Quick answer — Solihull College and University CentreLast refreshed 12 Jan 2026

At a glance

Solihull College and University Centre has awarded £4.4m across 8 suppliers, with 11 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 31% · 10 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 75% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals
Top-supplier concentration31%
Modifications · 90 d0
SME spend share75%
Pipeline · open now10
Awards · 90 d0

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Solihull College and University Centre is a contracting authority, based in UKG32. Tracks 19 published notices and 8 awards on PublicSupply.

19
Notices published
8
Awards
8
Suppliers engaged
2025
First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

£948k
12 m spend
£200k
Prior 12 m
+373%
YoY change
£740k
Median award
Awards (£m)12m moving avg
Solihull College and University Centre — monthly award value, rolling 24 months£0m£0m£1m£1m£1mJulOctJanAprJulOctJanApr

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

1

Pipeline notices

Open (bidding)

10

Live tenders

Awarded (90d)

0

£0

Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

services11 · £9.0m
works2 · £2.3m
goods2 · £948k
Unspecified4 · £408k

Instrument type

contract19 · £12.7m
Source:Find a Tender: 19

Awarded contracts · 11 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Solihull College and University Centre is the contracting authority.

downloadExport CSV
TitleSupplierCPVValueAwardedStatus
Motor Vehicle Workshop and Brickwork Workshop at Woodlands campusAlcema Limited£1.4mest.active
The provision of furniture and related servicesCharter Office Equipment Ltd£740kest.12 Jan 2026pending
Supply and installation of access control and a barrier system at Woodlands CampusAnsador Limited£208k21 Jul 2025pending
Skills for Jobs Subcontract delivery80000000£500kest.active
Waste Management Services provisionBagnall & Morris Waste Ltd £200k03 Jun 2025pending
Recruitment Agency Provision79600000£5.0mest.active
Provision of Outsourced Cleaning Services90910000£1.4mest.active
Provision of outsourced Deaf support servicesSign Solutions (SLIA) Ltd79540000£1.2mest.active
Provision of Fire Safety SystemsComplete Detection Systems Ltd ‘CDS’ 31625200£500kest.active
Landscaping works at Stratford-upon-Avon College45111240£975kest.planned
Showing 110 of 12

Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1
AL
1 contract · SME
£1.4mest.
31% of total
2
SS
1 contract · SME
£1.2mest.
27% of total
3
CO
1 contract · SME · 12 Jan
£740kest.
17% of total
New
4
CD
£500kest.
11% of total
5
AL
1 contract · 21 Jul
£208k
5% of total
New
6
BM
1 contract · 03 Jun
£200k
5% of total
▼ 100%
7
BL
1 contract · SME
£170kest.
4% of total
8
RC
£0
0% of total

Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Business, legal, advisory
2 contracts
£6.2m
50%
Other
5 contracts
£2.5m
20%
Sewage, waste, environment
2 contracts
£1.6m
13%
Construction works
1 contract
£975k
8%
Education, training
1 contract
£500k
4%
Electrical machinery
1 contract
£500k
4%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Business, legal, advisory
Other
0
1
Sewage, waste, environment
Construction works
Education, training
Electrical machinery
LessMore (£m awarded)

Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

Coming Q3 2026

Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods
0
Above tolerance
0
Total value
£0
Novations
0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

Solihull College and University Centre has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

Coming Q4 2026

FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

75%
SME supplier share
target 33%
6
SME award rows
0
VCSE award rows
8
Distinct suppliers

Peer benchmark

vs other buyers in the same type. Highlighted row = this buyer.

Upgrade to Pro

Compare against the peer group

£149 / seat / month. Configurable peer groups, rolling trendlines, and CSV / PDF exports for board packs.

News mentions

Major UK press & trade publications.

Free with account

Sign in to read news mentions

Article previews are free with an account — the underlying data is gated to satisfy publisher agreements.

Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type
Contracting authority
Region
UKG32
Contact
Anna Manns
Email
procurement@solihull.ac.uk

Board & accountable officers

Coming Q3 2026

Accountable officer + board roster

Pulled from gov.uk for arm's-length bodies and from Companies House for company-form buyers — chair, CEO, SRO and sign-off authority per contract band.

Resources

No verified links for Solihull College and University Centre yet. Know one? Suggest it below.

Share this profile

Citation for journalists & researchers available via API.