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SOL30199 SOL Enablement and Mental Health Drop-in Services 2026

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 10:46.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services
  • CPV85312300 — Guidance and counselling services
  • CPV85320000 — Social services

Lots

  • Lot 1£2.2m

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
SOL30199
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
Online via Atamis https://solihull.my.site.com/s/
Has Recurrence
Yes
Published risks
Potential risk 1 Lack of a mature and competitive market of providers able to bid for the contract. This was mitigated by Market Engagement to test the level of market interest and to gain feedback of maturity and experience of potential bidders. Potential risk 2 Lack of robust and detailed engagement with and involvement of people who receive enablement and drop-in services. This was mitigated by the engagement surveys carried out with people that use the services. Potential risk 3 Failure to learn lessons from any issues which are identified with the current service. This was mitigated by a review of the current services and the development of new Service Specifications to capture lessons learned. Potential risk 4 Unsuccessful implementation of the new services. This is mitigated by having a robust mobilisation plan that picks up issues such as the TUPE of staff if necessary.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Covered By

GPA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Tender Period

Ends
9 Oct 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
25 Sept 2026, 12:00

Expected award period

Ends
7 Dec 2026, 23:59

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
15 Jan 2035, 23:59

Contract terms

Financial Terms
Payment in arrears 30 days from date of undisputed invoices

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
2,659,176
Amount
2,215,980
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Technical Quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
95
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Social Value

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
5
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Minimum annual turnover of £500,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2032, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2036, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Option extension up to four (4) years from 1 April 2032 to 31 March 2036

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
85320000
Description
Social services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
85312300
Description
Guidance and counselling services
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
85000000
Description
Health and social work services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG32
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
083923-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
4 Sept 2026, 14:09
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
Corporate Procurement Team

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

5 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

5 VERSIONS
  1. 022935-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 063366-2026Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 072280-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 072294-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  5. 083923-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·