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Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2025-523883

FTS Reference: 2025-012381

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Sheffield City Council
(GB) 173 5488 38
Town Hall, Pinstone Street,
Sheffield
S1 2HH
UK
Telephone: +44 1142057397
E-mail: procurement@sheffield.gov.uk
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://sheffield.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104130

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority
I.5)

Main activity

General public services

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

Pathways to Work - Targeted Employment Support for Ethnic Minority Groups in Sheffield
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

79611000  -  Job search services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.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.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  340000.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

85322000  -  Community action programme
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKE32 -  Sheffield
II.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.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  QUALITY  /  Weighting:  95
Price  -  Weighting:  5
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

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

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2025/S 000-004637

Section V: 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
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

20/03/2025
V.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
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Equal Communities Ltd
03670165
The Stables
Sheffield
S11 8AE
UK
Telephone: +44 1142585000
E-mail: info@theemployersforum.org.uk
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  85000.00  GBP

Section V: 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
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

20/03/2025
V.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
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Firvale Community Hub
Firvale Community Hub
127 Page Hall Road
Sheffield
S4 8GU
UK
E-mail: pacfirvale@aol.com
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  82953.00  GBP

Section V: 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
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

20/03/2025
V.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
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Infinite Skills CiC
13484817
The Circle, 33 Rockingham Lane
Sheffield
S1 4FW
UK
E-mail: ahmed@infinite-skills.co.uk
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  85000.00  GBP

Section V: 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
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

20/03/2025
V.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
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Sharrow Community Forum
n/a
Sharrow Community Forum, Old Junior School South View Road
Sheffield
S7 1DB
UK
Telephone: +44 7765982600
E-mail: jonathan@sharrowcf.org.uk
NUTS code:  UK -  UNITED KINGDOM

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot:  74395.00  GBP

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

Sheffield City Council
Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street,
Sheffield
UK
Internet address: https://www.sheffield.gov.uk

VI.4.2)

Body responsible for mediation procedures

Sheffield City Council
Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street,
Sheffield
UK
Internet address: https://www.sheffield.gov.uk

VI.4.4)

Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

Sheffield City Council
Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street,
Sheffield
UK
Internet address: https://www.sheffield.gov.uk