Official UK procurement notice
SOL30514 SOL ASB Hotspot Youth Work
Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSolihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) is seeking to commission an organisation to deliver detached youth work and youth outreach activity in Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) hotspots across the borough.
CPV: Community action programme · Guidance and counselling services · Social work and related services · Welfare services for children and young people
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
Lot awarding rule: Technical - Technical questions (60%), Interview (20%) Price - 20%
No conditions of participation were published on the notice; check the tender documents.
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £299,180 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council buys Social work services (CPV 8531), and who usually turns up
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Social work services (CPV 8531) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered. The market figure counts awards delivered in West Midlands.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered outside the region where that award was delivered.
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Half of these awards have an award date within 61 days of the bid deadline.
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Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Direct awards or one recorded bid are common here. Check the route before spending time on a bid.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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1 bid36% / 22%
2–343% / 23%
4–67% / 20%
7+14% / 35%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Below estimate22% / 33%
Within ±2%67% / 67%
Above estimate11% / 0%
Assess each lot i
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1CPV 85Published estimate£150k
This lot lists more than one class in CPV 85. The comparison uses that group.
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid48%
2–334%
4–68%
7+9%
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Based on 29 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
Middle 50%£139k–£150k
Estimate£150k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| St BasilsWorked for this buyer | SOL Youth Homelessness Accommodation 2026runs to Sept 2029 | Solihull Youth Hub | £5.8m | Similar wording and category |
| Social Life Opportunities (SoLO)Worked for this buyer | SOL - Targeted Community Short Breaks for Children and Young People with a Disabilitynotice published Jul 2022 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| ABL Health LtdWorked for this buyer | SOL- Solihull Specialist Smoking Cessation Service 2024notice published Aug 2024 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| EXPERTS BY EXPERIENCE-SOLIHULL C.I.C.Worked for this buyer | SOL Connect to Work - SEN Vocational Profiling 2026notice published Jul 2026 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| Citizens Advice Solihull BureauWorked for this buyer | SOL Community Information and Advice Services 2026runs to Mar 2029 | — | £6.6m | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £35m21 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 5 live · £6.7m i | at estimate n=17 | |
Family ActionLarge | £25m38 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 22 live · £24m i | at estimate n=12 |
Catch22 Charity LimitedGroup company | £161m8 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 2 live · £191m i | at estimate n=3 |
St BasilsLarge | £19m5 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 3 live · £15m i | at estimate n=3 |
| £14m8 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 2 live · £3.8m i | 9% above n=2 |
About this data
- Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open for tender
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 13 Nov 2026, 20:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2026, 20:10 GMT
- Authority reference
SOL30514- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-108242- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07bc32Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via portal- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 7 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
13 Nov 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 4 dates- Tender notice published1h ago13 Nov 2026, 20:10 GMT
- Today13 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 11 days25 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 23 days7 Dec 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 138 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published13 Nov 2026, 20:10 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender