Official UK procurement notice
SOL Housing Reviews 2026 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is not a procurement exercise, it is a market engagement. The purpose of the contract will be to ensure that decisions requested under S202 of the Housing Act 1996 are made on behalf of SMBC by a suitably qualified and experienced independent expert who is able to offer an impartial and objective review process. The service provider shall effectively discharge SMBC’s duty under Section 202 of the Housing Act 1996 (as amended by the Homelessness Act 2002, the Localism Act 2011 and the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017) by making and detailing all relevant enquiries; writing review decision letters and adhering to all of the relevant legislative and other legal requirements (including ‘The Homelessness (Review Procedure etc.) Regulations 2018’). This will include having due regard to any additional relevant guidance which may be issued by the Government in relation to aspects of the service.
CPV: Health and social work services · Home-help services · Housing services · Miscellaneous services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- 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
- 6 Oct 2025, 16:45 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Authority reference
SOL30045- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-074833- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a903Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
6 Oct 2025 → 1 May 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published386 days ago6 Oct 2025, 16:45 BST
- Market engagement372 days ago20 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
This pre- market engagement is to identify potential suppliers in the market who would be interested in delivering a housing reviews service on behalf of the Council. We would also like to receive feedback from specialists within the field to help shape the service delivery model. The deadline for responses to be submitted is 20th October at 12pm. Responses should be submitted through our tendering portal - Atamis: solihull.my.site.com/s/ ↗
- Latest notice published343 days ago18 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Next notice expected337 days ago24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts180 days ago1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 Oct 2025, 16:45 BSTUK2
- Procurement termination notice published18 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMTUK12
- Status changed to withdrawn18 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 6 Oct 2025 | CancelledThis notice is a duplicate published due to an esender error. The correct notice (OCID) ocds-h6vhtk-05a904 still applies. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender