Planning

Soft Market Test for Shared Lives Carer Referral Programme

  • Sheffield City Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-065836

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05cdd0

Published 16 October 2025, 11:00am



Scope

Reference

104351

Description

Sheffield City Council is conducting this soft market test to understand the supply market for the provision of a service that identifies and refers suitable Shared Lives Carers to the Local Authority Shared Lives Scheme.

Total value (estimated)

  • £162,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 1 April 2029
  • 3 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 85100000 - Health services
  • 85000000 - Health and social work services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

7 November 2025

Engagement process description


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

2 February 2026


Procedure

Special regime

Light touch


Contracting authority

Sheffield City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPQT-9425-JWVM

Town Hall, Pinstone Street,

Sheffield

S1 2HH

United Kingdom

Contact name: Yassin Abdullahi

Telephone: +44 142734567

Email: yassin.abdullahi@sheffield.gov.uk

Website: http://sheffield.gov.uk

Region: UKE32 - Sheffield

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government