Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 27 May 2025, 16:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Connect to Work Sheffield: Supported Employment Quality Framework (SEQF) employment support

Official notice

Authority: Sheffield City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79)Education & Training (80) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)

Published estimate£759,439≈ £179k / year · £911,326 inc. VAT · 1 value update

Submissions closed 29 Oct 2025awarded 24 Nov 2025

Awarded to Autism Plus

Contract term 4 yrs 3 moends 31 Mar 2030 · extension options published · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The SEQF service will commission the provider to deliver an individual placement and support (IPS) form of employability service targeting Sheffield residents with autism spectrum disorder, learning disabilities or other neurodiversity. Participants will be residents of Sheffield. This project is funded by the UK Government through Connect to Work.

CPV: Job search services · Personal development training services · Vocational training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 4 yrs 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£759,439

Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 (4 yrs 3 mo)Value: £759,439 exc. VAT · £911,326 inc. VAT

Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: Discretionary participant fund - option to claim an additional funding element for small one off costs for a participant to support their move into a paid employment role, or other costs where justified and agreed by the contract manager. This option is subject to availability should funds become available durring the contract term. The value of this option is estimated at £10-15,000 in addition to the advertised value.

79611000 Job search services 80530000 Vocational training services 80570000 Personal development training services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Social value: 100%

Published sub-criteria (1)

Method Statement and Social Value: 100%

Published award criteria (1)

Method Statement and Social Value: Organisation - 12 Participant engagement - 18 Targeted support - 15 Employer engagement - 10 Fidelity and risk - 15 Mobilisation and staffing - 12 End of provision - 8 Social value - 10

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 27 May 2025, 16:27 BST
Last source update: 19 Mar 2026, 17:02 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 21 Nov 2025
Authority reference: 103567
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-062071
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Job search servicesPersonal development training servicesVocational training services
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05274d Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: Monthly service fee

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply

Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes

Submission deadline: 29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 21 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submission must be through the etendering platform, YORTender (the same the tender document pack was accessed) yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicP… ↗

Timeline

27 May 2025 → 19 Mar 2026 · 10 dates

Planning notice published
27 May 2025, 16:27 BST
Tender notice published382 days ago
3 Oct 2025, 11:44 BST
Clarification questions by363 days ago
21 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission deadline356 days ago
29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by332 days ago
21 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent330 days ago
24 Nov 2025
Next notice expected322 days ago
1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Standstill ends319 days ago
4 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts292 days ago
1 Jan 2026
Latest notice published215 days ago
19 Mar 2026, 17:02 GMT

Notice history

9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 May 2025

Pipeline notice published
27 May 2025, 16:27 BST
UK1
Tender notice published
3 Oct 2025, 11:44 BST
UK4
Published value updated to £759,439
3 Oct 2025, 11:44 BST
was £7,200,000
Status changed to active
3 Oct 2025, 11:44 BST
Deadline published: 29 Oct 2025, 12:00 GMT
3 Oct 2025, 11:44 BST
Contract award notice published
24 Nov 2025, 15:25 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
24 Nov 2025, 15:25 GMT
Contract signature expected
31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
19 Mar 2026, 17:02 GMT
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-05: 1 release · 27 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £759,4391 award exc. VAT

Bids received 2

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Autism PlusVCSE1 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2030Options: Discretionary participant fund - option to claim an additional funding element for small one off costs for a participant to support their move into a paid employment role, or other costs where justified and agreed by the contract manager. This option is subject to availability should funds become available during the contract term. The value of this option is estimated at £10-15,000 in addition to the advertised value.	£759,439	24 Nov 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Autism PlusVCSE
Signed
1 Jan 2026
Value
£759,439
Period
1 Jan 2026 – 31 Mar 2030
Status
active
1 agreed KPI: Job outcomes
- Job outcomes

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one	0	2	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sheffield City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPQT-9425-JWVM The Town Hall, Pinstone St, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 2HHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

AUTISM PLUS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02098193GB-PPON: PGQX-7748-JRDV Exchange Brewery, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S3 8NSContact email

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specificationsFollow the link to access the tender document pack on the Council's etendering platform, YORTender

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 Mar 2026, 17:02 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender24 Nov 2025, 15:25 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender3 Oct 2025, 11:44 BST
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender27 May 2025, 16:27 BST