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title: "ESF Positive Change Projects 2022-23 - delivery of short courses to promote the re-engagement of people who are unemployed or economically inactive"
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# ESF Positive Change Projects 2022-23 - delivery of short courses to promote the re-engagement of people who are unemployed or economically inactive

Buyer: SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0361c4

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## Summary

The Sheffield City Council has awarded the contract for "ESF Positive Change Projects 2022-23 - delivery of short courses" in the Education and training services category. This contract aims to engage/re-engage clients with employability services in Sheffield. The awarded contract is part-funded by the European Social Fund, and the procurement stage is in the award phase. The contract was signed on 28th September 2022 with a total value of £189,674.55 GBP.

This tender offers opportunities for businesses providing personal development training services to participate in the delivery of short courses aimed at promoting the re-engagement of unemployed or economically inactive individuals. Companies looking to grow in the education and training services sector, particularly those with expertise in supporting individuals entering sustained employment, are well-suited to compete in this tender. The deadline for submitting bids is 14th September 2022, and the contract period is planned to start on 17th October 2022 and end on 30th September 2023.

## Notice

Opportunity Sheffield is seeking to commission several pilot engagement Projects for people who are unemployed or economically inactive in Sheffield and require additional support to access the labour market. The aim of the Projects will be to engage/re-engage clients with employability services, changing their existing potentially negative views of entering sustained employment into positive ones. This project is part-funded by the European Social Fund

### Lot Information

ESF Positive Change Projects 2022-23 - delivery of short courses to promote the re-engagement of people who are unemployed or economically inactive

Opportunity Sheffield is seeking to commission several pilot engagement Projects for people who are unemployed or economically inactive in Sheffield and require additional support to access the labour market. The aim of the Projects will be to engage/re-engage clients with employability services, changing their existing potentially negative views of entering sustained employment into positive ones. 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/027471-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Sep 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Sep 2022 |
| Contract period | 16 Oct 2022 - 30 Sep 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £312,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £301,272 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL |
| Additional buyers | EUROPEAN UNION |
| 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 | TLE32 Sheffield |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 18 |
| Supplier names | A MIND APART; AALFY; ASPIRING COMMUNITIES TOGETHER; AUTISM PLUS; BIG AMBITIONS; BURNGREAVE WORKS; DOWN2U PHYSIOTHERAPY; ELEMENT SOCIETY; ENDEAVOUR TRAINING; GROW; HEELEY CITY FARM; MEADOWHALL TRAINING; SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM; THE EMPLOYERS FORUM; TOGETHER FOR SHEFFIELD; VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD; YES2VENTURES; ZEST (TRADING NAME FOR NETHERTHORPE & UPPERTHORPE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80570000 - Personal development training services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2022 at 12:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027471-2022
- 22 Aug 2022 at 17:12 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023368-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://https://thesourceacademy.co.uk/
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=51984&B=UK
- https://www.sheffield.gov.uk
- https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104130

## Provenance

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