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Personal Assistant (PA) Workforce Pathway

Sheffield City Council

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07 Sep 2026 at 14:41

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Sheffield City Council commissioned the Personal Assistant (PA) Workforce Pathway, a health and social care service designed to build a sustainable workforce of personal assistants. The work supports recruitment, development and retention through community-led recruitment infrastructure, peer outreach, promotion and network building grounded in lived experience. Its purpose is to help people who self-direct their care to do so more effectively and confidently, while supporting safe, independent and rewarding lives through integrated, local and personalised services. The service also supports the council’s responsibility to provide information and advice about social care and universal services, including to people who fund their own support. The procurement is for services delivered in Sheffield for the council’s health and social care activity.

The procurement is complete and one supplier was selected: Embrace Wigan and Leigh. Sheffield City Council used a below-threshold limited competition under the light-touch regime. The contract was signed and started on 1 August 2026, runs to 31 July 2027, and is active. Its value is £92,500 excluding VAT and £111,000 including VAT. The award covers one lot and was made on 1 August 2026. The published outcome identifies health and social work services as the classification for the requirement. The selected supplier is recorded as an SME. This was a single-supplier award rather than a multi-supplier or multi-lot arrangement.

This procurement demonstrates demand for specialist workforce development in personal-assistant services within community-based health and social care. A credible future competitor would need to recruit, develop and retain care workers, and provide practical infrastructure rather than only direct care delivery. Relevant capability includes community-led recruitment, peer outreach, promotion and network building, with a strong understanding of lived experience and self-directed care. Suppliers should be able to engage people who fund their own support as well as people with identified care needs, and connect local, integrated services with clear information and advice. Experience supporting independence, confidence and personalised care would be particularly relevant. Community organisations and SMEs with trusted local networks may be well placed to compete for this type of requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Personal Assistant (PA) Workforce Pathway

Notice Description

The aim of the Sheffield PA Workforce Pathway is to establish a sustainable workforce system that supports recruitment, development and retention of PAs through community-led recruitment infrastructure, peer outreach, promotion and network building grounded in lived experience, enabling people to self direct their care more effectively and with confidence. Health & Social Care aims to help people with identified needs to live safe, independent, and rewarding lives through integrated, local and personalised services and support. The department also has a responsibility to provide information and advice about social care and universal services to the public, including those who fund their own support.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f3a6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084489-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£92,500 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
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
1
Supplier Name

Embrace Wigan & Leigh

Further Information

Notice Documents

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