We have identified 50 evidence-based social value themes for Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in West Midlands across 42 service areas. These insights are derived from the latest council meeting transcripts and can inform your social value strategy for bids and tenders.
Adult social care market sustainability
The directorate identified ongoing pressure to sustain a viable adult social care market in terms of both quality and cost, alongside workforce capacity and rising personal contribution debt. This aff…
“Some of the key areas for consideration in terms of risks are in 3 .20 to 3 .23. Again, they are often a reflection of the national picture, similar t…”
Rising care contribution debt
Adult social care is seeing increased sundry income debt from personal contributions for care costs. Officers said recovery has fallen by around four or five percentage points and that bad debts can c…
“So for the first one, the debt is higher than it used to be, but in terms of orders of magnitude, it's dropped in terms of the overall amount we get b…”
Adult Social Care Budget Pressure and Demographic Challenge
Significant and rising demand for adult social care services driven by demographic changes. According to ONS projections from June 2025, the number of people aged 80-89 in Solihull will increase by 6.…
“According to the most recent ONS projections from June 2025, the number of people aged 80 to 89 is set to increase by 6.4% by 2032 in Sellowhall, with…”
Adult Social Care Budget Allocation
Adult social care budget has been increased from £77.5 million to £85.4 million (representing a 10% increase). This allocation reflects ongoing demographic pressures and rising care sector costs.
“Last year we saw SMBC's adult social care budget go from 77.5 million to 85.4 million, a 10% increase.”
SME payment within 10 days
The amended financial regulations reinstate the intention to pay SMEs within 10 days. This is a procurement and supplier-management policy change that can improve supplier cashflow and the council’s a…
“32 .25 reinstates the intention to pay SMEs within 10 days, as was originally set out in the first column. And then 40 .4 and 41 also remain unchanged…”
Financial regulations revised
The committee considered annual revisions to the council’s financial regulations, including clarification on upfront payments, approval routes for budget movements, scrutiny reporting, and payment ter…
“So the benefit for a couple of new members, the financial regulations are an internal document around the financial controls and governance we've got …”
Revenue Outturn 2024/25 - Overspend Position
Council ended 2024/25 with £3.942 million overspend (better than £5.603 million forecast). Exceptional financial support of £15.615 million was applied, with £5.603 million used against overspend. Bal…
“we ended up with a better position than we reported in the MTFS... Effectively, we saw an overspend, still an overspend unfortunately, of £3.942 milli…”
2024-25 Final Accounts Approval
Solihull Council's final statement of accounts for 2024-25 has been approved following external audit by Grant Thornton. Two major changes from draft accounts: (1) Exceptional financial support from M…
“The first one being around the exceptional financial support that the council got during 24 -25, so at the time of draught accounts, the exceptional f…”
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