SOL30054 SOL SENDIAS 2026

Solihull Metropolitan Borough CouncilcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05acc2Procurement Act 2023Light-touch servicesSME suitableVCSE suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£821k

Awarded 22 Jan 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

22 Jan 2026

Description

The vision for the service is that children and young people with special educational needs or disabilities, and their parents/carers, will be more aware of their entitlements, the options available and will be able to make informed decisions. Information, advice and support for children and young people with SEND and their parents/carers will be impartial, free to access, accurate, confidential, comprehensive, and easily accessible/understandable. The service provided will be impartial and be provided at arms-length from Solihull Council and Birmingham and Solihull Integrated Care Board (BSOL ICB). The service will be free to access, accurate, confidential, comprehensive, understandable and in formats which are accessible and responsive to the needs of users. Provision of the service should help to promote independence and self advocacy for children, young people and parents. To do this the service provides support that builds up

Scope

Reference
C0423
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Mar 2026 to 31 Mar 2029
Possible extension to 31 Mar 2031

up to 2 years to no later than 31/03/2031

CPV classifications
85000000
98000000
85300000
Contract locations
West Midlands, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Technical Questionnaire (TQ)quality65.00%
Social Valuequality5.00%
Financialprice30.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

n/a

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£821k

Award date

22 Jan 2026

Contract start

31 Mar 2026

Contract end

31 Mar 2029

Awarded to
FA
CH 01068186