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SOL30123 Letterbox Club 2026 - Pre-Market Engagement

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 00:21.

Opportunity overview

SMBC is seeking to engage with potential providers who are able to supply monthly parcels containing age-appropriate books, games and stationery packs for children from vulnerable family backgrounds at a cost of £150 per child. Estimated annual cost £19,000. Letterbox Club programme, providing books to children. The Pupil Premium Plus for Looked After Children grant is used to pay for the programme. Each looked after child in the cohort receives their own parcel of books, maths games, stationery and other. The council is undertaking pre-market engagement prior to finalising future requirements for potentially the next three years.

Classification

  • CPV22111000 — School books
  • CPV30192700 — Stationery
  • CPV37524100 — Educational games

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
SOL30123
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
25 Mar 2026, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Apr 2029, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
22111000
Description
School books
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
37524100
Description
Educational games
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
30192700
Description
Stationery

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG32
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
Complete and return the questionnaire.
Due
24 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
021216-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
10 Mar 2026, 10:31
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PGWC-7578-LYDG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PGWC-7578-LYDG

Address

Street Address
The Council House, Manor Square
Locality
Solihull
Postal Code
B91 3QB
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG32

Contact

Name
Procurement - People Children's Category

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Solihull · UKG32 · B91 3QB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG32 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 021216-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·