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Residential and Nursing Care Home Beds Framework

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has announced plans to buy care and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £14,826,578 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 5 years, starting 1 April 2028.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 4 bids per contract for this buyer (from 8 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £14,826,578 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Provision of high quality Personal and Nursing Care as defined by the current Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards for which you have registration, to people who are nominated by the Council to the Provider’s Home. The Service will be provided to those who have an assessed Care and Support need, for whom Personal or Nursing Care in residential setting has been identified as the most appropriate form of care and support. In the main, people who use the Service will have complex care and/or support needs.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 044051-2026
  2. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 044064-2026
  3. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 077863-2026

About the buyer

Solihull Metropolitan Borough CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

59

Awards

21

Suppliers it has used most for care

All tenders and awards from Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

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From notice 044051-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 May 2026, last updated 14 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.