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Published 4 Sept 2026, 14:09 BST
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SOL30199 SOL Enablement and Mental Health Drop-in Services 2026
Local Council
services
SME eligible
VCSE eligible
Above threshold
Open procedure
GPA Covered: {"GPA"}
Special Regime: {"lightTouch"}
Guidance and counselling services
Health and social work services
Social services
Published value
£2,215,980
Submission deadline
9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification Cut-Off
25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Contract duration
5 yrs (with extension options)
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
Published portal
Instructions: Online via Atamis https://solihull.my.site.com/s/
What is being bought
Procurement Scope & Specification
Executive Summary: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council: "SOL30199 SOL Enablement and Mental Health Drop-in Services 2026". Published status: active. Published value: £2,215,980. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: solihull.my.site.com.
Official Requirement Description:
This tender is for the provision of prevention and early intervention for people who are living with mental ill health.
The service objective is to prevent mental health complications escalating into longer-term difficulties, supporting people to be as independent as possible where the overarching aims are to reduce the number of people accessing social care services earlier than necessary, reduce hospital admission, prevent the need for long-term care, enhance independence and self-reliance, promote choice and control, improve people’s quality of life, improve financial resilience and support carers/family where appropriate.
The Enablement Service delivers short-term targeted, one-to-one support.
This is a 12-week programme of support, typically providing a minimum of 5 hours per week, focussed on developing daily living skills, confidence and independence, widened access to include people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and acquired brain injuries, ensuring services align with the Care Act 2014 prevention and wellbeing duties.
The Mental Wellbeing Drop-In Service provides community-based, open-access mental wellbeing support.
This service operates six days per week, across multiple community venues in North, South and Central Solihull, providing low-level mental wellbeing support and acting as a preventive and step-down offer from statutory services.
It is envisaged that one contract for a Single Service Provider or Lead Service Provider with partner/sub-contractors will be enacted for the Enablement Service as a cost-and-volume element and for the Mental Wellbeing Drop-In Service element, a block arrangement, to ensure a seamless transfer between provision for Service Users.
Lots and requirements (1)
Procurement Structure
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactiveRenewalPublished value£2,215,980The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract period:1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2032 (5 yrs)Eligibility:SME eligibleVCSE eligibleOptions / extension:Option extension up to four (4) years from 1 April 2032 to 31 March 2036Pre-Qualification & Selection Criteria (PQQ)
- Economic & FinancialMinimum annual turnover of £500,000
Qualification snapshot
Go / No-Go Decision Box
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Top Retained Vendor (Authority Spend)SOLIHULL CARERS CENTREHolds 100% of historical attributable spend
High ConcentrationEntry requirements & qualification
Turnover Benchmark
Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
Accreditations & Security Vetting
Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 5 yrs (with extension options)
Procurement Intelligence
Published evidence · v1
Suitable for SMEs
Prepared 9 Sept 2026, 09:07 BST
A pre-calculated analytical view of official UK procurement facts, competition benchmarks and decision timelines.
Bid readiness
Core facts published
Submission route published
Scope structure
1lots
1 published CPV family
Decision Velocity
~53 days
Sector median: 53 days
Contract lifecycle
Not published
No published extension signal
Sector Market Benchmark (CPV 85)
Based on 38,580 published procedures
Median Winning Discount
7.23%
Typical Bids Received
1 bidders
Typical Evaluation Window
53 days
Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 85)
Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
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|---|---|---|---|
| 445 contracts | £589,385 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
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| 243 contracts | £257,522 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 228 contracts | £251,448 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 225 contracts | £169,325 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 219 contracts | £251,097 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 202 contracts | £597,982 | At ceiling / not disclosed | |
| 180 contracts | £212,030 | At ceiling / not disclosed |
Evidence coverage
9/12 core inputs published
Comparable published opportunities
Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Values and dates are retained OCDS facts; missing source data remains unknown.Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They are research comparables, not expected competitors or a price forecast.
| Published procedure | Published value | Matching evidence |
|---|---|---|
HAC6149 Mental Health Accommodation with SupportTower Hamlets · 8 Sept 2026, 14:46 BST | £5,818,796 | same CPV family similar value band |
Independent Adult Advocacy Service - Generic, Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)North East Lincolnshire Borough Council · 4 Sept 2026, 15:01 BST | £1,563,390 | same CPV family similar value band |
715926485 - Defence Healthy Child ProgramMinistry of Defence · 3 Sept 2026, 13:34 BST | £3,040,000 | same CPV family similar value band |
Tender for the Provision of All Age Advocacy Service for Adults and ChildrenLondon Borough of Hounslow · 2 Sept 2026, 14:35 BST | £2,310,000 | same CPV family similar value band |
Advocacy Services for Children, Young People & Adults.Plymouth City Council · 4 Sept 2026, 12:12 BST | £5,000,000 | same CPV family similar value band |
Published track record for Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Avg price drop
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
6Bids / Report (median)
Supplier Concentration
Published spend
£9,864,000Historical spend
Methodology & coverage notes (2 active published awards)
Coverage: 2 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers in this Category (CPV 85):
Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable Value | Avg. Price Discount |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOLIHULL CARERS CENTRE | 2 wins | £9,864,000 | 0% (at budget) |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySolihull Metropolitan Borough Council | Procedure methodOpen procedure | Procurement categoryservices |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdYes | Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54 | GPA WTO Covered{"GPA"} |
Special regime{"lightTouch"} | Tender period startsNot published | Tender period ends9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST |
Award evaluation periodSubmission end — 7 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT | Clarification deadline25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST | Expression of interest deadlineNot published |
Estimated future notice date1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST | Electronic submissionallowed | Submission languagesen |
Contract terms summaryPayment: Payment in arrears 30 days from date of undisputed invoices | Published4 Sept 2026, 14:09 BST | Last source update4 Sept 2026, 14:09 BST |
Recurring procurementYes | ClassificationGuidance and counselling services, Health and social work services, Social services | |
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0669b5 | ||
How to participate
Submission methodNot published | Electronic submissionallowed | Clarification deadline25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST |
Submission languagesen | Expression of interest deadlineNot published | E-Sourcing Portal |
Submission instructions Online via Atamis https://solihull.my.site.com/s/ | ||
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
30 Jul 2026, 15:25 BST - Pipeline notice
30 Jul 2026, 15:13 BST - Pipeline notice
6 Jul 2026, 17:03 BST - Pipeline notice
13 Mar 2026, 12:15 GMT - Procedure published
4 Sept 2026, 14:09 BST - engagement
7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST · scheduledPre-tender Market Engagement Information Session form to be completed and submitted before Friday 7 August 2026 at 12 noon on Atamis https://solihull.my.site.com/s/ - Clarification deadline
25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST - Submission deadline
9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards (0)No award published |
Contracts (0)No contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Notice history
From official release and amendment events
- Official notice release published
30 Jul 2026, 15:25 BST - Published value updated to £1,561,000
30 Jul 2026, 15:13 BST - Official notice release published
30 Jul 2026, 15:13 BST - procurement method changed
30 Jul 2026, 15:13 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
30 Jul 2026, 15:13 BST - Published value updated to £2,215,980
6 Jul 2026, 17:03 BST - Status changed to planned
6 Jul 2026, 17:03 BST - Official notice release published
6 Jul 2026, 17:03 BST - procurement method changed
6 Jul 2026, 17:03 BST - Submission deadline changed to 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
6 Jul 2026, 17:03 BST - Official notice release published
13 Mar 2026, 12:15 GMT - Published tender amendment
Not publishedInsertion of document
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Contracting authority
Local Council
Documents (6)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 4 Sept 2026, 14:09 BST
- 30 Jul 2026, 15:25 BST
- 30 Jul 2026, 15:13 BST
- 6 Jul 2026, 17:03 BST
- 13 Mar 2026, 12:15 GMT
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |