Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 23 May 2025, 15:46 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SOL Youth Homelessness Accommodation 2026

Official notice

Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableAccelerated
Published estimate£4,739,664total for 2 lots · £5,687,597 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 13 Mar 2026awarded 6 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to St Basils
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Solihull MBC seeks to procure a Youth Hub to provide a multi-agency response for 16-24 year olds who are homeless or at risk and to provide a Youth Pathway to deliver housing related support from floating support to emergency and high needs accommodation.This

is being procured in two lots: Lot 1 Solihull Youth Hub and Lot 2 Solihull Youth Pathway.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Oct 2030, 23:59 BST.

CPV: Social work and related services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£4,739,664 together) · same conditions of participation on every lot · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Solihull Youth PathwayAwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£3,109,904

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensionsValue: £3,109,904 exc. VAT · £3,731,885 inc. VAT
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Up to 2 years dependent on performance and grant funding availability
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Confirmation of ability to obtain relevant insurances after contract award but before delivery start. Further information can be found in the ITT Part 3 Procurement Specific Questionnaire.

Lot #2Solihull Youth HubAwardedRenewal 3 yrsPublished value£1,629,760

The source published no individual description for this lot.

Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2031 with extensionsValue: £1,629,760 exc. VAT · £1,955,712 inc. VAT
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: Up to 2 years dependent on performance and grant funding availabilityAuthority reference: 1
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Confirmation of ability to obtain relevant insurances after contract award but before delivery start. Further information can be found in the ITT Part 3 Procurement Specific Questionnaire.

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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 25%Social value: 15%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Price: 25%
  • Social Value: 15%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical
  • Price
  • Social Value
Conditions of participation · identical on every lot1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Confirmation of ability to obtain relevant insurances after contract award but before delivery start. Further information can be found in the ITT Part 3 Procurement Specific Questionnaire.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. 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
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · next expected 1 Oct 2030
First published
23 May 2025, 15:46 BST
Last source update
13 Jul 2026, 17:50 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 21 May 2026
Authority reference
SOL30012
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013314
Accelerated
Light touch contract
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052403 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Risks

Known Risk: Providers may be unable to find or secure suitable buildings/venues to perform the contract (Lot 1 and Lot 2).

If this occurs, it is the provider's sole responsibility to secure alternative premises to avoid service disruption.

The Council may make contract changes to ensure continuity of service, but any changes will comply with Schedule 8 of the Procurement Act 2023.

Please see section 3.1 in the ITT Part 1 Information Pack document available

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
3 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please access the documents via solihull.my.site.com/s/ ↗ and search reference SOL30012

Timeline

23 May 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 11 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    23 May 2025, 15:46 BST
  2. Market engagement
    9 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    Request for information through a questionnaire. Please access the questionnaire via www.csw-jets.co.uk ↗ and search reference SOL - 22690

  3. Next notice expected
    1 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published257 days ago
    13 Feb 2026, 11:13 GMT
  5. Clarification questions by238 days ago
    3 Mar 2026, 17:00 GMT
  6. Submission deadline228 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  7. Award decision expected by159 days ago
    21 May 2026, 23:59 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent107 days ago
    13 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Latest notice published106 days ago
    13 Jul 2026, 17:50 BST
  10. Standstill ends96 days ago
    23 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  11. Contract starts27 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

14 events · 8 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 May 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 15:46 BST
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    23 May 2025, 15:56 BST
    UK1
  3. Procurement method changed
    23 May 2025, 15:56 BST
  4. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    27 May 2025, 15:20 BST
    UK2
  5. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 May 2025, 10:57 BST
    UK2
  6. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    28 May 2025, 11:11 BST
    UK2
  7. Pipeline notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 14:11 BST
    UK1
  8. Tender notice published
    13 Feb 2026, 11:13 GMT
    UK4
  9. Published value updated to £4,739,664
    13 Feb 2026, 11:13 GMT
    was £4,400,000
  10. Status changed to active
    13 Feb 2026, 11:13 GMT
  11. Deadline published: 13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
    13 Feb 2026, 11:13 GMT
  12. Contract award notice published
    13 Jul 2026, 17:50 BST
    UK6
  13. Status changed to complete
    13 Jul 2026, 17:50 BST
  14. Contract signature expected
    24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Published amendments (4)

Updated to correct data errors from our Tendering Portal link.

Changed to correct date errors from our Tendering Portal upload.

How to access questionnaire has been included

No changes made.

Routine re-releases (8)
  • 2025-05: 5 releases · 23 May 2025, 28 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £5,817,2711 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Named bidders 1published on the award notice
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Across several lots1 award
St Basils1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2031Extensions: Up to 2 years dependent on performance and grant funding availability.£5,817,271 inc. VAT6 Jul 2026standstill to 23 Jul 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Solihull Youth Pathway1final-stage tenders10—
2 · Solihull Youth Hub1final-stage tenders10—

Who bid

Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.

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 name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ST BASILSAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03964376GB-PPON: PBHV-1452-TWVY Heath Mill Lane, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 4AXContact email

Official documents & specifications (9)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure