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SOL30199 SOL Enablement and Mental Health Drop-in Services 2026
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · Local authority
In brief
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is looking for suppliers for care and healthcare work (West Midlands).
The estimated value is £2,215,980 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 5 years, up to 9 years with extensions, starting 1 April 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Bids close at midday, Friday 9 October 2026.
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Can I win this?
Key dates
- Questions by
- midday, Friday 25 September 2026
- Bids by
- midday, Friday 9 October 2026
How bids are scored
Technical Quality 95% · Social Value 5%
Quality matters most. You can win without being the cheapest.
Competition
Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 5 awards in the last 12 months).
The buyer expects to buy this again around January 2035.
What the notice says
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…Read the full 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.
Should I bid?
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How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- 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.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
- Send clarification questions before midday, Friday 25 September 2026.
- Make sure your bid arrives before midday, Friday 9 October 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 022935-2026
- Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 063366-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 072280-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 072294-2026
- Tender notice · UK4, notice 083923-2026
About the buyer
Solihull Metropolitan Borough CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
42Awards
16Suppliers it has used most for care
- 24/7 Locks Secure Horizon Ltd.1 contract
- Age Concern Solihull t/a Age UK1 contract
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust1 contract
- Citizens Advice Solihull Bureau1 contract
- Experts by Experience-Solihull C.I.C.1 contract
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From notice 022935-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 13 March 2026, last updated 4 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.