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title: "ESF Employment Support for unemployed and economically inactive people in Sheffield - Universal Project and Specialist Health Project"
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# ESF Employment Support for unemployed and economically inactive people in Sheffield - Universal Project and Specialist Health Project

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esf-employment-support-for-unemployed-and-economically-inactive-people-in-sheffield-univer-ocds-h6vhtk-02e8bb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sheffield City Council: "ESF Employment Support for unemployed and economically inactive people in Sheffield - Universal Project and Specialist Health Project". Published status: complete. Published Value: £237,500. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Oct 2021, 17:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sheffield City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sheffield-city-council-ons-e08000039)
- **Published Value:** £237,500 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 October 2021 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, Guidance services
- **Delivery Location:** UKE32
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £230,759 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02e8bb`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esf-employment-support-for-unemployed-and-economically-inactive-people-in-sheffield-univer-ocds-h6vhtk-02e8bb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3De5e52c39-a926-ec11-810e-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/esf-employment-support-for-unemployed-and-economically-inactive-people-in-sheffield-univer-ocds-h6vhtk-02e8bb#participate

## Description
Sheffield City Council is seeking a range of providers to deliver employment support for people who are unemployed or economically inactive residents of Sheffield.
Participants will likely have barriers to entering employment, training or education to achieve their goals. The universal project (lot 1) will support the widest scope of people, the specialist health project (lot 2) will focus on participants who have physical disability, learning disability or mental health needs.
The project is part funded by the European Social Fund.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £170,000
- **Description:** Lot 1 - Universal
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/03/2022

### Lot 2: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £67,500
- **Description:** Lot 2 - Specialist Health
- **Contract Period:**  to 31/03/2022

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** 027565-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **AALFY Ltd, Big Ambitions CIC, Burngreave Works Limited (+6 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-08527890`, `GB-FTS-146186`, `GB-FTS-64851`, `GB-FTS-146190`, `GB-FTS-146189`, `GB-FTS-31572`, `GB-FTS-99049`, `GB-FTS-64859`, `GB-FTS-64863`
  - Value: £168,598 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** 027565-2021-2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Big Ambitions CIC, Manor and Castle Development Trust Ltd, Yes2Ventures Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-64851`, `GB-FTS-146189`, `GB-FTS-64863`
  - Value: £62,161 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** 027565-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £168,598
  - Signed Date: 03/11/2021

- **Contract:** 027565-2021-2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £62,161
  - Signed Date: 03/11/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027565-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-11-03T14:29:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T09:33:52.313Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02e8bb