Skip to content
SkimSkim home

Public sector tenders

In deliveryUnited KingdomServices£434,360Add to pipeline

SOL30092 Older People's Specialist Support Service

Awarded to Age Concern Solihull t/a Age UK

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council(buyer)

Published
Published 2 September 2025
Deadline
Closed 1 October 2025

Tender documents

Skim pulls every file the buyer attaches to this process and extracts the requirements from it.

Documents as they publish

Specification, evaluation criteria, pricing schedules and every requirement — extracted, searchable and mapped to your response.

View tender files

Overview

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council procured an Older People's Specialist Support Service valued at £434,360 to provide timely short-term intervention and support to older people aged 65+ to maintain social interaction, participate in their local community, and prevent decline to their wellbeing. The contract was awarded to Age Concern Solihull t/a Age UK on 1 December 2025 and is now in delivery.

Contracting authority

Find the key decision makers

The people who scope, score and sign this contract — names, roles and how to reach them.

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£434,360
Procedure
Below threshold - open competition
Rules
Procurement Act 2023
SME suitable
Yes
Published
2 September 2025
Questions by
15 September 2025
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Social work and related servicesSocial servicesOther community, social and personal services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£434,360
Award date
1 December 2025
Contract period
31 March 2026 → 31 March 2029
Contract length
3 years
Could run to
31 March 2031
Bids received
9
Winner
  • Age Concern Solihull t/a Age UK

This contract ends on 31 March 2029, or 31 March 2031 if every extension is used.

Contract ending soon? Skim tracks incumbents and flags recompetes early. Start for Free to set up alerts.

About the winner

Age Concern Solihull t/a Age UK

Based in
Solihull

No other contract from Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council under this supplier name in Skim's records.

See every contract Age Concern Solihull t/a Age UK holds and when each one ends

Competition and scoring

Bids received

9

1 from SMEs

Open and restricted tenders in Health and social work services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 19% received only one.

How bids were scored

Price 0% · Quality 100%

  • Scored Technical Questions (TQ)90%
  • Scored Social Value Return10%

Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.

Market context

Typical award in Health and social work services

£186,136

Median of 14,517 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 2.3× the median.

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in the last 12 months

20

contracts awarded, worth £12,122,081 in total

See their procurement profile →

Recent awards in Health and social work services

The latest contracts other buyers awarded under the same classification.

Notice history

Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.

  1. Contract

    3 July 2026

  2. Contract

    1 December 2025

  3. Tender Update

    2 September 2025

  4. Contract Notice

    2 September 2025

Get the full picture

AI analysis, bid scoring, and expert strategy for this tender

Skim analyses every tender against your company profile and tells you whether to bid, how to win, and who you are up against.

How to win this tender

Skim reads the notice and every document attached to it, scores the fit against your company profile for a clear bid or no-bid call, then drafts each answer from your own evidence and past bids. You review, refine and submit — on time, with every requirement covered.

See exactly how Skim’s agents do this →

Comparing platforms? Skim is set against the alternatives for pre-tender intelligence, tender management software and bid management software.

Find tenders like this before your competitors do.

Skim scans every portal daily and scores each tender against your profile. Start for free and see the tenders you are missing.