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Pathways to Work - Targeted Employment Support for Ethnic Minority Groups in Sheffield

SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL

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Award

01 Apr 2025 at 16:34

Tender

11 Feb 2025 at 18:16

Summary of the contracting process

Sheffield City Council, a regional authority, has completed the "Pathways to Work - Targeted Employment Support for Ethnic Minority Groups in Sheffield" procurement process. This project falls under the job search services category and aims to address engagement, employability, and progression to work for economically inactive ethnic minority residents in Sheffield (UKE32 region). This open procurement process, which concluded its tender stage on March 4, 2025, awarded four contracts with a maximum budget of £85,000 each. The initiative is part-funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Economic Inactivity Trailblazer funds, with additional funding available for exceeding contracted outcomes. Contracts were signed on March 20, 2025, with awards granted to Equal Communities Ltd, Firvale Community Hub, Infinite Skills CiC, and Sharrow Community Forum.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in community action programmes, employment support, and tailored interventions for minority groups. Companies adept at delivering high-quality engagement and employability services stand to benefit from potentially accessing the pooled budget for exceeding targets. SMEs and community-focused organisations are well-suited to participate, leveraging their expertise to support Sheffield's ethnic minority communities in overcoming labour market barriers. The open procedure invites broad participation, ensuring a transparent and competitive environment for suppliers aiming to expand their service offerings and contribute to local economic activity.

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Notice Title

Pathways to Work - Targeted Employment Support for Ethnic Minority Groups in Sheffield

Notice Description

Opportunity Sheffield seeks proposals which can address the particular engagement, employability, and progression to work challenges faced by residents within Sheffield's ethnic minority communities, with sharp focus on those who are economically inactive. Providers will need to offer specialist interventions to help participants overcome personal and/or circumstantial barriers to the labour market. These interventions will be tailored to target participants. This project will be seeking to award four contracts with a max. budget of PS85,000 each. Successful providers will be able access a pooled budget of estimated PS30-85,000 for the evidenced delivery of outcomes above the contracted target (this budget is not included in the estimated total value in this advertisement and subject to availability). This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Economic Inactivity Trailblazer funds.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Opportunity Sheffield seeks proposals which can address the particular engagement, employability, and progression to work challenges faced by residents within Sheffield's ethnic minority communities, with sharp focus on those who are economically inactive. Providers will need to offer specialist interventions to help participants overcome personal and/or circumstantial barriers to the labour market. These interventions will be tailored to target participants. This project will be seeking to award four contracts with a max. budget of PS85,000 each. This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Economic Inactivity Trailblazer funds.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ddec
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012381-2025
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
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

85 - Health and social work services


CPV Codes

79611000 - Job search services

85322000 - Community action programme

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£340,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£340,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£242,348 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
4 Mar 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Mar 202511 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
procurement@sheffield.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1142057397

Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S1 2HH
Post Town
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
TLE32 Sheffield

Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
City
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

EQUAL COMMUNITIES

FIRVALE COMMUNITY HUB

INFINITE SKILLS

SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM

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