Scope
Reference
SOL30057
Description
Solihull MBC is inviting interested taxi service providers to engage with this questionnaire to help us develop our future tendering strategy.
Aligned with our practice framework, Connecting Families, we aim to enable families to thrive and young people to be independent. This includes supporting families to provide their own transport when this is needed. However, on the occasions when this is not possible, Children’s Services shall arrange safe and appropriate transport so that children, young people and their parents / carers can be where they need to be. This can be:
- Planned regular journeys for children (e.g. school, college, alternative provision)
- Unplanned occasional journeys for children or relatives (e.g. contact meetings)
Children’s Social Work teams arrange regular journeys per term‑time with half of those journeys requiring an escort, provided by the taxi firm. On occasions we may require a specialist taxi vehicle to meet needs. Except for one case, these journeys were to or from educational settings. In addition, there are ad‑hoc journeys for children—and occasionally for a parent carer—which may involve travel to schools or other destinations.
Total value (estimated)
- £0 excluding VAT
- £0 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 31 May 2026 to 31 May 2028
- 2 years, 1 day
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 60120000 - Taxi services
Contract locations
- UKG32 - Solihull
Engagement
Engagement deadline
11 March 2026
Engagement process description
Where competition is identified following this market engagement any dates and service requirements may be subject to change.
A questionnaire is available through the Atamis portal. To register your interest and access the questionnaire, please follow this link to the Atamis portal:
Atamis - https://solihull.my.site.com/s/ & Supplier_User_Guide.pdf .
The project reference is SOL30057 and the closing date for submission of the completed questionnaire is: 12:00hrs 11th March 2026
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
1 May 2026
Contracting authority
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PGWC-7578-LYDG
The Council House, Manor Square
Solihull
B91 3QB
United Kingdom
Email: procteam@solihull.gov.uk
Website: https://solihull.my.site.com/s/
Region: UKG32 - Solihull
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government