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Published 12 Sept 2025, 09:32 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SOL Community Grant Making Service PME

Official notice

Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG32)
Published estimate£150,000≈ £150k / year · £150,000 inc. VAT
Submission deadline Not published
Next notice expected 8 Dec 2025
Contract term 1 yrends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This service is to promote, administer, and manage The Solihull Community Grants Programme that supports voluntary and community sector organisations to deliver activities and services that benefit local communities and residents.

CPV: Social work and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1CancelledRenewal 1 yrSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 (1 yr) · up to 31 Mar 2029 with extensions
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
85300000 Social work and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Cancelled
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
12 Sept 2025, 09:32 BST
Last source update
18 Nov 2025, 15:18 GMT
Authority reference
SOL30098
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074853
Latest notice
Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059911 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

12 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    12 Sept 2025, 09:32 BST
  2. Market engagement395 days ago
    30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST

    SMBC is carrying out early market engagement to help shape the future commissioning of a service that manages and distributes community grants. We want to understand whether there is interest from organisations in bidding for this contract, should it be opened to the wider market. Anticipated Process/Timescales* Market testing sent out 12/09/2025 Deadline for return from providers 30/09/2025

  3. Latest notice published346 days ago
    18 Nov 2025, 15:18 GMT
  4. Next notice expected326 days ago
    8 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts213 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Sept 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    12 Sept 2025, 09:32 BST
    UK2
  2. Procurement termination notice published
    18 Nov 2025, 15:18 GMT
    UK12
  3. Status changed to withdrawn
    18 Nov 2025, 15:18 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded toValueDateStatus
supplier not published—12 Sept 2025CancelledThis notice is a duplicate published due to an esender error. The correct notice (OCID) ocds-h6vhtk-059912 still applies.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Solihull MBC

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

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure