Pathways to Work - Targeted Employment Support for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Official notice

Authority: Sheffield City Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£30,000published contract · inc. VAT

Awarded 30 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to The Growth Company Limited

Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Sheffield City Council's Employment & Skills Service, Opportunity Sheffield seeks to commission a community-based employment support project targeted at Refugees and Asylum Seekers who are seeking work. This tender specification describes opportunities for providers to deliver cohort-specialist employment support activity in Sheffield, as part of this wider programme of system change in South Yorkshire's employment, skills and health space - Pathways to Work.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This tender specification describes opportunities for providers to deliver cohort-specialist employment support activity in Sheffield, as part of this wider programme of system change in South Yorkshire's employment, skills and health space - Pathways to Work.

This contract is part funded by the UK Government through UKSPF and Economic Trailblazer Fund.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: UK

80000000 Education and training services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 14 Oct 2025, 17:21 BST
Last source update: 14 Oct 2025, 17:21 BST
Authority reference: 103500
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-065360
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ccba Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
14 Oct 2025, 17:21 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £30,0001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published

Contracts signed 1latest 30 Sept 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
The Growth Company Limited	£30,000 inc. VAT †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Pathways to Work - Targeted Employment Support for Refugees and Asylum Seekers · The Growth Company Limited
Signed
30 Sept 2025
Value
£30,000 inc. VAT
Period
1 Oct 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
Status
active
3 agreed KPIs: Participants · Participants into Jobs · Ongoing support for newly employed participants
- Participants, Number of out of work participants engaged on
- Participants into Jobs, Number of people in employment, including self-employment, following support
- Ongoing support for newly employed participants, Number of people receiving support to sustain employment. Support includes courses targeting skills, counselling, personalised support and other activities.

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

THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02443911 Lee House, Manchester, North West, M1 5JWContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender14 Oct 2025, 17:21 BST