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Published 13 Mar 2026, 12:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

SOL30199 SOL Enablement and Mental Health Drop-in Services 2026

Official notice

Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£2,215,980≈ £443k / year · £2,659,176 inc. VAT · 2 value updates
Submissions closed 9 Oct 2026
Next notice expected 1 Sept 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2032 · up to 31 Mar 2036 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This tender is for the provision of prevention and early intervention for people who are living with mental ill health.

The service objective is to prevent mental health complications escalating into longer-term difficulties, supporting people to be as independent as possible where the overarching aims are to reduce the number of people accessing social care services earlier than necessary, reduce hospital admission, prevent the need for long-term care, enhance independence and self-reliance, promote choice and control, improve people’s quality of life, improve financial resilience and support carers/family where appropriate.

The Enablement Service delivers short-term targeted, one-to-one support.

This is a 12-week programme of support, typically providing a minimum of 5 hours per week, focussed on developing daily living skills, confidence and independence, widened access to include people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and acquired brain injuries, ensuring services align with the Care Act 2014 prevention and wellbeing duties.

The Mental Wellbeing Drop-In Service provides community-based, open-access mental wellbeing support.

This service operates six days per week, across multiple community venues in North, South and Central Solihull, providing low-level mental wellbeing support and acting as a preventive and step-down offer from statutory services.

It is envisaged that one contract for a Single Service Provider or Lead Service Provider with partner/sub-contractors will be enacted for the Enablement Service as a cost-and-volume element and for the Mental Wellbeing Drop-In Service element, a block arrangement, to ensure a seamless transfer between provision for Service Users.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 15 Jan 2035, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Guidance and counselling services · Health and social work services · Social services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 5 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£2,215,980
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2036 with extensionsValue: £2,215,980 exc. VAT · £2,659,176 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Option extension up to four (4) years from 1 April 2032 to 31 March 2036
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Minimum annual turnover of £500,000

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: 95%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical Quality: 95%
  • Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical Quality
  • Social Value
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing

    Minimum annual turnover of £500,000

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
Closed
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 15 Jan 2035
First published
13 Mar 2026, 12:15 GMT
Last source update
4 Sept 2026, 14:09 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 7 Dec 2026
Authority reference
SOL30199
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-083923
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Guidance and counselling servicesHealth and social work servicesSocial services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0669b5 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Payment in arrears 30 days from date of undisputed invoices

Review and risk notes
Risks

Potential risk 1

Lack of a mature and competitive market of providers able to bid for the contract. This was mitigated by Market Engagement to test the level of market interest and to gain feedback of maturity and experience of potential bidders.

Potential risk 2

Lack of robust and detailed engagement with and involvement of people who receive enablement and drop-in services. This was mitigated by the engagement surveys carried out with people that use the services.

Potential risk 3

Failure to learn lessons from any issues which are identified with the current service. This was mitigated by a review of the current services and the development of new Service Specifications to capture lessons learned.

Potential risk 4

Unsuccessful implementation of the new services. This is mitigated by having a robust mobilisation plan that picks up issues such as the TUPE of staff if necessary.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Online via Atamis solihull.my.site.com/s/ ↗

Timeline

13 Mar 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 8 dates
  1. Planning notice published229 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 12:15 GMT
  2. Market engagement82 days ago
    7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST

    Pre-tender Market Engagement Information Session form to be completed and submitted before Friday 7 August 2026 at 12 noon on Atamis solihull.my.site.com/s/ ↗

  3. Next notice expected57 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published54 days ago
    4 Sept 2026, 14:09 BST
  5. Clarification questions by33 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Submission deadline19 days ago
    9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
  7. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  8. Award decision expected byin 39 days
    7 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
  9. Contract startsin 153 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Mar 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 12:15 GMT
    UK2
  2. Planned procurement notice published
    6 Jul 2026, 17:03 BST
    UK3
  3. Published value updated to £2,215,980
    6 Jul 2026, 17:03 BST
    was £1,561,000
  4. Status changed to planned
    6 Jul 2026, 17:03 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    6 Jul 2026, 17:03 BST
  6. Deadline published: 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    6 Jul 2026, 17:03 BST
  7. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    30 Jul 2026, 15:13 BST
    UK2
  8. Published value updated to £1,561,000
    30 Jul 2026, 15:13 BST
    was £2,215,980
  9. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    30 Jul 2026, 15:25 BST
    UK2
  10. Tender notice published
    4 Sept 2026, 14:09 BST
    UK4
Published amendments (1)

Insertion of document

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-03: 1 release · 13 Mar 2026

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

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

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure