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title: "SOL - Licensing Supplies for Plates and Badges 2025"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0551de"
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# SOL - Licensing Supplies for Plates and Badges 2025

Buyer: SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0551de

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## Summary

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is conducting a public procurement process titled "SOL - Licensing Supplies for Plates and Badges 2025". The procurement process, currently complete, was initiated with a tender for goods related to licensing supplies such as vehicle plates, badges, and related products. The procurement method was an open procedure, allowing for wide participation, and was executed with a submission period ending on 18 August 2025. The process aimed to award a contract, valued at £288,000, that would start from 1 October 2025 and run until 30 September 2028, with a potential extension of 12 months depending on performance. The procurement involved a planning stage to explore sustainable product solutions, but the tender was later cancelled on 25 September 2025, due to identified issues in the pricing evaluation model. The Council plans to revise their tender process to ensure better value for money.

This tender process presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in manufacturing or supplying plastic products, vehicle accessories, and identification badges. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly suited to benefit from the open competitive nature of the procurement. The emphasis on sustainability opens avenues for innovative solutions in recyclable materials and energy-efficient production methods, offering suppliers an opportunity to showcase their advanced product capabilities. Moreover, the ability to direct award additional related products throughout the contract period presents ongoing business growth prospects for suppliers who can adapt to evolving Council policy requirements.

## Notice

The Licensing Team is responsible for a range of statutory services including hackney carriage/private hire (driver, vehicle and operator); scrap metal collector and street trader licensing. In addition, the Council issues personal licences for people wishing to sell or authorise the sale of alcohol. These licence holders all require some form of badge or licence plate to identify either themselves or their vehicle. This tender is to procure the necessary supplies, equipment, and any associated software/services required, to enable the Council to create, customise, issue and affix licences. The supplies will include (as a minimum), vehicle plates, brackets (or other fixings to secure the plates), licence cards/badges and any supplementary products such as lanyards/clips for the badges. Additional items such as the means of customisation may also be included (if required). Furthermore, it is intended for the Council to have an ability to direct award the procurement of additional items (related to the licensing function), depending on future policy requirements, such as (but not limited to) door/window stickers to emphasise and enhance the public safety message. Full details of the contract requirements are available in 'ITT Part 1 - Information Pack' and the associated documents, which can be downloaded from the Council's Supplier Portal.

### Lot Information

Lot LOT-0001

Options: Additional related products may be purchased under this contract. Potential additional products related to the Licensing function can be suggested by Tenderers and will be captured in the 'Pricing Return Document'.

Renewal: There is one 12 month extension available at the Council's discretion subject to satisfactory performance of the contract.

### Planning Information

The purpose of this Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) is to help the Council understand the products available in the licensing plate and badge supply market, that offer a more sustainable solution, such as (but not limited to) increased recyclability, reduction of carbon emissions, minimising physical waste and energy use, and avoiding single use plastic.
The Council is also interested in understanding any other innovative solutions regarding licensing materials, licensing service-related products, and associated services that may lead to efficiencies and increased sustainability. Innovations we are interested in (but are not limited to) include, security features, printing methods (ease, efficiency and sustainability) and the various types of fixing (their ease of use, and avoiding damage) etc.
The Council is also interested in understanding what other related products suppliers can provide, such as (but again not limited to), door decals and display operator signage.
To participate in the engagement Suppliers are invited to attend a face-to-face meeting to present their product and sustainability solutions. The meeting will start with an outline of the Council's objectives and intended tendering approach.
The supplier will then be invited to present their product (and any related service) innovations, which will be followed by questions from the Council officers attending, as well as an opportunity for the supplier to ask questions to the Council. The meeting is intended to be a conversation to facilitate our understanding of market developments, and suppliers are encouraged to bring sample products (and photographs of them in situ) to demonstrate how they function in practice.
For clarity, the purpose of the meeting is to help the Council understand innovations in the market to better inform our future requirements and approach to tendering. It is not a scored element of the tendering process and therefore will not be assessed as such or alter the evaluation of Tenders.
The Council is aware that some of the information shared during the meeting may be considered commercially sensitive, such information will not be shared with other Tenderers during the tendering process or at any time. However, the Council has an obligation to ensure the equal treatment of all Tenderers, so any non-sensitive outcomes from the meetings, or information shared by the Council during PME will be detailed in the Tender Pack.
Please be advised that to ensure competition will not be distorted, the future specification will be based upon the product/solution outcomes and not a prescribed product specification or service model shared by any supplier in the PME meetings. A transcript of the meeting will be recorded for reference by the Council. However, please be assured that the transcript will be stored securely and only accessible to Council officers directly involved in the procurement.
If you would like to attend a PME meeting, you are invited to email us with the names and roles (of up to two people you wish to attend), and your preferred dates and times from the following available meeting slots to procteam@solihull.gov.uk.
Monday 7 July 14.00, and Tuesday 8 July 10.00 or 12.00.
The Council may only be able to offer the above PME dates. Once all meeting slots have been filled then supplier requests to participate in the PME may be declined.
Meetings will take place at The Core, Theatre Square, Homer Road, Solihull, B91 3RG. Further meeting arrangements will be provided in a return email responding to your PME request.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059854-2025 |
| Notice type | UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Aug 2025 |
| Future notice date | 18 Jul 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | 2029-04-01 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £240,000 |
| Lots value | £240,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Cancelled |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOLIHULL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | Missing |
| Locality | SOLIHULL |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B91 3QB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG32 Solihull |
| Local authority | Solihull |
| Electoral ward | St Alphege |
| Westminster constituency | Solihull West and Shirley |
| Delivery location | TLG32 Solihull |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 19 - Leather and textile fabrics, plastic and rubber materials
- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

### Codes

- 19520000 - Plastic products
- 34300000 - Parts and accessories for vehicles and their engines
- 35123400 - Identification badges

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2025 at 15:27 - TenderCancellation - UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059854-2025
- 22 Jul 2025 at 16:45 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042191-2025
- 25 Jun 2025 at 15:53 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035207-2025
- 23 Jun 2025 at 13:49 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034437-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059854-2025
  25th September 2025 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042191-2025
  22nd July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035207-2025
  25th June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034437-2025
  23rd June 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://solihull.my.site.com/s/
  Documents are available by registering on the Solihull Council Procurement Portal.

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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