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title: "Opportunity Sheffield Pathways to Progression Ambition and Pathways to Success Tender Opportunities - Prior Information Notice"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02ce07"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2021-07-29"
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# Opportunity Sheffield Pathways to Progression Ambition and Pathways to Success Tender Opportunities - Prior Information Notice

Buyer: SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ce07

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## Summary

The Sheffield City Council is planning a public procurement process titled "Opportunity Sheffield Pathways to Progression Ambition and Pathways to Success Tender Opportunities - Prior Information Notice." This initiative falls within the education and training services industry category and has a total value of £550,000. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with key activities outlined for the remainder of the 2019-21 ESF Pathways project. Notably, a future notice regarding this tender is expected to be released on 2nd August 2021, with the commissioning of various projects aimed at supporting unemployed residents of Sheffield scheduled until 31st March 2022.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses focused on employment services, training, and educational support, particularly those that can develop projects to assist economically inactive individuals in entering the workforce or further education. Companies specialising in community outreach, skills training, and employment facilitation will be well-positioned to compete for this contract, contributing to the Council's goal of enhancing employment outcomes in the Sheffield area.

## Notice

Opportunity Sheffield, the employment and skills service in Sheffield City Council, wishes to inform you of its plans for the remainder of the 2019-21 ESF Pathways project, which is part-funded by the European Social Fund. This project incorporates the Ambition - Pathways to Progression (P2P) and Pathways to Success (P2S) programmes. The Department for Work & Pensions has granted a time-only extension to both programmes, allowing existing underspend from Ambition (P2P) and P2S to be utilised for a continuation of activity until March 31st 2022. To this end, we will be commissioning a series of six-month projects on Ambition (P2P) and four-month projects on P2S. The commissioned activity will be for a range of projects to support residents of Sheffield who are unemployed or economically inactive enter employment, training or education.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Opportunity Sheffield, the employment and skills service in Sheffield City Council, wishes to inform you of its plans for the remainder of the 2019-21 ESF Pathways project, which is part-funded by the European Social Fund. This project incorporates the Ambition - Pathways to Progression (P2P) and Pathways to Success (P2S) programmes. The Department for Work & Pensions has granted a time-only extension to both programmes, allowing existing underspend from Ambition (P2P) and P2S to be utilised for a continuation of activity until March 31st 2022. To this end, we will be commissioning a series of six-month projects on Ambition (P2P) and four-month projects on P2S. The commissioned activity will be for a range of projects to support residents of Sheffield who are unemployed or economically inactive enter employment, training or education. Additional information: this project is part funded by the European Social Fund

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018073-2021 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jul 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Aug 2021 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £550,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 | TLE32 Sheffield |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 29 Jul 2021 at 11:35 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018073-2021

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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