--- title: "ESF Positive Change Projects 2022-23 - delivery of short courses to promote the re-engagement of people who are unemployed or economically inactive" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-0f237de3-cae8-4b84-93be-889a255c9e51" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0f237de3-cae8-4b84-93be-889a255c9e51" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0f237de3-cae8-4b84-93be-889a255c9e51.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0f237de3-cae8-4b84-93be-889a255c9e51.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL" published: "2022-09-29" --- # ESF Positive Change Projects 2022-23 - delivery of short courses to promote the re-engagement of people who are unemployed or economically inactive Buyer: SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0f237de3-cae8-4b84-93be-889a255c9e51 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-0f237de3-cae8-4b84-93be-889a255c9e51) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-0f237de3-cae8-4b84-93be-889a255c9e51.json) ## Summary The Sheffield City Council has recently awarded a contract for the project titled "ESF Positive Change Projects 2022-23." The project involves delivering short courses to promote the re-engagement of unemployed or economically inactive individuals in Sheffield. The procurement falls under the Light Touch Regime and is part-funded by the European Social Fund. The contract period will run from October 17, 2022, to September 30, 2023. This tender presents business opportunities for organisations providing education and training services, especially those delivering personal development training. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete. Businesses interested in engaging clients with employability services and creating positive views towards sustained employment are encouraged to participate in this procurement process. ## Notice Opportunity Sheffield is seeking to commission several pilot engagement Projects for people who are unemployed or economically inactive in Sheffield and require additional support to access the labour market. The aim of the Projects will be to engage/re-engage clients with employability services, changing their existing potentially negative views of entering sustained employment into positive ones. This tender is procured under the Light Touch Regime. This project is part-funded by the European Social Fund. Decision taken and brief rationale: Contract award has been made based on most economically advantageous tender. Method statement (65%), Social Value (10%) and pricing schedule (total 25%, of which 10% being total price). Evaluation was undertaken with consensus scoring by the panel. The decision to award was then made as described in the invitation to tender, prioritising the highest scoring first bids of the bidder until the funding is allocated. The award has been made to the suppliers listed within this notice. Additional information: Date decision taken internally to award the contract ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/906f56b0-91fb-44c7-8ca8-9b7db748a588 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 29 Sep 2022 | | Submission deadline | 14 Sep 2022 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 27 Sep 2022 | | Contract period | 16 Oct 2022 - 30 Sep 2023 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £301,273 | | 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 | | Post town | 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 | 18 | | Supplier names | A MIND APART THEATRE; AALFY; ASPIRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER; AUTISM PLUS; BIG AMBITIONS; BURNGREAVE WORKS; DOWN2U PHYSIOTHERAPY; ELEMENT SOCIETY; ENDEAVOUR TRAINING; GROW; HEELEY CITY FARM; MEADOWHALL TRAINING; SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM; THE EMPLOYERS FORUM; TOGETHER FOR SHEFFIELD; VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD; YES2VENTURES; ZEST (TRADING NAME FOR NETHERTHORPE & UPPERTHORPE COMMUNITY | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services - 80570000 - Personal development training services ## Release History - 29 Sep 2022 at 11:50 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/906f56b0-91fb-44c7-8ca8-9b7db748a588 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/906f56b0-91fb-44c7-8ca8-9b7db748a588 29th September 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=51984&B=UK Additional data - https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104130 User / Company ## Notice URLs - https://www.sheffield.gov.uk ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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