and was partly awarded to Storm Environmental Limited.

Slough Borough Council is seeking tenders for an Accommodation-based Housing Related Support (HRS) Services for Slough residents aged 18 to 65. The primary purpose of the service is to provide an alternative to rough sleeping or temporary accommodation for single people who are currently homeless or at risk of homelessness, with a view to supporting them into more independent accommodation. This will require a support provider to have access to suitable premises within which to provide appropriate support for approx. 63 units currently broken into two lots: Lot 1 - high to medium needs (approx. 18) and Lot 2 - low to medium needs (approx. 45) Lot 1: Provision of accommodation and support for 18 people with medium to high support needs The service is aimed at people aged 21 to 65, with high and/or complex needs, who have a significant or repeat history of rough sleeping and/or have health, care and support needs best met through supported housing. The service will also be open to young people aged 18-20 with higher needs dependent on ability to manage risk within the accommodation. Lot 2: Provision of accommodation and support for up to 45 people with low to medium-sized support needs People aged 18-35 who are newly homeless and/or have less significant health or support needs and can be assisted through low/med support accommodation options, or access to housing and short-term floating support or reconnections to friends and family if deemed appropriate 18-65. The service will be open to young people aged 18-20 with higher needs dependent on ability to manage risk within the accommodation. The service will be open to people over 35 with lower needs dependent on the ability to manage risks within the accommodation. The accommodation can be for a dedicated block or a dispersed model of accommodation. Providers must complete an Accommodation Suitability Checklist for all accommodation that you are proposing to use. A new contract for accommodation and support is to commence on 1 May 2026 for two years with an option to extend for a further one year until 30 April 2029. The Council is holding a Supplier Engagement Event on 5 November 2026 at 10am on MS Teams. If you would like to attend, please provide your email address via the portal and we will send you a Teams link. More detail is in the ITT.

Slough Borough Council, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and Bracknell Forest Council (East Berkshire) are tendering for a provision of a Local Healthwatch Service for East Berkshire. The service will cover all three local authority areas under a partnership arrangement with Slough Borough Council being the lead contracting authority. Local authorities have a statutory duty to commission a local Healthwatch service (LHW), under the Health and Social Care Act 2012, the statutory activities are: to undertake, such as gathering local views and making these known to providers and commissioners, monitoring and scrutinising the quality of provision of local services, and a seat on the local health and wellbeing board. The requirement for local authorities who commission Adult Social Care services to commission a local Healthwatch that is independent of the Local Authority. This service will be carrying out the statutory duties that a Healthwatch services provides. Local Healthwatch Service (LHW) is the independent consumer champion for health and social care on the local level. It: • Represents the collective voice of residents, patients, carers and the public (including children and young people) to commissioners, service providers and local politicians• Acts as a focal point for the local community to have a voice in the commissioning and provision of health and social care• Provides opportunities for local people of all ages to influence decisions being made about their services, across the NHS and social care. Slough, the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) and Bracknell Forest are unitary authorities in Berkshire, South East England, at the heart of the Thames Valley. These three unitary authorities are located within the Frimley Integrated Care System (ICS). The contract duration will be for three years with an option to extend for one + one year(s) (3+1+1). It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 1 January 2026. A PIN was placed on 21 February 2024 reference: Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-006548

SBC’s Public Health and Planning teams propose a comprehensive Local Plan Health Study to inform both the new local plan for Slough and the borough's Health and Wellbeing Strategy. The study is a key opportunity to align planning and health policy, improve local infrastructure, and reduce inequalities through thoughtful, data-driven urban development.

Slough Borough Council is seeking suitably qualified building cleaning and window cleaning specialists for the provision of Estates Cleaning and Window Cleaning Services to communal blocks and estates across the borough to ensure that communal areas are kept clean and tidy, are free of litter and graffiti, and are maintained to a specified standard and that the estates are a clean and pleasing environment for our residents to live. The contract will be an initial period of 3 years, with an option to extend for a further 3 years, following satisfactory performance.

Slough Borough Council requires a suitable licensed provider to collect and dispose of food waste from all domestic properties within the borough (approx 55,000 homes). The contract will commence in be for five years with an option to extend for a further two years.

To provide support to asylum seekers and refugees from an organisation that is experienced in delivering this support. The service is to provide an Afghan specialist worker post and a general support worker. This is to support the resettlement of Afghan families who were evacuated from Afghanistan in 2021.

Our Lady of Peace is a two–form entry Primary School with Nursery provision. The school is a Catholic Voluntary Aided school within the Diocese of Northampton and has close links with the Parish of Our Lady of Peace Church in Burnham. SBC is looking to split the primary school site into two, creating two school sites instead of one. There are currently 2 main school blocks on the site (as well as various other smaller buildings). The main southern block, smaller buildings and playing fields will house the school currently using the whole site. Therefore, OLOP will go from occupying both main blocks to using only one to the south. The vacated block, to the north will be converted for use by a special educational needs school as a satellite provision. The high level brief of works to be carried out have been agreed with the schools and are set out in this document. The works will be split into phases, those that are required to get the two schools open and operational for 28th August 2025 (Our Lady of Peace) and 30th November 2025 (Arbour Vale Satellite school).

Slough Borough Council operates a statutory waste recycling centre at our Chalvey depot and requires a total of four types of specialist plant machinery to undertake the sorting and loading of waste. One item of plant is required to be based at our Slough Crematorium depot (grounds dept) and operates primarily from 6 am – 5pm, 6 days per week, however, this machine will be required to support on a 24 hour call out basis as it used for emergency call outs as and when required. Both locations are key in delivering statutory and emergency requirements, and the plant machinery are vital tools in enabling this to be achieved. The contract will be for an initial three year duration with an option to extend for a further 2 years (3+1+1).

The Hospital Navigator Scheme (HNS) involves a Hospital Navigator co-ordinator to work with a team of volunteers who are based in the Emergency Department (ED) - for Slough at Wexham Park Hospital. The Navigators engage with children and young people who present for emergency treatment - either as a direct experience of violence, or the possible root causes of violence, such as substance abuse or mental health crisis'. The Navigator connects with the vulnerable young people which can lead to ongoing support beyond the hospital to obtain necessary specialist input from community services