Top suppliers
Top suppliers to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Top-five suppliers hold 97% of contract value — a concentrated market.
Procurement categories
What Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council buys
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) breakdown of contracts awarded over the reporting period.
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Latest Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council contracts awarded
The most recently published award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
SOL Community Information and Advice Services 2026
Citizens Advice Solihull Bureau · 2026-07-29
£6.6M
SOL Solihull Leisure Centre Options Appraisal and Feasibility 2026
Max Associates (Holdings)Ltd · 2026-07-24
£50K
SOL Youth Homelessness Accommodation 2026
ST BASILS · 2026-07-13
SOL30092 Older People's Specialist Support Service
Age Concern Solihull t/a Age UK · 2026-07-03
£434K
SOL30054 SOL SENDIAS 2026
Family Action · 2026-04-22
£821K
SOL Memory Box 25
VIRTUAL MEMORY BOX LIMITED · 2026-03-31
£29K
SOL Youth Offending Systems 2025
CACI LIMITED · 2026-03-30
£75K
SOL Our Voice Heard
Solihull Parent Carer Voice C.I.C · 2026-03-30
£31K
SOL Planning Solicitor 2026
James Andrews Recruitment Solutions Ltd · 2026-02-16
£160K
SOL30141 Extra Care at Solihull Retirement Village (Shirley)
Extra Care Charitable Trust · 2026-02-11
£1.8M
SOL30141 Extra Care at Solihull Retirement Village (Shirley)
Extra Care Charitable Trust · 2026-02-11
£1.8M
SOL30054 SOL SENDIAS 2026
Family Action · 2026-01-22
£821K
SOL Healthy Active Lives 2026
DDM Health Ltd · 2026-01-07
£2.6M
SOL Licensing Supplies for Plates and Badges 2026
VIP-SYSTEM LIMITED · 2025-12-16
£270K
SOL30092 SOL Older People's Specialist Support Service 2026
Age Concern Solihull t/a Age UK · 2025-12-01
£434K
SOL Civica Financial Inclusion -Connect to Work Programme 2025
CIVICA UK LIMITED · 2025-11-18
£32K
SOL - Enhanced Health Checks Pilot 2025
Solihealth Ltd · 2025-10-13
SOL-Carers of All Ages Specialist Support Service 2025
SOLIHULL CARERS CENTRE · 2025-10-01
£4.9M
SOL-23025 Carers of All Ages Support Service 2025
SOLIHULL CARERS CENTRE · 2025-09-17
£4.9M
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SOL30199 SOL Enablement and MH Drop-in Services 2026
Deadline: 2026-10-09
£2.2M
SCH - Flexible Contracting Arrangement for Hotel and Nightly Paid Temporary Accommodation
Deadline: 2028-03-31
£1.3M
SOL30024 SOL Concessions in Solihull Parks 2026
SOL30198 SOL Direct Payment Support 2026
SOL30198 SOL Direct Payment Support 2026
SOL Afghan Resettlement Programme
£450K
SOL30008 SOL Community Information and Advice Services
£2.7M
SOL SOL Community Equipment Maintenance and Support Services
SOL - Housing Reviews 2026
£80K
SOL - AI Case Recording
SOL - AI Case Recording
AI Case Recording
SOL - PME Translation and Interpretation 2025
SOL - Pre Market Engagement - Translation and Interpretation 2026
SOL - Carer Respite and Emergency Support Services Market Engagement
SOL - Carer Respite and Emergency Support Services Market Engagement
SOL - 23054 - Information and Advice Services Market Engagement
SOL - Licensing Supplies for Plates and Badges 2025
£160K
SOL - Licensing Supplies for Plates and Badges 2025
£160K
SOL - Youth Homelessness Accommodation 2026
£4.4M
Pipeline
Contracts expiring in the next 12 months
When these contracts end, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council typically re-tenders. SMEs preparing bids 3-6 months ahead win disproportionately often.
SOL Our Voice Heard
Expires: 2026-08-31
£31K
SOL-Money Management (Appointee and Deputy) Services 2024
Expires: 2027-06-30
£628K
Market analysis
Bidding into Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council — what to expect
Supplier concentration and timing patterns that shape SME bid strategy.
97%
Top-5 supplier share
70d
Avg response window
24d
Median response window
30mo
Avg contract duration
Frequently asked
Common questions about selling to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
How much does Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council spend on procurement?
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council awarded 64 contracts totalling £834.8M between 2023-07-31 and 2026-07-31, working with 46 unique suppliers. Average contract value is £16.4M.
Who are Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council's top suppliers?
The largest suppliers to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council by total award value are GRAHAM Asset Management Ltd t/a GRAHAM, Muse Places Limited, Virgin Media Business Limited. The top five suppliers together hold 97% of contract value.
What does Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council buy from suppliers?
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council's procurement is concentrated in miscellaneous business-related services, building construction work, social work services, alongside specialist categories. See the full CPV breakdown below.
How can my business bid for Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council contracts?
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What's the typical response window for Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council tenders?
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council typically gives suppliers a median of 24 days to respond (average 70 days). Standard contract duration is around 30 months.
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Sources & methodology
How this profile is compiled
Analysed by ENKII · Updated 2026-07-31
This profile aggregates public-record procurement data published by the UK Government under the Open Government Licence v3.0. ENKII fetches, deduplicates, and aggregates source records; we don't edit the underlying facts.
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