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Employment Support - Physiotherapy and Pain Management

Sheffield City Council

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08 Oct 2026 at 15:40

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Summary of the contracting process

Sheffield City Council bought physiotherapy and pain-management support for people taking part in employment support programmes. The service is a wraparound offer for participants supported by providers belonging to the Sheffield Work & Health Local Integration Board. The requirement is for clinical support connected to employment participation, rather than general physiotherapy provision. Delivery is in Sheffield, within Yorkshire and the Humber. The stated service category is physiotherapy. Down2U was selected to provide the service.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Down2U. Sheffield City Council used a direct award procedure. The award was made on 8 October 2026 and is valued at £14,700. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The original response deadline was 24 September 2026. The procurement is a single service requirement, with no lot split described. The stated suitability assessment excludes small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No evaluation criteria are set out in the published process information.

For future requirements of this kind, relevant suppliers will need to deliver physiotherapy and pain-management support as a wraparound service for people engaged in employment support. A credible provider should be able to work with employment-support organisations and coordinate provision for participants referred through the Sheffield Work & Health Local Integration Board’s member providers. This is a focused, short-duration service rather than a broad health-services contract, so suppliers should be able to organise appropriate clinical capacity around participant needs and the employment-support setting. Down2U’s selection demonstrates that the buyer has procured this combination of physiotherapy, pain management and employment support through a direct award. The published suitability assessment did not identify SMEs or VCSEs as suitable.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Employment Support - Physiotherapy and Pain Management

Notice Description

Physiotherapy and pain management wraparound provision for employment support participants being supported by providers which are members of the Sheffield Work & Health Local Integration Board.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-d1ae62cf-b2b9-4e5e-9357-201121b94fe8
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b439070e-a053-4f6c-8767-ca2a2c274470
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

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

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85142100 - Physiotherapy services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£14,700 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£14,700 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
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

Down2U

Further Information

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