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title: "SOL30123 Letterbox Club 2026 - Pre-Market Engagement"
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# SOL30123 Letterbox Club 2026 - Pre-Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sol30123-letterbox-club-2026-pre-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-066610). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council: "SOL30123 Letterbox Club 2026 - Pre-Market Engagement". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £57,000. 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:** £57,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Educational games, School books, Stationery
- **Delivery Location:** UKG32
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sol30123-letterbox-club-2026-pre-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-066610#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-066610`

## 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/sol30123-letterbox-club-2026-pre-market-engagement-ocds-h6vhtk-066610#tl-md)

## Description
SMBC is seeking to engage with potential providers who are able to supply monthly parcels containing age-appropriate books, games and stationery packs for children from vulnerable family backgrounds at a cost of £150 per child. Estimated annual cost £19,000.
Letterbox Club programme, providing books to children. The Pupil Premium Plus for Looked After Children grant is used to pay for the programme. Each looked after child in the cohort receives their own parcel of books, maths games, stationery and other.
The council is undertaking pre-market engagement prior to finalising future requirements for potentially the next three years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 22111000, 30192700, 37524100
- **Delivery regions:** UKG
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 30/04/2026 to 30/04/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021216-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-10T10:31:08.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T09:10:28.874Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-066610