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title: "Connect to Work Sheffield: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment for disadvantaged groups"
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# Connect to Work Sheffield: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment for disadvantaged groups

Buyer: SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058ec2

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## Summary

Sheffield City Council has successfully completed the procurement process for its "Connect to Work Sheffield: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment for disadvantaged groups" project. This initiative focuses on offering tailored IPS support to non-health residents identified as carers, refugees, veterans, ex-offenders, and others facing challenging circumstances. The project, falling under the services category, utilizes an open procedure and is part of a "light touch" special regime. Contracts were signed during March and April 2026, and the total budget for each contract is £217,416. Key dates include the end of the tender period on 12th January 2026 and the signing of various contracts starting 1st March 2026, with delivery primarily located in Sheffield, UK.

This tender, which supports job search services, presents significant opportunities for businesses specializing in employment and vocational support. Contract awards spread across nine contracts highlight the potential for a diverse range of service providers, especially those with experience supporting disadvantaged groups. Suitable candidates include SMEs and VCSEs (Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises), reflecting the tender's emphasis on delivering social value and meaningful community impact. With up to 45 job outcomes anticipated per contract, participating companies can enhance their portfolio in public sector services while contributing positively to community welfare.

## Notice

Delivery of a cohort-specific IPS provision to (non-health) residents who are eligible and suitable for support on the Connect to Work programme. Groups have been specified broadly as: carers, refugees, veterans, ex-offenders, homeless people, young people at risk, victims of domestic violence, victims of modern slavery. It is anticipated that 9 individual contracts will be awarded. Each individual contract is valued at PS217,416 ex VAT for the full contract term. Each contract has deliverable of supporting 90 out of work and 20 in work participants leading to job outcomes of 45 for out of work starts and 16 for retention of in work starts. This contract s funded by the UK Government through Connect to Work and Economic Trailblazer. The contracts were signed by the final signatory on the following dates: Infinite Skills, Sharrow Community Forum and Skills UK: 10/03/2026 Novus Transforming Lives, South Yorkshire Housing Association and The Growth Company: 20/03/2026 Sheffield Occupational Health Advisory Service: 16/04/2026

### Lot Information

Contract Award 1

Contract Award 2

Contract Award 3

Contract award 4

Contract award 5

Contract award 6

Contract award 7

Contract award 8

Eighth contract award. See main description.

Contract award 9

Ninth contract award. See main description.

### Planning Information

For more information and to provide a response to this market engagement activity please go to the YORTender portal: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/97506/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/publictenders&b=YORTENDER
The Council intends to use a blended approach to market engagement for this exercise which involves:
• this opportunity to comment in response to the project brief and let us know anything you think would be important through the online form, and potential follow-up discussions with respondents.
• gauge interest in potential providers who may wish to bid to deliver services through the online form.
• targeted conversations with key stakeholders to ensure we have collected the views of the voluntary and community sector.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057780-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 18 Jun 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 12 Jan 2026 |
| Future notice date | 1 Dec 2025 |
| Award date | 11 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,956,744 |
| Lots value | £1,956,744 |
| Awards value | £217,416 |
| Contracts value | £217,416 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| 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 | TLE3 South Yorkshire, TLE32 Sheffield |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 7 |
| Supplier names | INFINITE SKILLS; NOVUS - TRANSFORMING LIVES; SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM; SHEFFIELD OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY SERVICE; SKILLS-UK, EDUCATION & TRAINING; SOUTH YORKSHIRE HOUSING ASSOCIATION; THE GROWTH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79611000 - Job search services

## Release History

- 18 Jun 2026 at 16:40 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057780-2026
- 16 Feb 2026 at 21:28 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014074-2026
- 12 Dec 2025 at 14:23 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082535-2025
- 27 Aug 2025 at 14:53 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051676-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/057780-2026
  18th June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014074-2026
  16th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082535-2025
  12th December 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051676-2025
  27th August 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/100784/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/publictenders&b=YORTENDER
  Link to e-tendering portal. Find all tender documents here. Registration and access is free and without restriction.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.infinite-skills.co.uk
- http://www.novus.ac.uk
- http://www.sharrowcf.org.uk
- http://www.syha.co.uk/
- https://www.growthco.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.skills-uk.co.uk/
- https://www.sohas.co.uk
- https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/97506/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/publictenders&b=YORTENDER

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