Buyer profile · Local authority
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 11
- About one every 33 days
- Contracts awarded
- 24
- To 39 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £28.3m
- 19 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £160k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 0
- 2 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has no tenders open right now.
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £175mframework ceiling
- £916kframework ceiling
- £2.4mframework ceiling
- £2.26mestimated
- £180kestimated
- £500kestimated
- £402kestimated
- £14.8mframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- Value not stated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 8 of 12 months.
What it buys
Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.
What its tenders ask for
Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
How it buys
How much of its work was open to any supplier.
- Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)47%
- Framework call-off (only suppliers on the framework)3%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)6%
- Direct award (no competition)44%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 30 days
- Shorter than 53% of local authorities
- Based on 11 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 47%
- Lower than 57% of local authorities
- Based on 32 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 67%
- Lower than 50% of local authorities
- Based on 39 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 4
- Fewer than 56% of local authorities
- Based on 8 awards
- Split into lots
- 9%
- Lower than 63% of local authorities
- Based on 11 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 44%
- Higher than 76% of local authorities
- Based on 32 procurements
- Cancelled
- 9%
- Higher than 72% of local authorities
- Based on 11 tenders
Compared with other local authorities
This buyer: 30 days
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 1 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 2 |
| 20–25 days | 17 |
| 25–30 days | 135 |
| 30–35 days | 132 |
| 35–40 days | 27 |
| 40–45 days | 2 |
| 45–50 days | 2 |
| 50–55 days | 1 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
This buyer: 4
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 78 |
| 4–6 bids | 89 |
| 6–8 bids | 57 |
| 8–10 bids | 18 |
| 10–12 bids | 16 |
| 12–14 bids | 8 |
| 14–16 bids | 3 |
| 16–18 bids | 2 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 9 |
This buyer: 47%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 21 |
| 10–20% | 29 |
| 20–30% | 44 |
| 30–40% | 46 |
| 40–50% | 47 |
| 50–60% | 52 |
| 60–70% | 45 |
| 70–80% | 27 |
| 80–90% | 44 |
| 90–100% | 63 |
This buyer: 67%
Show as a table
| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 0 |
| 10–20% | 2 |
| 20–30% | 6 |
| 30–40% | 13 |
| 40–50% | 25 |
| 50–60% | 70 |
| 60–70% | 109 |
| 70–80% | 88 |
| 80–90% | 54 |
| 90–100% | 27 |
Each column is a group of local authorities with similar figures. The coloured column holds Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.See the full scoreboard
Contracts ending in the next 90 days
Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOL Review of Fees & Charges | Fees and Charges Co Ltd | £45k | 31 Dec 2026 |
| SOL Solihull Leisure Centre Options Appraisal and Feasibility 2026 | Max Associates (Holdings) LTD | £50k | 5 Jan 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOL Review of Fees & Charges | Fees and Charges Co Ltd | — | 16 Oct 2026 |
| SOL Suicide Prevention Training for the Orange Button Scheme 2026 | Every Life Matters | — | 21 Sept 2026 |
| SOL - Home to School Transport DPS | AFJ Ltd, Taxie Ltd t/a E Cars Private Hire Ltd, Bromford Cars Ltd and 11 more | — | 18 Sept 2026 |
| SOL - School Bus and Coach DPS | Meadway Private Hire (Birmingham) Ltd t/a Meadway Coaches, ASA Travel Ltd, Hollywood Travel Ltd | — | 18 Sept 2026 |
| SOL HAF Management Information System 2026 | Bespoke Solutions Consultancy Limited | — | 10 Sept 2026 |
| SOL Our Voice Heard 2026-2029 | Solihull Parent Carer Voice CIC | — | 1 Sept 2026 |
| SOL DNO Connection Services 2026 | National Grid Electricity Distribution plc | £280k | 26 Aug 2026 |
| SOL Drug & Alcohol Services 2027 | Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust | — | 18 Aug 2026 |
| SOL Community Information and Advice Services 2026 | Citizens Advice Solihull Bureau | £6.58m | 29 Jul 2026 |
| SOL Youth Homelessness Accommodation 2026 | ST Basils | — | 6 Jul 2026 |