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title: "UKSPF Employment Support Service for Hong Kong Emigres"
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buyer: "SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL"
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# UKSPF Employment Support Service for Hong Kong Emigres

Buyer: SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4927963d-d260-46c0-8944-6f4ea2136d23

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## Summary

The Sheffield City Council has awarded a contract for the "UKSPF Employment Support Service for Hong Kong Emigres" to Sharrow Community Forum. The procurement process was under a selective method using a Restricted procedure. The contract has a value of £40,000 and will be in effect from February 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025. The tender period ended on January 17, 2024, and the contract was awarded on January 29, 2024, to provide employment support activities in Sheffield.

This contract presents an opportunity for organisations providing education and training services in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of the United Kingdom. Businesses with expertise in delivering employment support to economically inactive and socially excluded individuals are well-suited to compete. The Sheffield City Council, as the buying organisation, aims to achieve targeted employment support outcomes through this contract, fostering innovation and community involvement to ensure value for money from the investment of UKSPF and SCC core funds.

## Notice

Opportunity Sheffield is seeking to commission a suite of employment support activities to achieve the following objectives: * specialist and/or targeted employment support for economically inactive and/or socially excluded unemployed residents of Sheffield, who cannot access appropriate provision elsewhere, * successful delivery of all required UKSPF outputs and outcomes, to meet the Council's contractual requirements with the funder (SYMCA / UK government), * a dynamic, results driven programme, fully integrated with the city's wider skills and employment support provider landscape, * wide coverage of employment support services across the city and ease of accessibility for participants, to enable large scale engagement and progression into the labour market, * targeting of high demand cohorts and geographical areas, including those where previously limited provision has left cohorts and/or areas with a shortage of accessible support mobilisation of specialised skills, knowledge, experience, and networks to deliver targeted, tailored support for groups and communities with particular needs, * innovative approaches from a diverse range of organisations which serve their communities can be supported, * value for money from the investment of UKSPF and SCC core funds is achieved.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d19f7748-aa32-4cdf-9cb2-b74dd9abe10e |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Jan 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Jan 2024 |
| Contract period | 1 Feb 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £40,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £40,000 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 1 |
| Supplier names | SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 85322000 - Community action programme

## Release History

- 16 Feb 2024 at 14:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d19f7748-aa32-4cdf-9cb2-b74dd9abe10e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d19f7748-aa32-4cdf-9cb2-b74dd9abe10e
  16th February 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=76574&B=UK
  Additional data
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104130
  User / Company

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