--- title: "Consultancy Plus Call Off via YPO Framework" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-054aa364-3b5a-43be-8bb6-f8e716a8d65f" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-054aa364-3b5a-43be-8bb6-f8e716a8d65f" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-054aa364-3b5a-43be-8bb6-f8e716a8d65f.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-054aa364-3b5a-43be-8bb6-f8e716a8d65f.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "Sheffield City Council" published: "2026-10-09" --- # Consultancy Plus Call Off via YPO Framework Buyer: Sheffield City Council Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-054aa364-3b5a-43be-8bb6-f8e716a8d65f [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-054aa364-3b5a-43be-8bb6-f8e716a8d65f) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-054aa364-3b5a-43be-8bb6-f8e716a8d65f.json) ## Summary Sheffield City Council is procuring business and management consultancy services through a managed service provider (MSP). The provider engages consultants compliantly when the council requires them, using the YPO Managing Consultancy and Professional Services Framework. The requirement is for consultancy engagement and associated professional services rather than a specified project or single consulting assignment. Delivery is in Sheffield, within Yorkshire and the Humber. The arrangement gives the council a route to source consultants as needs arise, with the MSP managing their engagement under the framework. The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited, trading as Consultancy+, by direct award through the YPO framework. The award was approved on 8 October 2026 and dated 9 October 2026. The contract period runs from 9 October 2026 to 30 September 2030. The awarded value is £20,720,000. This is a single consultancy services arrangement, not divided into lots. The stated purpose is compliant engagement of consultants when required; the published award information does not set out a separate scoring breakdown or supplier-specific eligibility criteria. Sheffield City Council selected its supplier using the framework route rather than running a new open competition. For suppliers competing for a future requirement of this kind, the award demonstrates substantial, multi-year council demand for a managed route to engage consultants across changing needs. A credible competitor would need to combine access to a suitable pool of consultancy and professional-services talent with the operational capability to manage consultant engagement compliantly and respond as requirements arise. Experience delivering managed service provision for public-sector clients and the ability to work through an established framework route would be relevant strengths. The council’s stated SME and voluntary-sector suitability flags are negative, and the selected provider is a large recruitment business; this points to a requirement suited to established providers with the scale and infrastructure to manage the service rather than smaller or community-based suppliers bidding alone. ## Notice Using a Managed Service Provider (MSP) to compliantly engage consultants when required. Direct award via YPO Framework 'Managing Consultancy and Professional Services Framework - 1141'. The award is approved on 8th October 2026, decision taken by the Officer with the delegated authority. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b829bc16-338c-415c-afca-4a178e835876 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Direct | | Procurement method details | Direct award | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 9 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 9 Oct 2026 | | Contract period | 9 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £20,720,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £20,720,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Sheffield City Council | | Locality | SHEFFIELD | | Postcode area | Sheffield | | Postcode | S1 2HH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield | | Local authority | Sheffield | | Electoral ward | City | | Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services ## Release History - 9 Oct 2026 at 12:33 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b829bc16-338c-415c-afca-4a178e835876 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b829bc16-338c-415c-afca-4a178e835876 9th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=109909&B=UK Additional data - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104130 User / Company ## Notice URLs - http://sheffield.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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