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title: "Opportunity Sheffield - Targeted Employability Support - Pathways to Progress Ambition"
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# Opportunity Sheffield - Targeted Employability Support - Pathways to Progress Ambition

Buyer: SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-eaf660e5-b628-497e-8115-01ece23f4c53

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## Summary

The Sheffield City Council is conducting a public procurement process titled "Opportunity Sheffield - Targeted Employability Support - Pathways to Progress Ambition," aimed at funding targeted employment support projects in Sheffield. This initiative, which has a budget of £210,000, is classified under adult and other education services. The tender period concluded on 18 August 2021, with the contract set to run from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022. This is an open procurement process, where bids were encouraged from organisations capable of assisting unemployed or economically inactive individuals, particularly those from diverse groups.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in employment services, vocational training, and community support, especially those with a focus on assisting marginalised communities such as care leavers, ex-offenders, and ethnic minorities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are well-positioned to compete, as the contracting authority is keen on delivering impactful programmes that support the local population's re-engagement with education and the labour market.

## Notice

The Council has PS210,000 available to fund targeted employment support projects in Sheffield between October 2021 and March 2022. Bids are invited for projects that support unemployed or economically inactive people to move closer to the labour market, including into education, training or work. We are seeking bids for projects that will support people from a range of groups: Care Leavers, Homeless, Ex-offenders, Lone Parents, BAMER/Ethnic Minorities, Disengaged 18-24s, Disabilities and Socially/Economically Excluded. This project is part funded by the European Social Fund

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2855eb4-0742-4c9f-a6f7-2dcc7839ccf5 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Sep 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 18 Aug 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Sep 2021 |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2021 - 31 Mar 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £210,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £210,000 |
| 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 4PL |
| 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 | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | ASPIRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER; DEPAUL; ELEMENT SOCIETY; MANOR & CASTLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST; PAKISTAN ADVICE; SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM; YES2VENTURES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2021 at 13:59 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2855eb4-0742-4c9f-a6f7-2dcc7839ccf5

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c2855eb4-0742-4c9f-a6f7-2dcc7839ccf5
  14th September 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=e0be9957-88f3-eb11-810d-005056b64545
  Advert

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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