Coming up· published 17 Dec 2025
SOL30198 SOL Direct Payment Support 2026
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · Solihull, West Midlands
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is planning SOL30198 SOL Direct Payment Support 2026. It is a contract for other health and social care in Solihull.
Source: Find a Tender, published 18 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 12:29
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2028
Contract ends
2 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is planning SOL30198 SOL Direct Payment Support 2026. It is a contract for other health and social care in Solihull. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 31 July 2026 to 31 July 2028. It lasts 2 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 18 December 2025. The notice number is 084332-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05f901.
Summary of the contracting process
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is initiating a public procurement process titled "SOL30198 SOL Direct Payment Support 2026," currently in the planning stage. The project focuses on the provision of social services with particular attention to the promotion, employment, and register maintenance of Personal Assistants for the Direct Payments Support Service. The procurement is categorized under the services industry, specific to social services, and is identified with CPV code 85320000.
Key dates for potential bidders include the milestone for market engagement questionnaire submission due by 10th January 2026 and a future notice anticipated on 2nd March 2026. Located in Solihull, UKG32, the contract, once awarded, will run from 1st August 2026 until 31st July 2028. The procurement method adheres to a special light touch regime and seeks innovative solutions fitting the project’s social care funding elements.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs) are especially encouraged to participate, given the contract’s suitability for these types of organisations.
The notice in full
Promotion, employment and register maintenance of Personal Assistants to support the social care funding element of the Direct Payments Support Service.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 2028 (2 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 084332-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f901
- CPV code
- 85320000 - Social services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Solihull
- Town
- Birmingham
- Postcode
- B91 3QB
- Electoral ward
- St Alphege
- Constituency
- Solihull West and Shirley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Sub-region
- Solihull
- Area
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Bronwyn Fletcher
- Address
- Solihull, B91 3QB · West Midlands · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
Questions about SOL30198 SOL Direct Payment Support 2026
When will the SOL30198 SOL Direct Payment Support 2026 tender open?
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How long is the SOL30198 SOL Direct Payment Support 2026 contract?
The contract runs from 31 July 2026 to 31 July 2028 (2 years).
Who is the buyer for SOL30198 SOL Direct Payment Support 2026?
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, based in Solihull, West Midlands. The named contact is Bronwyn Fletcher.
How do I bid for SOL30198 SOL Direct Payment Support 2026?
Register on the buyer's portal named in the notice, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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