Notice Information
Notice Title
Fenestration, Window and Door Installation Training
Notice Description
Opportunity Sheffield are looking to purchase a Fenestration Training Programme for out of work participants of pathways to work. The training will enable participants of the training course to find and secure full-time sustainable employment within the construction and building materials sector and should be suitable for unemployed and economically inactive residents of Sheffield.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Opportunity Sheffield are looking to purchase a Fenestration Training Programme for out of work participants of pathways to work. The training will enable participants of the training course to find and secure full-time sustainable employment within the construction and building materials sector and should be suitable for unemployed and economically inactive residents of Sheffield.
Planning Information
• opportunity to tell us about courses/training in the market by using our online form available on the Council's e-tendering portal YORTender, where providers can also ask us questions too using the messaging feature: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/103887/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/publictenders&b=YORTENDER • potential follow-up discussions with respondents. • gauge the level of interest from potential providers who may wish to enter a contract to deliver services on behalf of the Council. • gauge the scope of what is already available in or near to Sheffield, and whether something new may need to be developed to address commissioning and programme ambitions. • targeted conversations with any key stakeholders, including potential providers, to ensure we have collected a wide range of views.
Procurement Information
The contract was awarded in accordance with Section 33 of the Procurement Act 2023 as a below-threshold service contract falling within the light touch regime for education and training services. There is no requirement to publish a prior notice on the Find a Tender Service, and the Council applied a proportionate procurement approach. The award supports a targeted, programme-led Skills and Training scheme delivered under Sheffield's Pathways to Work model.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-066e33
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043264-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 May 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Apr 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 30 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
- TLE31 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham, TLE32 Sheffield
-
- Local Authority
- Sheffield
- Electoral Ward
- City
- Westminster Constituency
- Sheffield Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024861-2026
18th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
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