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title: "Employment Support - Physiotherapy and Pain Management"
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# Employment Support - Physiotherapy and Pain Management

Buyer: Sheffield City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d1ae62cf-b2b9-4e5e-9357-201121b94fe8

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## Summary

Sheffield City Council bought physiotherapy and pain-management support for people taking part in employment support programmes. The service is a wraparound offer for participants supported by providers belonging to the Sheffield Work & Health Local Integration Board. The requirement is for clinical support connected to employment participation, rather than general physiotherapy provision. Delivery is in Sheffield, within Yorkshire and the Humber. The stated service category is physiotherapy. Down2U was selected to provide the service.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Down2U. Sheffield City Council used a direct award procedure. The award was made on 8 October 2026 and is valued at £14,700. The contract period runs from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The original response deadline was 24 September 2026. The procurement is a single service requirement, with no lot split described. The stated suitability assessment excludes small and medium-sized enterprises and voluntary, community and social enterprises. No evaluation criteria are set out in the published process information.

For future requirements of this kind, relevant suppliers will need to deliver physiotherapy and pain-management support as a wraparound service for people engaged in employment support. A credible provider should be able to work with employment-support organisations and coordinate provision for participants referred through the Sheffield Work & Health Local Integration Board’s member providers. This is a focused, short-duration service rather than a broad health-services contract, so suppliers should be able to organise appropriate clinical capacity around participant needs and the employment-support setting. Down2U’s selection demonstrates that the buyer has procured this combination of physiotherapy, pain management and employment support through a direct award. The published suitability assessment did not identify SMEs or VCSEs as suitable.

## Notice

Physiotherapy and pain management wraparound provision for employment support participants being supported by providers which are members of the Sheffield Work & Health Local Integration Board.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b439070e-a053-4f6c-8767-ca2a2c274470 |
| 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 | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £14,700 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £14,700 |
| 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 | Down2U |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85142100 - Physiotherapy services

## Release History

- 8 Oct 2026 at 15:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b439070e-a053-4f6c-8767-ca2a2c274470

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b439070e-a053-4f6c-8767-ca2a2c274470
  8th October 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=109890&B=UK
  Additional data
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104130
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- http://sheffield.gov.uk

## Provenance

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