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Consultancy Plus Call Off via YPO Framework

Sheffield City Council

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09 Oct 2026 at 12:33

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Summary of the contracting process

Sheffield City Council is procuring business and management consultancy services through a managed service provider (MSP). The provider engages consultants compliantly when the council requires them, using the YPO Managing Consultancy and Professional Services Framework. The requirement is for consultancy engagement and associated professional services rather than a specified project or single consulting assignment. Delivery is in Sheffield, within Yorkshire and the Humber. The arrangement gives the council a route to source consultants as needs arise, with the MSP managing their engagement under the framework.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited, trading as Consultancy+, by direct award through the YPO framework. The award was approved on 8 October 2026 and dated 9 October 2026. The contract period runs from 9 October 2026 to 30 September 2030. The awarded value is £20,720,000. This is a single consultancy services arrangement, not divided into lots. The stated purpose is compliant engagement of consultants when required; the published award information does not set out a separate scoring breakdown or supplier-specific eligibility criteria. Sheffield City Council selected its supplier using the framework route rather than running a new open competition.

For suppliers competing for a future requirement of this kind, the award demonstrates substantial, multi-year council demand for a managed route to engage consultants across changing needs. A credible competitor would need to combine access to a suitable pool of consultancy and professional-services talent with the operational capability to manage consultant engagement compliantly and respond as requirements arise. Experience delivering managed service provision for public-sector clients and the ability to work through an established framework route would be relevant strengths. The council’s stated SME and voluntary-sector suitability flags are negative, and the selected provider is a large recruitment business; this points to a requirement suited to established providers with the scale and infrastructure to manage the service rather than smaller or community-based suppliers bidding alone.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Consultancy Plus Call Off via YPO Framework

Notice Description

Using a Managed Service Provider (MSP) to compliantly engage consultants when required. Direct award via YPO Framework 'Managing Consultancy and Professional Services Framework - 1141'. The award is approved on 8th October 2026, decision taken by the Officer with the delegated authority.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-054aa364-3b5a-43be-8bb6-f8e716a8d65f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b829bc16-338c-415c-afca-4a178e835876
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£20,720,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£20,720,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
9 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
9 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2030 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Sheffield City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S1 2HH
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Further Information

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