AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has published contract details for a Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme management information system. The contract is with BESPOKE SOLUTIONS CONSULTANCY LIMITED for implementation, training, documentation, support and maintenance.
Published outcomeOne active award and active contract are reported for supplier BESPOKE SOLUTIONS CONSULTANCY LIMITED.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition software and information-systems contract with a stated net value of £44,000 and gross value of £52,800.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BESPOKE SOLUTIONS CONSULTANCY LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £44,000 net; £52,800 gross GBP · Verified supplier; active award and contract
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Award 1 names GB-COH-08600753 as supplier. Supplier verification matched company number 08600753 to BESPOKE SOLUTIONS CONSULTANCY LIMITED. The single contract linked to award 1 states these values.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract details notice published 19 October 2026
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The process and contract document record publication at 2026-10-19T12:52:52+01:00.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive; signed 10 September 2026
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Contract 1 has status "active" and dateSigned of 2026-09-10.
Contract period
99% confidence10 September 2026 to 31 March 2029
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Contract 1 period gives startDate 2026-09-10 and endDate 2029-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£44,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 44000 GBP, while amountGross is separately reported.
Contract value, including VAT
99% confidence£52,800
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 52800 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceThe stated contract value is linked to the single reported award and supplier.
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One contract is linked to award 1, which lists one supplier and lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence10 September 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-09-10.
Contract start
99% confidence10 September 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-09-10.
Contract end
99% confidence31 March 2029
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Contract 1 period.endDate is 2029-03-31.
Notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The contract details notice datePublished is 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceManagement information system for delivery, monitoring and reporting of Solihull Council's HAF Programme.
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The published process description defines the MIS requirement and its HAF Programme use.
Services
99% confidenceSystem build and implementation; training and documentation for council staff and providers; ongoing support and maintenance.
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These activities are explicitly listed in the process description.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 and its item are related to lot 1.
Technical classification
99% confidenceCustom software development services (CPV 72230000) and software package and information systems (CPV 48000000).
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Award item 1 lists these two CPV classifications.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states this wording.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Contract 1 reports aboveThreshold as false.
Competition information
99% confidenceBidder count and evaluation results are unknown.
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No bidder count, scores, ranking or evaluation narrative is supplied in the published data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract title
99% confidenceSOL30370 SOL HAF Management Information System 2026
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Contract 1 title is recorded as this wording.
Duration
95% confidenceApproximately 30 months and 21 days
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Calculated from the stated contract period of 10 September 2026 to 31 March 2029.
Support and maintenance
98% confidenceIncluded in the stated scope
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The process description specifies ongoing support and maintenance for reliability and compliance.
Extension terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or option terms are supplied in the published data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Delivery model
97% confidenceThe scope combines implementation with user enablement and ongoing operational support.
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The stated requirement includes build and implementation, training, documentation, support and maintenance.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold limited-competition route for this requirement.
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The tender records "Below threshold - limited competition".
Pricing insight
99% confidenceOnly total net and gross contract values are published; no pricing breakdown is available.
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Contract 1 supplies total amount and amountGross only.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity
99% confidenceVerified
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Supplier verification matched the supplied GB-COH company number 08600753 to BESPOKE SOLUTIONS CONSULTANCY LIMITED.
Award and contract linkage
98% confidenceClear for the single published award, supplier, lot and contract
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Contract 1 links to award 1; award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
Unpublished procurement detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award decision date, tender timetable, bidder count, evaluation, lot title, lot value, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied process, award and lot records.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published data does not state an award decision date, tender start date or submission deadline.
- No bidder count, bidder identities beyond the awarded supplier, evaluation scores, award rationale or savings information is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- No contract extension, renewal option, service-level, pricing-breakdown or modification information is supplied.
- The estimated re-procurement horizon is derived only from the stated end date and is not a procurement forecast.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Solihull HAF Management Information System 2026BESPOKE SOLUTIONS CONSULTANCY LIMITEDSolihull Metropolitan Borough CouncilHAF programme MISSOL30370public sector software contract
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Solihull HAF Management Information System 2026 contract?
BESPOKE SOLUTIONS CONSULTANCY LIMITED, verified against company number 08600753.
What is the contract value?
The published contract value is £44,000 excluding VAT and £52,800 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
The published period runs from 10 September 2026 to 31 March 2029.
What services are included?
The scope includes MIS build and implementation, training, documentation, ongoing support and maintenance for the HAF Programme.
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