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title: "SOL - Carer Respite and Emergency Support Services Market Engagement"
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# SOL - Carer Respite and Emergency Support Services Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sol-carer-respite-and-emergency-support-services-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-056369). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council: "SOL - Carer Respite and Emergency Support Services Market Engagement". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/solihull-metropolitan-borough-council-ons-e08000029)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Health and social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG32
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sol-carer-respite-and-emergency-support-services-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-056369#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-056369`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sol-carer-respite-and-emergency-support-services-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-056369#tl-md)

## Description
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) is reviewing its current respite (short break) and carer emergency support services. We are seeking to engage with providers who can offer flexible, high-quality care and support solutions for adults with a range of needs. Our aim is to expand the capacity and flexibility of provision to better reflect the diversity of our unpaid carers and those they support.
The review aims to identify opportunities for flexible respite support, ranging from a few hours to up to two weeks and an emergency response provision to support carers in the event of crisis. Carers have expressed a need for services that can be booked in advance (e.g., for holidays) and accessed at short notice when plans change.
We invite providers to complete the survey to help shape future service models and commissioning approaches. The Council is open to exploring a range of contracting models and welcomes market insight on how best to structure future arrangements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0001: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0001`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F042074-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-22T14:10:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-30T02:34:46.996Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-056369