SOL Civica Financial Inclusion -Connect to Work Programme 2025

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
West Midlands
Direct award
1 September 2025 to 31 March 2026

The contract involves providing technical and administrative assistance to a local authority financial inclusion team. Key activities include managing Discretionary Housing Payments, Homeless Reduction Act funding, and the Household Support Scheme. Additionally, the service supports the delivery of a Connect to Work programme in partnership with regional combined authorities, focusing on money advice referrals and grant distribution workflows.

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Awarded value: £32k; As published
Published: 18 November 2025
Awarded: 1 September 2025; Civica
Contract length: 7 months; Ends 31 March 2026

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of specialist software and administrative support services for local authority financial inclusion, grant management, and employment support programmes.

Assistance to the Financial Inclusion Team to deliver Discretionary Housing Payments
Assistance to the Financial Inclusion Team to deliver Homeless Reduction Act funding to assist with homeless prevention
Assistance with general referrals for money advice and support
Assistance with delivery of the government’s Household Support Scheme (HSF) on behalf of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council
Assistance with a Connect to Work programme delivered in partnership with the West Midlands Combined Authority, securing funding to help with the project

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 7 months
Contract dates: 1 September 2025 to 31 March 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 79620000

Services in this contract

Local welfare assistance, crisis support and emergency foodMain service£252k typicalAssistance delivering crisis support, Household Support Fund and homelessness prevention grants
Employment support and employability programmes£135k typicalAssistance with the Connect to Work employment programme

Lifecycle

Published
18 November 2025
Contract awardedto Civica
1 September 2025
Contract starts
1 September 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2026

The buyer

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

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The supplier

Civica

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/335235/sol-civica-financial-inclusion-connect-to-work-programme-2025
Buyer reference: SOL30109
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e394
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. SOL Civica Financial Inclusion -Connect to Work Programme 2025. Contract award, 18 November 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/335235/sol-civica-financial-inclusion-connect-to-work-programme-2025 (accessed 5 November 2026).