Notice Information
Notice Title
Connect to Work Sheffield: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment for disadvantaged groups
Notice Description
Delivery of a cohort-specific IPS provision to (non-health) residents who are eligible and suitable for support on the Connect to Work programme. Groups have been specified broadly as: carers, refugees, veterans, ex-offenders, homeless people, young people at risk, victims of domestic violence, victims of modern slavery. It is anticipated that 9 individual contracts will be awarded. Each individual contract is valued at PS217,416 ex VAT for the full contract term. Each contract has deliverable of supporting 90 out of work and 20 in work participants leading to job outcomes of 45 for out of work starts and 16 for retention of in work starts. This contract s funded by the UK Government through Connect to Work and Economic Trailblazer.
Lot Information
Contract Award 1
See main description
Contract Award 2Second contract award. See main description.
Contract Award 3Third contract award. See main description.
Contract award 4Fourth contract award. See main description.
Contract award 5Fifth contract award. See main description.
Contract award 6Sixth contract award. See main description.
Contract award 7Seventh contract award. See main description.
Contract award 8Eighth contract award. See main description.
Contract award 9Ninth contract award. See main description.
Planning Information
For more information and to provide a response to this market engagement activity please go to the YORTender portal: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/97506/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/publictenders&b=YORTENDER The Council intends to use a blended approach to market engagement for this exercise which involves: • this opportunity to comment in response to the project brief and let us know anything you think would be important through the online form, and potential follow-up discussions with respondents. • gauge interest in potential providers who may wish to bid to deliver services through the online form. • targeted conversations with key stakeholders to ensure we have collected the views of the voluntary and community sector.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-058ec2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082535-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
79611000 - Job search services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,956,744 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,956,744 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Dec 20252 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Jan 20262 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Dec 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@sheffield.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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
- TLE3 South Yorkshire, TLE32 Sheffield
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- City
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082535-2025
12th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051676-2025
27th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/100784/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/publictenders&b=YORTENDER
Link to e-tendering portal. Find all tender documents here. Registration and access is free and without restriction.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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