---
title: "CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF Shared Steps"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0782f6"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council"
published: "2026-10-07"
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# CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF Shared Steps

Buyer: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0782f6

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## Summary

Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council purchased access to Shared Steps for participants on its Pathways to Work programme, described as the Economic Inactivity Trailblazer. This is a service intended to support programme participants through access to Shared Steps. The named supplier is BMBC. Delivery is in England; the published location information identifies no more precise place than this. The procurement is a single service requirement, rather than a set of separately described goods or works. Its stated purpose is to provide programme participants with access to Shared Steps.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to BMBC, which is identified as an SME and voluntary, community or social enterprise. The council used a direct award below the threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 5 October 2026 and runs from 5 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £7,500 including tax. The award is for one service lot. No evaluation criteria or selection basis are stated, and no competing bids are described. The supplier is named as BMBC in the award and contract information; the contracting party is Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council.

For suppliers considering similar future work for Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, this award shows demand for access to Shared Steps as part of support for Pathways to Work participants, specifically within the Economic Inactivity Trailblazer. A credible provider would need to offer an appropriate service or platform that can be made accessible to programme participants and align with the council’s employment-support purpose. The council used a below-threshold direct award without competition, and this award alone does not evidence a competitive evaluation or particular technical accreditation. Suppliers with relevant participant-facing provision and the capacity to deliver a focused service on a small scale would be the closest fit. The successful supplier was an SME and a voluntary, community or social enterprise.

## Notice

CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF Shared Steps to be access by participants on the Pathways to Work programme

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094851-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 5 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £7,500 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council |
| Locality | BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE |
| Postcode area | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S70 2TA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE33 Barnsley |
| Local authority | Barnsley |
| Electoral ward | Central |
| Westminster constituency | Barnsley North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BMBC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98390000 - Other services

## Release History

- 7 Oct 2026 at 15:10 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094851-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094851-2026
  7th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.barnsley.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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