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SOL Provision of Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) 2027 - PME

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

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24 Jul 2026 at 13:28

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is planning services for long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) in the Solihull Borough. The work is a health service intended to support women in Solihull, with the Council reviewing how the service should be delivered. The Council is seeking insight into the most effective service model before recommissioning, including how a revised model can align with statutory duties, emerging evidence and local needs. The expected provider market is specialist organisations experienced in delivering LARC. This is a service procurement rather than a goods or construction requirement, and the eventual scope is expected to concern the delivery model for LARC services across Solihull.

The process is at the planning stage and is currently a pre-market engagement exercise, not an invitation to tender. The Council expects the future service to be procured under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. It has stated that the Procurement Act 2023 does not apply to this engagement. The estimated value is £180,000. There is one planned lot covering the LARC service and the market engagement. The Council asks interested providers to complete a Preliminary Market Engagement questionnaire electronically by 5pm on 10 August 2026. An indicative date for the next notice is 1 December 2026. Feedback from this exercise is intended to inform the revised model before recommissioning.

This engagement is most relevant to specialist healthcare organisations that already deliver long-acting reversible contraception and can provide practical evidence about service design. Providers should be able to explain effective LARC delivery models, demonstrate experience meeting the needs of women, and contribute informed views on how services can align with statutory duties and emerging evidence. Organisations with relevant operational, clinical and commissioning insight are likely to be best placed to influence the developing specification. The Council is seeking provider interest and market knowledge at this stage, so businesses can prepare by reviewing their LARC experience, identifying evidence of outcomes and considering how they could support a revised Solihull service model when the future procurement reaches the market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SOL Provision of Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) 2027 - PME

Notice Description

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise to understand provider interest and gather insight into the most effective model for delivering a Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) in Solihull.<br/><br/>This is a market engagement exercise for services that fall within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this market engagement exercise.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This is a market engagement exercise for services that fall within the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this market engagement exercise.

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is undertaking a pre-market engagement exercise to understand provider interest and gather insight into the most effective model for delivering a Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) in Solihull.

The Council is seeking feedback from specialist organisations with experience in delivering LARC. The purpose of this engagement is to help shape a revised service model ahead of recommissioning, ensuring alignment with statutory duties, emerging evidence, and the needs of women in Solihull.

Providers are asked to complete the Preliminary Market Engagement questionnaire and submit electronically via https://solihull.my.site.com/s/ by 5pm on Monday 10 August 2026.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d33e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070291-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85100000 - Health services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£180,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Dec 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOLIHULL
Postcode
B91 3QB
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG32 Solihull
Delivery Location
TLG32 Solihull
Local Authority
Solihull
Electoral Ward
St Alphege
Westminster Constituency
Solihull West and Shirley

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