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title: "Pathways to Work - New targeted employment support in Sheffield"
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# Pathways to Work - New targeted employment support in Sheffield

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pathways-to-work-new-targeted-employment-support-in-sheffield-ocds-h6vhtk-050542). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sheffield City Council: "Pathways to Work - New targeted employment support in Sheffield". Published status: complete. Published Value: £450,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 May 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.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:** £450,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 May 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Community action programme, Job search services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £225,753 (exc. VAT, 7 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 15 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pathways-to-work-new-targeted-employment-support-in-sheffield-ocds-h6vhtk-050542#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-050542`

## 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/pathways-to-work-new-targeted-employment-support-in-sheffield-ocds-h6vhtk-050542#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D93217%26B%3D)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/pathways-to-work-new-targeted-employment-support-in-sheffield-ocds-h6vhtk-050542#participate

## Description
We are seeking to award contracts to a variety of providers for the delivery of a targeted employment support service in Sheffield. We are particularly seeking to attract new providers and/or new ideas that can help us to reach new eligible participants in the city with this contract opportunity. Bidder have the option to bid for two different contract value options each with proportional levels of job targets to be achieved over the term of the contract; Category A £25,208 or Category B £50,417. Successful providers may also access a performance related bonus programme-wide pooled fund of £45-85,000 for achievement of select targets above their contracted targets (not included in the advertised contract value). This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Economic Inactivity Trailblazer funds. The contract were signed by the last signatory on the following dates: A Mind Apart / Together for Sheffield - 23/05/25, Olympia Wellbeing Academy - 27/05/25, Endeavour Training / Offploy CIC / SWFCCP / Progress Careers - 02/06/25

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79611000, 85322000

- **Estimated Value:** £450,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/06/2025 to 31/03/2026

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (7)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Endeavour Training**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-64855`
  - Value: £25,056 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/05/2025

- **Award:** 2 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Together for Sheffield**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-149806`
  - Value: £25,200 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/05/2025

- **Award:** 3 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY FOOTBALL CLUB COMMUNITY PROGRAMME**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-88616`
  - Value: £50,408 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/05/2025

- **Award:** 4 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Offploy CIC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-149808`
  - Value: £24,604 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/05/2025

- **Award:** 5 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **A MIND APART THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-126040`
  - Value: £25,125 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/05/2025

- **Award:** 6 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **PROGRESS CAREERS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-149810`
  - Value: £50,380 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/05/2025

- **Award:** 7 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **OLYMPIA WELLBEING ACADEMY CIC**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-149811`
  - Value: £24,980 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/05/2025

## Contracts (7)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £25,056
  - Signed Date: 31/05/2025

- **Contract:** 3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £50,408
  - Signed Date: 31/05/2025

- **Contract:** 4 (active)
  - Signed Value: £24,604
  - Signed Date: 31/05/2025

- **Contract:** 6 (active)
  - Signed Value: £50,380
  - Signed Date: 31/05/2025

- **Contract:** 7 (active)
  - Signed Value: £24,980
  - Signed Date: 26/05/2025

- **Contract:** 2 (active)
  - Signed Value: £25,200
  - Signed Date: 22/05/2025

- **Contract:** 5 (active)
  - Signed Value: £25,125
  - Signed Date: 22/05/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016077-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-18T14:38:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T10:40:36.755Z
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