Connect to Work Sheffield: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment for disadvantaged groups
Sheffield City CouncilEstimated Value
Up to £217,416
Deadline
12 January 2026
Published
18 June 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
Delivery of a cohort-specific IPS provision to (non-health) residents who are eligible and suitable for support on the Connect to Work programme. Groups have been specified broadly as: carers, refugees, veterans, ex-offenders, homeless people, young people at risk, victims of domestic violence, victims of modern slavery.
It is anticipated that 9 individual contracts will be awarded. Each individual contract is valued at £217,416 ex VAT for the full contract term.
Each contract has deliverable of supporting 90 out of work and 20 in work participants leading to job outcomes of 45 for out of work starts and 16 for retention of in work starts. This contract s funded by the UK Government through Connect to Work and Economic Trailblazer. The contracts were signed by the final signatory on the following dates: Infinite Skills, Sharrow Community Forum and Skills UK: 10/03/2026 Novus Transforming Lives, South Yorkshire Housing Association and The Growth Company: 20/03/2026 Sheffield Occupational Health Advisory Service: 16/04/2026
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Award Details
INFINITE SKILLS CIC
£217,416
NOVUS - TRANSFORMING LIVES LIMITED
£217,416
SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED
£217,416
SHEFFIELD OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY SERVICE LIMITED
£217,416
SKILLS-UK, EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED
£217,416
South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited
£217,416
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
£217,416
Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
FAERFIELD LIMITED
£62,895
total awarded
- 2
Gravitas Recruitment Group Limited
6 contracts wonlatest 9 Sept 2026ends 31 Mar 2027£15,147
total awarded
- 3
Gravitas Recruitment Limited
4 contracts wonlatest 4 Feb 2026£29,450
total awarded
- 4
Roundabout Limited
3 contracts wonlatest 19 Mar 2026ends 31 Mar 2026£208,000
total awarded
- 5
Manor and Castle Development Trust
3 contracts wonlatest 18 Dec 2025ends 31 Mar 2026£265,229
total awarded
FAERFIELD LIMITED is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Sheffield City CouncilKey Dates
Published
18 June 2026
Submission deadline
12 January 2026
Notice type
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