SOL - Magic Notes Pilot · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionConcession

Sectors: Installation services (except software) (51)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG3)

Awarded value£18,000published contract · exc. VAT · operator revenue, not the authority's budget

Awarded 1 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Beam Up Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

3-month pilot

AI-powered tool used in social care settings to transcribe conversations and generate first-draft case notes. Social workers and other frontline staff by automating the note-taking.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: West Midlands

51000000 Installation services (except software)85000000 Health and social work services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Concession
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 18 Jul 2025, 15:28 BST
Last source update: 18 Jul 2025, 15:28 BST
Authority reference: SOL - 22979
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-041382
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056248 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
18 Jul 2025, 15:28 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £18,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Beam Up Ltd	£18,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

SOL - Magic Notes Pilot · Beam Up Ltd
Signed
1 Jul 2025
Value
£18,000
Period
1 Jul 2025 – 31 Oct 2025
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

BEAM UP LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10637337GB-PPON: PRGN-1626-TQPN Senna Building, London, London, E2 8JFContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender18 Jul 2025, 15:28 BST