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Published 9 Sept 2025, 16:19 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SOL Healthy Active Lives 2026

Official notice

Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£2,695,000≈ £539k / year4% below published estimate
Submissions closed 8 Oct 2025awarded 30 Dec 2025
Awarded to DDM HEALTH LIMITED
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2031 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Solihull Council is awarding a contract for the provision of an integrated lifestyle service to support the health and wellbeing of its residents through the newly developed Healthy Active Lives model. This model consolidates two previously distinct services-Eat Well Move More and the Integrated Lifestyle Service, into a cohesive, preventative offer that aligns with local and national health priorities. The commissioned service forms a key component of Solihull's wider Community Wellbeing Services.

Most relevant CPV code:

85323000 - Community health services

85140000 - Miscellaneous health services

CPV: Community health services · Miscellaneous health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2031 (5 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands · Solihull
Extensions: There is option to extend the contract for up to 2 years beyond the initial term. · This is a recurring contract subject to funding.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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: 80%Price: 10%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Questions: 80%
  • price: 10%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical Questions: 80%
  • Social Value: 10%
  • Price: 10%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
9 Sept 2025, 16:19 BST
Last source update
24 Apr 2026, 11:25 BST
Award evaluation window
8 Oct 2025 – …
Authority reference
SOL30013
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037488
Classification (CPV)
Community health servicesMiscellaneous health services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0596fc Find a Tender

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by end of Monday 19 January 2026. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by end of Monday 19 January 2026. Representations should be sent to the Corporate Procurement Service, Solihull MBC via email procteam@solihull.gov.uk The award decision-maker(s): Director of Public Health, Education and Inclusion. Declared conflicts or potential conflicts of interest of individuals: None The relative importance of the key criteria is weighted to reflect that all key criteria are important to the successful delivery of the service, with a higher weighting given to integration, collaboration and service sustainability as this is essential to the delivery of a successful and responsive service.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
8 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

8 Oct 2025 → 24 Apr 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline384 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  2. Bids opened384 days ago
    8 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts209 days ago
    1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published186 days ago
    24 Apr 2026, 11:25 BST

Notice history

1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Jan 2026, 16:09 GMT
Published amendments (1)

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the competitive process. Contract reference and …

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,586,5751 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 96 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Dec 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DDM HEALTH LIMITED£2,586,575 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • SOL Healthy Active Lives 2026 · DDM HEALTH LIMITED

    Signed
    30 Dec 2025
    Value
    £2,586,575
    Period
    … – 31 Mar 2031
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
9bids · 9 electronic6——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Council House, Manor Square, Solihull, West Midlands, B913QBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DDM Health LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07975193 9 Little Park Street, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2UR

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria