Official UK procurement notice
SOL Youth Homelessness Accommodation 2026
Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSolihull MBC seeks to procure a Youth Hub to provide a multi-agency response for 16-24 year olds who are homeless or at risk and to provide a Youth Pathway to deliver housing related support from floating support to emergency and high needs accommodation.This
is being procured in two lots: Lot 1 Solihull Youth Hub and Lot 2 Solihull Youth Pathway.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Oct 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Social work and related services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£4,739,664 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Solihull Youth PathwayAwardedRenewalPublished value£3,109,904
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Confirmation of ability to obtain relevant insurances after contract award but before delivery start. Further information can be found in the ITT Part 3 Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
Lot #2Solihull Youth HubAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,629,760
The source published no individual description for this lot.
- Economic & financial standing
Confirmation of ability to obtain relevant insurances after contract award but before delivery start. Further information can be found in the ITT Part 3 Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- Price: 25%
- Social Value: 15%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical
- Price
- Social Value
- Economic & financial standing
Confirmation of ability to obtain relevant insurances after contract award but before delivery start. Further information can be found in the ITT Part 3 Procurement Specific Questionnaire.
- Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Oct 2030
- First published
- 23 May 2025, 15:46 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Jul 2026, 17:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 May 2026
- Authority reference
SOL30012- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013314- Accelerated
- Light touch contract
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052403Find a Tender
- Risks
Known Risk: Providers may be unable to find or secure suitable buildings/venues to perform the contract (Lot 1 and Lot 2).
If this occurs, it is the provider's sole responsibility to secure alternative premises to avoid service disruption.
The Council may make contract changes to ensure continuity of service, but any changes will comply with Schedule 8 of the Procurement Act 2023.
Please see section 3.1 in the ITT Part 1 Information Pack document available
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 3 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Please access the documents via solihull.my.site.com/s/ ↗ and search reference SOL30012
Timeline
23 May 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published23 May 2025, 15:46 BST
- Market engagement9 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Request for information through a questionnaire. Please access the questionnaire via www.csw-jets.co.uk ↗ and search reference SOL - 22690
- Next notice expected1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published257 days ago13 Feb 2026, 11:13 GMT
- Clarification questions by238 days ago3 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline229 days ago13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by159 days ago21 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent107 days ago13 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published106 days ago13 Jul 2026, 17:50 BST
- Standstill ends96 days ago23 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts27 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
14 events · 8 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 15:46 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published23 May 2025, 15:56 BSTUK1
- Procurement method changed23 May 2025, 15:56 BST
- Preliminary market engagement notice published27 May 2025, 15:20 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 May 2025, 10:57 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 May 2025, 11:11 BSTUK2
- Pipeline notice published18 Jun 2025, 14:11 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published13 Feb 2026, 11:13 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £4,739,66413 Feb 2026, 11:13 GMTwas £4,400,000
- Status changed to active13 Feb 2026, 11:13 GMT
- Deadline published: 13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT13 Feb 2026, 11:13 GMT
- Contract award notice published13 Jul 2026, 17:50 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete13 Jul 2026, 17:50 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (4)
Updated to correct data errors from our Tendering Portal link.
Changed to correct date errors from our Tendering Portal upload.
How to access questionnaire has been included
No changes made.
Routine re-releases (8)
- 2025-05: 5 releases · 23 May 2025, 28 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| St Basils1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031Extensions: Up to 2 years dependent on performance and grant funding availability. | £5,817,271 inc. VAT | 6 Jul 2026standstill to 23 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Solihull Youth Pathway | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Solihull Youth Hub | 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonST BASILS · West Midlands · all lots
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ST BASILSAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender