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SOL Connect to Work - SEN Vocational Profiling 2026

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

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31 Jul 2026 at 09:07

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council procured vocational profiling services for the SOL Connect to Work programme. The work supports vulnerable people into employment and helps them sustain work, focusing on residents with special educational needs (SEN) and other vulnerabilities. The service is intended to support delivery of the Supported Employment Quality Framework, a nationally recognised model for assessing whether employment support is delivered consistently and effectively. This is a specialist health and social work service, classified under CPV 85000000. The requirement is for activity connected with Solihull Council’s employment-support provision and Solihull’s SEN vulnerable residents. One service package covers the full requirement, rather than separate published service areas.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was awarded to Experts by Experience-Solihull C.I.C. The contract was signed on 1 May 2026 and runs from 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027. Its value is £46,000 excluding VAT and £55,200 including VAT. The published outcome records one active award and one active contract for the vocational profiling service. The award route means suppliers were not asked to compete through an open tender for this requirement. The procurement was conducted as a single lot and the contract is below the relevant threshold.

This award indicates demand from Solihull Council for specialist vocational profiling linked to supported employment for SEN and other vulnerable residents. A credible future supplier would need practical expertise in assessing people’s employment strengths, needs and barriers, then translating that assessment into effective employment support. Experience working with SEN residents and other vulnerable people would be directly relevant, as would the ability to support sustained employment rather than only initial job entry. Suppliers should understand the Supported Employment Quality Framework and be able to deliver work consistently against its nationally recognised fidelity model. The requirement is suited to an organisation able to combine specialist profiling, person-centred engagement and knowledge of local employment-support services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

SOL Connect to Work - SEN Vocational Profiling 2026

Notice Description

Connect to Work is a national government programme to support vulnerable people into work and help them to sustain employment. Solihull Council requires the provision of vocational profiling to support the delivery of the Supported Employment Qualitative Framework (a nationally recognised fidelity model for employment support) for our SEN vulnerable residents.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d845
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072469-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£46,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 May 2026 - 30 Apr 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

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
Not specified
Local Authority
Solihull
Electoral Ward
St Alphege
Westminster Constituency
Solihull West and Shirley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EXPERTS BY EXPERIENCE-SOLIHULL C.I.C.

Further Information

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