Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 10 Oct 2025, 13:40 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SOL30054 SOL SENDIAS 2026

Official notice

Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG32)

Published estimate£832,145≈ £277k / year · £832,145 inc. VAT1.4% below final estimate

Submissions closed 7 Nov 2025awarded 22 Jan 2026

Awarded to Family Action2 awards

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The vision for the service is that children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities, and their parents/carers, will be more aware of their entitlements, the options available and will be able to make informed decisions. Information, advice and support for children and young people with SEND and their parents/carers will be impartial, free to access, accurate, confidential, comprehensive, and easily accessible/understandable.

The service provided will be impartial and be provided at arms-length from Solihull Council and Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (BSOL ICB). The service will be free to access, accurate, confidential, comprehensive, understandable and in formats which are accessible and responsive to the needs of users.

Provision of the service should help to promote independence and self advocacy for children, young people and parents. To do this the service provides support that builds up

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jul 2030, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Health and social work services · Other community, social and personal services · Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£832,145

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensionsValue: £832,145 exc. VAT · £832,145 inc. VAT

Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: Up to 2 years dependent on performance · up to 2 years to no later than 31/03/2031

85000000 Health and social work services 85300000 Social work and related services 98000000 Other community, social and personal services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Technical & professional ability
n/a

What it takes to win
i
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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 65%Price: 30%Social value: 5%

Published sub-criteria (3)

Technical Questionnaire (TQ): 65%
Financial: 30%
Social Value: 5%

Published award criteria (3)

Technical Questionnaire (TQ)
Social Value
Financial

Conditions of participation1

Technical & professional ability
n/a

What this means for your bid

Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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 Jul 2030
First published: 10 Oct 2025, 13:40 BST
Last source update: 22 Apr 2026, 16:36 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 16 Jan 2026
Authority reference: SOL30054
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-064183
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Health and social work servicesOther community, social and personal servicesSocial work and related services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05acc2 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: 30 days from date of receipt of undisputed invoice

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: portal not identified

Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Submission deadline: 7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

solihull.my.site.com/s/ ↗

Timeline

10 Oct 2025 → 22 Apr 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published376 days ago
10 Oct 2025, 13:40 BST
Clarification questions by362 days ago
24 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline348 days ago
7 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by278 days ago
16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent273 days ago
22 Jan 2026
Standstill ends260 days ago
3 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts204 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published182 days ago
22 Apr 2026, 16:36 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
10 Oct 2025, 13:40 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
22 Jan 2026, 16:48 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
22 Jan 2026, 16:48 GMT
Contract signature expected
4 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
22 Apr 2026, 16:36 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £820,7091 award exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Family Action1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Up to two further extensions of 12 months (2 years in total)	£820,709	22 Jan 2026standstill to 3 Feb 2026	Standstill
Family Action	£820,708 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

SOL30054 SOL SENDIAS 2026 · Family Action
Signed
1 Apr 2026
Value
£820,708
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
Up to two further extensions of 12 months (2 years in total)

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	0	2	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGWC-7578-LYDG The Council House, Manor Square, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3QBContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Family ActionAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01068186 34 Wharf Road, London, London, N1 7GRContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender22 Apr 2026, 16:36 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender22 Jan 2026, 16:48 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender10 Oct 2025, 13:40 BST