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UK SPF Opportunity Sheffield Employment Support for Economically Inactive and Socially Excluded Unemployed people in Sheffield

Sheffield City Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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22 Nov 2023 at 17:35

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Tender

15 Sep 2023 at 12:21

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Summary of the contracting process

The Sheffield City Council has conducted a public procurement process for the "UK SPF Opportunity Sheffield Employment Support for Economically Inactive and Socially Excluded Unemployed people in Sheffield" programme. This opportunity falls under the services category in the industry, specifically in the community action programme. The procurement is now in the award stage, with key dates such as the contract signing on 22nd November 2023. The tender was developed under the Open procedure, and it focuses on providing targeted employment support in Sheffield.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for organisations that specialise in employment support services, particularly those addressing challenges faced by groups such as asylum seekers, refugees, and individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds. Businesses interested in providing specialised health provision, employment support services, and engagement courses are well-suited to compete. With multiple contracts to be awarded in various lots, this tender presents a chance for small and medium-sized enterprises to collaborate with the Sheffield City Council and contribute to the community-based employment support projects in Sheffield.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

UK SPF Opportunity Sheffield Employment Support for Economically Inactive and Socially Excluded Unemployed people in Sheffield

Notice Description

A suite of community-based employment support projects. Lot 1: Targeted Support. Lot 2: Specialist Health Provision. Lot 3: Employment Support. Lot 4: Engagement Courses. This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. A range of contracts are intended to be awarded through this opportunity in Phase 1. The values advertised throughout this notice are the total value of all contracts to be awarded for the Opportunity Sheffield programme inclusive of option to extend and budget currently held for discretionary additional awards under this Phase 1 or for subsequent phases. See the tender documentation for the value of a per lot/cohort basis. The tender is being advertised as an open tender developed under Light Touch Regime.

Lot Information

Lot 1: Targeted Support

Lot 1: Targeted Support - contracts for employment support that directly addresses the challenges and barriers to the job market for a) asylum seekers and refugees, b) care leavers, c) homelessness, d) ex-offenders and e) an ethnic minority group.

Lot 2 - Specialist Health Provision

Contracts for employment support that directly addresses the challenges and barriers to the job market for people with a) mental health, b) learning disabilities/difficulties, and c) autism.

Lot 3 - Employment Support

Contracts for employment support that directly addresses the challenges and barriers to the job market who are economically inactive or socially excluded unemployed residents of Sheffield. A range of contract sizes/scope are advertised: a) Employment Support+, b) Employment Support (Standard) and c) Employment Support (Small Lots)

Lot 4 - Engagement Courses

Projects to engage economically inactive or socially excluded unemployed residents of Sheffield to progress into focused employment support and ultimately the job market.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fd07
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034609-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

80400000 - Adult and other education services

80500000 - Training services

85312310 - Guidance services

85322000 - Community action programme

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,316,900 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,316,400 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,219,185 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Nov 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Oct 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Nov 20232 years ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 1-2 years
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
Not specified
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
17
Supplier Names

A Mind Apart

Autism Plus

Burngreave Works Ltd

Depaul UK

Down2u Physiotherapy

Endeavour Training

Infinite Skills CiC

Manor and Castle Development Trust

SOAR Community

Sheffield Futures

South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited

Stem Media limited

The Employers Forum

Tinsley Forum

Together for Sheffield

Voluntary Action Sheffield

Zest (trading name for Netherthorpe & Upperthorpe Community Alliance)

Further Information

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