Contract

Pathways to Work - New targeted employment support in Sheffield

  • Sheffield City Council

UK7: Contract details notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-033413

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050542 (view related notices)

Published 18 June 2025, 3:38pm



Scope

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


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £25,056 excluding VAT
  • £30,067 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

1 June 2025

Contract dates

  • 1 June 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • 10 months

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Opportunity for a performance related bonus for eligible job starts achieve in excess of the stated contractual targets. Payable at £1000 per outcome subject to availability of the fund which is pooled between all Pathways to Work employment support projects commissioned for 2025-26.

CPV classifications

  • 79611000 - Job search services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Key performance indicators

Name Description Reporting frequency
Job outcome and engagement targets

Job outcome and engagement targets

1 months

Contract 2

Supplier

Contract value

  • £25,200 excluding VAT
  • £30,240 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

23 May 2025

Contract dates

  • 1 June 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • 10 months

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Opportunity for a performance related bonus for eligible job starts achieve in excess of the stated contractual targets. Payable at £1000 per outcome subject to availability of the fund which is pooled between all Pathways to Work employment support projects commissioned for 2025-26.

CPV classifications

  • 79611000 - Job search services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Key performance indicators

Name Description Reporting frequency
Job outcome and engagement targets

Job outcome and engagement targets

1 months

Contract 3

Supplier

Contract value

  • £50,408 excluding VAT
  • £60,490 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

1 June 2025

Contract dates

  • 1 June 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • 10 months

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Opportunity for a performance related bonus for eligible job starts achieve in excess of the stated contractual targets. Payable at £1000 per outcome subject to availability of the fund which is pooled between all Pathways to Work employment support projects commissioned for 2025-26.

CPV classifications

  • 79611000 - Job search services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Key performance indicators

Name Description Reporting frequency
Job outcome and engagement targets

Job outcome and engagement targets

1 months

Contract 4

Supplier

Contract value

  • £24,604 excluding VAT
  • £29,524 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

1 June 2025

Contract dates

  • 1 June 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • 10 months

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Opportunity for a performance related bonus for eligible job starts achieve in excess of the stated contractual targets. Payable at £1000 per outcome subject to availability of the fund which is pooled between all Pathways to Work employment support projects commissioned for 2025-26.

CPV classifications

  • 79611000 - Job search services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Key performance indicators

Name Description Reporting frequency
Job outcome and engagement targets

Job outcome and engagement targets

1 months

Contract 5

Supplier

Contract value

  • £25,125 excluding VAT
  • £30,150 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

23 May 2025

Contract dates

  • 1 June 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • 10 months

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Opportunity for a performance related bonus for eligible job starts achieve in excess of the stated contractual targets. Payable at £1000 per outcome subject to availability of the fund which is pooled between all Pathways to Work employment support projects commissioned for 2025-26.

CPV classifications

  • 79611000 - Job search services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Key performance indicators

Name Description Reporting frequency
Job outcome and engagement targets

Job outcome and engagement targets

1 months

Contract 6

Supplier

Contract value

  • £50,380 excluding VAT
  • £60,456 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

1 June 2025

Contract dates

  • 1 June 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • 10 months

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Opportunity for a performance related bonus for eligible job starts achieve in excess of the stated contractual targets. Payable at £1000 per outcome subject to availability of the fund which is pooled between all Pathways to Work employment support projects commissioned for 2025-26.

CPV classifications

  • 79611000 - Job search services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Key performance indicators

Name Description Reporting frequency
Job outcome and engagement targets

Job outcome and engagement targets

1 months

Contract 7

Supplier

Contract value

  • £24,980 excluding VAT
  • £29,976 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Date signed

27 May 2025

Contract dates

  • 1 June 2025 to 31 March 2026
  • 10 months

Main procurement category

Services

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Opportunity for a performance related bonus for eligible job starts achieve in excess of the stated contractual targets. Payable at £1000 per outcome subject to availability of the fund which is pooled between all Pathways to Work employment support projects commissioned for 2025-26.

CPV classifications

  • 79611000 - Job search services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Key performance indicators

Name Description Reporting frequency
Job outcome and engagement targets

Job outcome and engagement targets

1 months

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition

Special regime

Light touch


Suppliers

A MIND APART THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED

57 Burton Street

Sheffield

S6 2HH

United Kingdom

Region: UKE32 - Sheffield

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 5

Endeavour Training

Earl Marshal Road

Sheffield

S4 8FB

United Kingdom

Region: UKE32 - Sheffield

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes

Contract 1

Offploy CIC

10-12 East Parade

Leeds

LS1 2BH

United Kingdom

Region: UKE42 - Leeds

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes

Contract 4

OLYMPIA WELLBEING ACADEMY CIC

175 Rutland Road

Sheffield

S3 9PT

United Kingdom

Region: UKE32 - Sheffield

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes

Contract 7

PROGRESS CAREERS LIMITED

Northern Perimeter Road

Bootle

L30 7PT

United Kingdom

Region: UKD73 - Sefton

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 6

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY FOOTBALL CLUB COMMUNITY PROGRAMME

Sheffield Wednesday Football Club

Sheffield

S6 1SW

United Kingdom

Region: UKE32 - Sheffield

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes

Contract 3

Together for Sheffield

3 Liberty Road

SHEFFIELD

S6 5PT

United Kingdom

Region: UKE32 - Sheffield

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): Yes

Contract 2


Contracting authority

Sheffield City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPQT-9425-JWVM

The Town Hall, Pinstone St

Sheffield

S1 2HH

United Kingdom

Region: UKE32 - Sheffield

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government