Buyer Name: Sheffield City Council
Buyer Address: The Town Hall, Pinstone St, Sheffield, UKE32, S1 2HH, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurement@sheffield.gov.uk
Connect to Work Sheffield: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment for disadvantaged groups
Buyer Contact Info
Status
active
active
Procedure
open
open
Value
1956744.0 GBP
Gross: 2348092 GBP
1956744.0 GBP
Gross: 2348092 GBP
Published
12 Dec 2025, 14:23
12 Dec 2025, 14:23
Deadline
12 Jan 2026, 17:00
12 Jan 2026, 17:00
Contract Start
n/a
n/a
Contract End
n/a
n/a
Category
services
services
CPV
79611000 - Job search services
79611000 - Job search services
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
n/a
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Description
Delivery of a cohort-specific IPS provision to (non-health) residents who are eligible and suitable for support on the Connect to Work programme. Groups have been specified broadly as: carers, refugees, veterans, ex-offenders, homeless people, young people at risk, victims of domestic violence, victims of modern slavery. It is anticipated that 9 individual contracts will be awarded. Each individual contract is valued at £217,416 ex VAT for the full contract term. Each contract has deliverable of supporting 90 out of work and 20 in work participants leading to job outcomes of 45 for out of work starts and 16 for retention of in work starts. This contract s funded by the UK Government through Connect to Work and Economic Trailblazer.
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External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082535-2025
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Lots
Lot Title: Contract Award 1
Lot Description: See main description
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Value: GBP 217,416
Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 260,899
Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z
Lot 1 Contract End: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00
Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Method statement (90%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social value (10%)
Lot Title: Contract Award 2
Lot Description: Second contract award. See main description.
Lot 2 Status: active
Lot 2 Value: GBP 217,416
Lot 2 Value (Gross): GBP 260,899
Lot 2 Contract Start: 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z
Lot 2 Contract End: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00
Lot 2 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Method statement (90%)
Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): Social value (10%)
Lot Title: Contract Award 3
Lot Description: Third contract award. See main description.
Lot 3 Status: active
Lot 3 Value: GBP 217,416
Lot 3 Value (Gross): GBP 260,899
Lot 3 Contract Start: 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z
Lot 3 Contract End: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00
Lot 3 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 3 Award Criterion (quality): Method statement (90%)
Lot 3 Award Criterion (quality): Social value (10%)
Lot Title: Contract award 4
Lot Description: Fourth contract award. See main description.
Lot 4 Status: active
Lot 4 Value: GBP 217,416
Lot 4 Value (Gross): GBP 260,899
Lot 4 Contract Start: 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z
Lot 4 Contract End: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00
Lot 4 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 4 Award Criterion (quality): Method statement (90%)
Lot 4 Award Criterion (quality): Social value (10%)
Lot Title: Contract award 5
Lot Description: Fifth contract award. See main description.
Lot 5 Status: active
Lot 5 Value: GBP 217,416
Lot 5 Value (Gross): GBP 260,899
Lot 5 Contract Start: 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z
Lot 5 Contract End: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00
Lot 5 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 5 Award Criterion (quality): Method statement (90%)
Lot 5 Award Criterion (quality): Social value (10%)
Lot Title: Contract award 6
Lot Description: Sixth contract award. See main description.
Lot 6 Status: active
Lot 6 Value: GBP 217,416
Lot 6 Value (Gross): GBP 260,899
Lot 6 Contract Start: 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z
Lot 6 Contract End: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00
Lot 6 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 6 Award Criterion (quality): Method statement (90%)
Lot 6 Award Criterion (quality): Social value (10%)
Lot Title: Contract award 7
Lot Description: Seventh contract award. See main description.
Lot 7 Status: active
Lot 7 Value: GBP 217,416
Lot 7 Value (Gross): GBP 260,899
Lot 7 Contract Start: 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z
Lot 7 Contract End: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00
Lot 7 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 7 Award Criterion (quality): Method statement (90%)
Lot 7 Award Criterion (quality): Social value (10%)
Lot Title: Contract award 8
Lot Description: Eighth contract award. See main description.
Lot 8 Status: active
Lot 8 Value: GBP 217,416
Lot 8 Value (Gross): GBP 260,899
Lot 8 Contract Start: 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z
Lot 8 Contract End: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00
Lot 8 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 8 Award Criterion (quality): Method statement (90%)
Lot 8 Award Criterion (quality): Social value (10%)
Lot Title: Contract award 9
Lot Description: Ninth contract award. See main description.
Lot 9 Status: active
Lot 9 Value: GBP 217,416
Lot 9 Value (Gross): GBP 260,900
Lot 9 Contract Start: 2026-03-01T00:00:00Z
Lot 9 Contract End: 2030-03-31T23:59:59+01:00
Lot 9 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 9 Award Criterion (quality): Method statement (90%)
Lot 9 Award Criterion (quality): Social value (10%)
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