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Fresh Start Service

Sheffield City Council

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07 Feb 2023 at 17:09

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sheffield City Council has initiated a procurement process for the "Fresh Start Service" aimed at providing health and social work services, specifically targeting support for women who have had children removed from their care. The procurement, classified under the CPV code 85000000, is focused on services within the UKE region. The process progressed past the tendering stage, reaching the award update and contract update stages by 23rd April 2025. Notably, the contract was signed with Airedale Voluntary Drug and Alcohol Agency Ltd trading as Project 6. The contract, valued at £88,000, commenced on 31st March 2025 with a duration of 360 days. The procurement method employed was open procedure, adhering to the legal basis CELEX 32014L0024.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses involved in social work and related services, particularly those experienced in providing support services for women addressing complex social issues such as substance misuse and domestic abuse. SMEs with expertise in guidance and counselling, social work services, and non-residential welfare services could find this project particularly well-suited. Engaging in such a contract can enhance a company's portfolio by demonstrating its capability to manage sensitive projects of substantial impact. For firms capable of delivering integrated support across multiple domains, this contract offers an avenue for business growth and extended service delivery within the public sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Fresh Start Service

Notice Description

Women who have previously had children removed are supported to make sustainable change to address the multiple and complex risks in their lives e.g., substance misuse, mental health, domestic abuse, parenting capacity, adverse childhood experiences and unsafe housing conditions. The objective is intervention at a point when women have no children in their care to support them to take control of their lives and develop new skills and responses.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Support for women who have had a child/children removed from their care, by the Local Authorities, sadly this could be for a number of reasons; failure on the mothers part to meet the child's basic physical and psychological needs which could be as a result of physical/sexual/emotional abuse, drug/alcohol misuse, abandonment, neglect, incarceration or for any other safeguarding concerns for the baby/child.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03a3a9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016629-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

85300000 - Social work and related services

85310000 - Social work services

85312000 - Social work services without accommodation

85312300 - Guidance and counselling services

85312320 - Counselling services

85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£176,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£176,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£264,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Apr 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
3 Mar 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Mar 20233 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

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
2
Supplier Names

Airedale Voluntary Drug and Alcohol Agency Ltd trading as Project 6

Project 6

Further Information

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