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title: "UK SPF Opportunity Sheffield Employment Support for Economically Inactive and Socially Excluded Unemployed people in Sheffield"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03fd07"
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# UK SPF Opportunity Sheffield Employment Support for Economically Inactive and Socially Excluded Unemployed people in Sheffield

Buyer: SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03fd07

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## Summary

The Sheffield City Council has conducted a public procurement process for the "UK SPF Opportunity Sheffield Employment Support for Economically Inactive and Socially Excluded Unemployed people in Sheffield" programme. This opportunity falls under the services category in the industry, specifically in the community action programme. The procurement is now in the award stage, with key dates such as the contract signing on 22nd November 2023. The tender was developed under the Open procedure, and it focuses on providing targeted employment support in Sheffield.

This tender offers significant business growth opportunities for organisations that specialise in employment support services, particularly those addressing challenges faced by groups such as asylum seekers, refugees, and individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds. Businesses interested in providing specialised health provision, employment support services, and engagement courses are well-suited to compete. With multiple contracts to be awarded in various lots, this tender presents a chance for small and medium-sized enterprises to collaborate with the Sheffield City Council and contribute to the community-based employment support projects in Sheffield.

## Notice

A suite of community-based employment support projects. Lot 1: Targeted Support. Lot 2: Specialist Health Provision. Lot 3: Employment Support. Lot 4: Engagement Courses. This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. A range of contracts are intended to be awarded through this opportunity in Phase 1. The values advertised throughout this notice are the total value of all contracts to be awarded for the Opportunity Sheffield programme inclusive of option to extend and budget currently held for discretionary additional awards under this Phase 1 or for subsequent phases. See the tender documentation for the value of a per lot/cohort basis. The tender is being advertised as an open tender developed under Light Touch Regime.

### Lot Information

Lot 1: Targeted Support

Lot 1: Targeted Support - contracts for employment support that directly addresses the challenges and barriers to the job market for a) asylum seekers and refugees, b) care leavers, c) homelessness, d) ex-offenders and e) an ethnic minority group.

Lot 2 - Specialist Health Provision

Contracts for employment support that directly addresses the challenges and barriers to the job market for people with a) mental health, b) learning disabilities/difficulties, and c) autism.

Lot 3 - Employment Support

Contracts for employment support that directly addresses the challenges and barriers to the job market who are economically inactive or socially excluded unemployed residents of Sheffield. A range of contract sizes/scope are advertised: a) Employment Support+, b) Employment Support (Standard) and c) Employment Support (Small Lots)

Lot 4 - Engagement Courses

Projects to engage economically inactive or socially excluded unemployed residents of Sheffield to progress into focused employment support and ultimately the job market.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034609-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £2,316,900 |
| Lots value | £2,316,400 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £2,219,185 |

## Status

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

## 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 17 |
| Supplier names | A MIND APART; AUTISM PLUS; BURNGREAVE WORKS; DEPAUL; DOWN2U PHYSIOTHERAPY; ENDEAVOUR TRAINING; INFINITE SKILLS; MANOR AND CASTLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST; SHEFFIELD FUTURES; SOAR COMMUNITY; SOUTH YORKSHIRE HOUSING ASSOCIATION; STEM MEDIA; THE EMPLOYERS FORUM; TINSLEY FORUM; TOGETHER FOR SHEFFIELD; VOLUNTARY ACTION SHEFFIELD; ZEST (TRADING NAME FOR NETHERTHORPE & UPPERTHORPE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services
- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80500000 - Training services
- 85312310 - Guidance services
- 85322000 - Community action programme

## Release History

- 22 Nov 2023 at 17:35 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034609-2023
- 15 Sep 2023 at 11:21 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027333-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=72977&B=UK
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/102/
- https://www.sheffield.gov.uk
- https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104130

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