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# Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/solihull-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000029). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is a Local authority based in West Midlands. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 143 published procedures, with 3 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- **Classification:** Local authority
- **Delivery Region:** West Midlands
- **Authority ID:** `GB-PPON-PGWC-7578-LYDG` (Official UK PPON)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 3
- **Total Published Procedures:** 143
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £34m (median award: £160k) across 30 of 30 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** nhs-ods (SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL), ons-geography (Solihull), rsh-social-housing (Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/solihull-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000029

## Competition & Bidding Profile
- **Typical Bids per Lot:** 2 bids (median of 8 published per-lot bid counts on contested contract notices)
- **Single-Bid Lots:** 38% of lots drew only 1 bidder
- **Median Price Movement:** at the published estimate (median of 3 comparable awards)

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 85 (93%), Framework: 4 (4%), Dynamic purchasing system: 2 (2%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 35 (38%), Open: 31 (34%), Direct award: 17 (19%), Limited / restricted: 7 (8%), Selective: 1 (1%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[Health and social work services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/health-social-care-85000000) (CPV 85):** 44 notices, last 24 months (48% of this period)
2. **[Other community, social and personal services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/community-cultural-services-98000000) (CPV 98):** 13 notices, last 24 months (14% of this period)
3. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 6 notices, last 24 months (7% of this period)
4. **[Repair and maintenance services](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/repair-maintenance-50000000) (CPV 50):** 5 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)
5. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 5 notices, last 24 months (5% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Randstad Solutions Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/randstad-solutions-limited-coh-02389033):** 3 procedures
2. **[Social Life Opportunities (SoLO)](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/social-life-opportunities-solo-coh-05025939):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
3. **[Sandant Care Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/sandant-care-ltd-coh-10880866):** 2 procedures (3 awards)
4. **[Dodd Group (Midlands) Ltd](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/dodd-group-midlands-ltd-coh-01179878):** 2 procedures
5. **[Version 1 Solutions Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/version-1-solutions-limited-coh-03438874):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/birmingham-and-solihull-mental-health-nhs-foundation-trust-GB-FTS-161551):** £9.8m · [SOL Drug & Alcohol Services 2027](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sol-drug-alcohol-services-2027-ocds-h6vhtk-06eb28)
2. **[Citizens Advice Solihull Bureau](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/citizens-advice-solihull-bureau-coh-07513268):** £6.6m · [SOL30008 Community Information and Advice Support Services](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sol-community-information-and-advice-services-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-067a30) · Awarded: 15 Jun 2026
3. **[SOLIHULL CARERS CENTRE](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/solihull-carers-centre-coh-04378042):** £4.9m · [Carers of All Ages Support Service](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/carers-of-all-ages-support-service-ocds-h6vhtk-055653) · Awarded: 17 Sept 2025
4. **[Upward Care](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/upward-care-coh-07278578):** £4.0m · [SOL30248 Sunhaven Extra Care Scheme](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sol30248-sunhaven-extra-care-scheme-ocds-h6vhtk-069840)
5. **[DDM HEALTH LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/ddm-health-limited-coh-07975193):** £2.6m · [SOL Healthy Active Lives 2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sol-healthy-active-lives-2026-ocds-h6vhtk-0596fc)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 3
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 9
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/solihull-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000029#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/solihull-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000029
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt