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title: "SOL Our Voice Heard 2026-2029"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077f57"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council"
published: "2026-10-02"
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# SOL Our Voice Heard 2026-2029

Buyer: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077f57

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## Summary

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council commissioned the Our Voices Heard service to gather and promote the views of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) across education, health and social care. The service includes participation activities, strategic engagement and reporting, supporting the Council’s statutory responsibilities. The work is delivered in Solihull. The service falls within welfare services for children and young people (CPV 85311300).

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded directly, without competition, to Solihull Parent Carer Voice CIC. The contract was signed and began on 1 September 2026, and runs to 31 August 2029. Its value is £106,983.84 excluding VAT (£128,380.61 including VAT). The award was made on a direct-award basis under the Council’s contract rules. The contract requires at least 30 participation events per term, broken down by type of setting; further performance measures are set out in the service specification.

For suppliers considering similar future work for Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, this award demonstrates demand for a local SEND participation and engagement service spanning education, health and social care. A credible provider would need to engage children and young people with SEND, deliver participation activities across different settings, contribute to strategic partnership engagement and provide reporting that supports the Council’s statutory duties. The stated minimum of 30 events per term indicates a sustained delivery requirement, alongside other measures in the service specification. The selected provider was Solihull Parent Carer Voice CIC, which the Council described as having an established role in the Solihull SEND partnership and providing continuity of engagement and participation arrangements.

## Notice

The Council has awarded a contract to Solihull Parent Carer Voice CIC for the delivery of the Our Voices Heard (OVH) Service. The contract commenced on 1 September 2026 and expires on 31 August 2029. The total contract value is PS106,983.84 excluding VAT. The service supports the Council's statutory responsibilities to gather and promote the voices of children and young people with SEND across education, health and social care, including delivery of participation activities, strategic engagement and reporting arrangements. The contract was awarded through a direct award process. The contract was awarded directly to Solihull Parent Carer Voice CIC. The provider has an established role within the Solihull SEND partnership and provides continuity of engagement and participation arrangements for children and young people with SEND. Direct award approval was obtained in accordance with the Council's Rules for Contracts.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093170-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £106,983 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Locality | SOLIHULL |
| Postcode area | 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Solihull Parent Carer Voice C.I.C |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85311300 - Welfare services for children and young people

## Release History

- 2 Oct 2026 at 10:23 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093170-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093170-2026
  2nd October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.spcv.org.uk
- https://solihull.my.site.com/s/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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