Contract

Pathways to Work - Targeted Employment Support for Ethnic Minority Groups in Sheffield

  • Sheffield City Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-012381

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ddec (view related notices)

Published 1 April 2025, 5:34pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Sheffield City Council

Town Hall, Pinstone Street,

Sheffield

S1 2HH

Email

procurement@sheffield.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1142057397

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

National registration number

(GB) 173 5488 38

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://sheffield.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104130

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Pathways to Work - Targeted Employment Support for Ethnic Minority Groups in Sheffield

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79611000 - Job search services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Opportunity Sheffield seeks proposals which can address the particular engagement, employability, and progression to work challenges faced by residents within Sheffield’s ethnic minority communities, with sharp focus on those who are economically inactive. Providers will need to offer specialist interventions to help participants overcome personal and/or circumstantial barriers to the labour market. These interventions will be tailored to target participants. This project will be seeking to award four contracts with a max. budget of £85,000 each. Successful providers will be able access a pooled budget of estimated £30-85,000 for the evidenced delivery of outcomes above the contracted target (this budget is not included in the estimated total value in this advertisement and subject to availability). This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Economic Inactivity Trailblazer funds.

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)

Value excluding VAT: £340,000

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85322000 - Community action programme

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKE32 - Sheffield

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Opportunity Sheffield seeks proposals which can address the particular engagement, employability, and progression to work challenges faced by residents within Sheffield’s ethnic minority communities, with sharp focus on those who are economically inactive. Providers will need to offer specialist interventions to help participants overcome personal and/or circumstantial barriers to the labour market. These interventions will be tailored to target participants. This project will be seeking to award four contracts with a max. budget of £85,000 each. This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Economic Inactivity Trailblazer funds.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: QUALITY / Weighting: 95

Price - Weighting: 5

two.2.11) Information about options

Options: No

two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2025/S 000-004637


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Pathways to Work - Targeted Employment Support for Ethnic Minority Groups in Sheffield

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20 March 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 11

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 11

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Equal Communities Ltd

The Stables

Sheffield

S11 8AE

Email

info@theemployersforum.org.uk

Telephone

+44 1142585000

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

03670165

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £85,000


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

2

Title

Pathways to Work - Targeted Employment Support for Ethnic Minority Groups in Sheffield

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20 March 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 11

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 11

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Firvale Community Hub

127 Page Hall Road

Sheffield

S4 8GU

Email

pacfirvale@aol.com

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

Firvale Community Hub

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £82,953


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

3

Title

Pathways to Work - Targeted Employment Support for Ethnic Minority Groups in Sheffield

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20 March 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 11

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 11

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Infinite Skills CiC

The Circle, 33 Rockingham Lane

Sheffield

S1 4FW

Email

ahmed@infinite-skills.co.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

13484817

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £85,000


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

4

Title

Pathways to Work - Targeted Employment Support for Ethnic Minority Groups in Sheffield

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

20 March 2025

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 11

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 11

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Sharrow Community Forum

Sharrow Community Forum, Old Junior School South View Road

Sheffield

S7 1DB

Email

jonathan@sharrowcf.org.uk

Telephone

+44 7765982600

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UK - United Kingdom
National registration number

n/a

The contractor is an SME

Yes

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £74,395


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Sheffield City Council

Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street,

Sheffield

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

Sheffield City Council

Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street,

Sheffield

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Sheffield City Council

Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street,

Sheffield

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address

https://www.sheffield.gov.uk