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title: "Fresh Start Service"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2023-03-23"
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# Fresh Start Service

Buyer: SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-97c97aca-198b-4f58-8d84-3d009e6bbdda

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## Summary

The Sheffield City Council has recently awarded a contract for the 'Fresh Start Service' within the Health and social work services category. The contract, valued at £176,000 GBP, was awarded through an open procedure. The service aims to support women in addressing various life challenges and has a contract period starting on April 1, 2023, and ending on March 31, 2025. The buying organisation is Sheffield City Council located in Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber. The deadline for the tender submission was on March 3, 2023.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses, particularly those specialising in health and social work services, to engage with Sheffield City Council in delivering the 'Fresh Start Service'. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. Businesses offering services related to drug and alcohol misuse, social work, counselling, welfare services, and other relevant support areas can find this tender suitable for their expertise and growth. Early engagement could help tailor services to meet the project's aims and contribute to social impact in the region.

## Notice

Women who have previously had children removed are supported to make sustainable change to address the multiple and complex risks in their lives e.g., substance misuse, mental health, domestic abuse, parenting capacity, adverse childhood experiences and unsafe housing conditions. The objective is intervention at a point when women have no children in their care to support them to take control of their lives and develop new skills and responses. Encourage partner agencies (e.g., criminal justice and drug and alcohol services) to think differently and put aside previous assessments and preconceptions. Through direct interventions and/ or encouraging access to partner agencies the service will address: * Drug and Alcohol Misuse * Loss and Grief - including childhood experience * Relationships - Personal and Professional * Health Needs - Sexual health including accessing contraception, GP, dental * Education and Employment * Housing * Self-reflection - Self-esteem, self-confidence and Resilience * Any other services relevant to the aims of the project. The contract has been awarded on the basis of most economically advantageous tender. The decision to award has been made through the Council's delegated approval procedures.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/070f88ee-77cc-483a-8613-9bed221eb78b |
| 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 | 23 Mar 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 3 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2023 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £176,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £176,000 |
| 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 | AIREDALE VOLUNTARY DRUG AND ALCOHOL AGENCY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- 85300000 - Social work and related services
- 85310000 - Social work services
- 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
- 85312300 - Guidance and counselling services
- 85312320 - Counselling services
- 85312400 - Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions

## Release History

- 23 Mar 2023 at 15:49 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/070f88ee-77cc-483a-8613-9bed221eb78b

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/070f88ee-77cc-483a-8613-9bed221eb78b
  23rd March 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=59968&B=UK
  Additional data
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104130
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- https://www.sheffield.gov.uk

## Provenance

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