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

No classification published
Location not published
Official notice
Published value
£1,956,744
Submission deadline 12 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Lots published7
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Sheffield City Council: "Connect to Work Sheffield: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment for disadvantaged groups". Published status: complete. Published value: £1,956,744. 7 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySheffield City CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
12 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£1,956,744
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Sheffield City Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Sheffield City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
4.7%Historical Average
Based on 7 comparable awards
Competition Density
5.8Bids / Report
5.9% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
ShelterTop vendor: 33.9% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 192 active published awards; 17 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Shelter1 win£591,000
Paradigm Psychological Services Ltd1 win£485,340
NOMAD OPENING DOORS1 win£198,092
Homeless Link2 wins£148,026
Social Finance1 win£99,888
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySheffield City Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published18 Jun 2026, 17:40 BST
Last source update18 Jun 2026, 17:40 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-058ec2
What is being bought
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 £217,416 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
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    18 Jun 2026, 17:40 BST
  2. tender value changed
    16 Feb 2026, 21:28 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    16 Feb 2026, 21:28 GMT
  4. Official notice release published
    16 Feb 2026, 21:28 GMT
  5. Submission deadline changed to published date
    16 Feb 2026, 21:28 GMT
  6. Published value updated to £1,956,744
    12 Dec 2025, 14:23 GMT
  7. Status changed to active
    12 Dec 2025, 14:23 GMT
  8. Official notice release published
    12 Dec 2025, 14:23 GMT
  9. Submission deadline changed to 12 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
    12 Dec 2025, 14:23 GMT
  10. Published value updated to £1,800,000
    27 Aug 2025, 15:53 BST
  11. Status changed to planning
    27 Aug 2025, 15:53 BST
  12. Official notice release published
    27 Aug 2025, 15:53 BST
  13. Buyer information updated
    27 Aug 2025, 15:53 BST
Lots and requirements (7)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #5
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 6 · #6
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 7 · #7
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    18 Jun 2026, 17:40 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    12 Jan 2026, 17:00 GMT
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
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  5. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  6. Award active
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  7. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  8. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  9. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  10. Contract active
    Signed 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £217,416
  11. Contract active
    Signed 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £217,416
  12. Contract active
    Signed 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £217,416
  13. Contract active
    Signed 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £217,416
  14. Contract active
    Signed 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £217,416
  15. Contract active
    Signed 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £217,416
  16. Contract active
    Signed 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £217,416
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
INFINITE SKILLS CIC
Not published · Not published · active
SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
SKILLS-UK, EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
NOVUS - TRANSFORMING LIVES LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited
Not published · Not published · active
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
SHEFFIELD OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY SERVICE LIMITED
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£217,416 · signed 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Mar 2030, 23:59 BST
Contract
£217,416 · signed 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Mar 2030, 23:59 BST
Contract
£217,416 · signed 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Mar 2030, 23:59 BST
Contract
£217,416 · signed 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Mar 2030, 23:59 BST
Contract
£217,416 · signed 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Mar 2030, 23:59 BST
Contract
£217,416 · signed 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Mar 2030, 23:59 BST
Contract
£217,416 · signed 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Mar 2030, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Sheffield City Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PPQT-9425-JWVM
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  • Sheffield City Council
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PPQT-9425-JWVM
    The Town Hall, Pinstone St, Sheffield, UKE32, S1 2HH, GB
    procurement@sheffield.gov.uk

  • INFINITE SKILLS CIC
    supplier

    GB-COH: 13484817 · GB-PPON: PBHX-5173-JCZQ
    The Circle, Sheffield, UKE32, S1 4FW, GB
    info@infinite-skills.co.uk

  • NOVUS - TRANSFORMING LIVES LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-COH: 14504754 · GB-PPON: PQJB-9673-BXPG
    Whitworth House Ashton Old Road, Manchester, UKD33, M11 2WH, GB
    busdev@novus.ac.uk

  • SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-COH: 03338021 · GB-PPON: PZDN-2754-CCHN
    Old Junior School, Sheffield, UKE32, S7 1DB, GB
    info@sharrowcf.org.uk

  • SHEFFIELD OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY SERVICE LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-COH: 02429795 · GB-PPON: PXMR-4399-NDDJ
    The Circle Sohas, Sheffield City Centre, UKE32, S1 4FW, GB
    nick.pearson@sohas.co.uk

  • SKILLS-UK, EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-COH: 14832353 · GB-UKPRN: 10092803
    18 Beauchamp Road, Rotherham, UKE31, S61 3SP, GB
    anthony.bale@skills-uk.co.uk

  • South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PHVQ-9737-WQYY
    152 Rockingham Street, Sheffield, UKE32, S1 4EB, GB
    enquiries@syha.co.uk

  • THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-COH: 02443911 · GB-PPON: PLRD-7665-DLPV
    Lee House, Manchester, UKD33, M1 5JW, GB
    busdev@growthco.uk
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