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Connect to Work Sheffield: Individual Placement and Support (IPS) supported employment for disadvantaged groups

Awarded to INFINITE SKILLS CIC, NOVUS - TRANSFORMING LIVES LIMITED, SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED +4 more

Sheffield City Council(buyer)

Published
Published 27 August 2025
Deadline
Closed 12 January 2026

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Overview

Sheffield City Council awarded eight contracts totalling £1,521,912 for delivery of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) provision to disadvantaged groups including carers, refugees, veterans, ex-offenders, homeless people, young people at risk, victims of domestic violence, and victims of modern slavery. Each contract provider is required to support 90 out-of-work and 20 in-work participants, with targets of 45 job outcomes for out-of-work starts and 16 retention outcomes for in-work starts, funded by the UK Government's Connect to Work and Economic Trailblazer programmes.

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Lots (9)

  • Contract Award 1

    £217,416Won by INFINITE SKILLS CIC
  • Contract Award 2

    £217,416Won by NOVUS - TRANSFORMING LIVES LIMITEDWon by SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED
  • Contract Award 3

    £217,416Won by SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITEDWon by SKILLS-UK, EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED
  • Contract award 4

    £217,416Won by SHEFFIELD OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY SERVICE LIMITEDWon by NOVUS - TRANSFORMING LIVES LIMITED
  • Contract award 5

    £217,416Won by SKILLS-UK, EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITEDWon by South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited
  • Contract award 6

    £217,416Won by South Yorkshire Housing Association LimitedWon by THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
  • Contract award 7

    £217,416Won by THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITEDWon by SHEFFIELD OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY SERVICE LIMITED
  • Contract award 8

    Eighth contract award. See main description.

    £217,416
  • Contract award 9

    Ninth contract award. See main description.

    £217,416

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
In delivery
Category
Services
Estimated value
£1,956,744
Procedure
Open
SME suitable
Yes
Published
27 August 2025
Questions by
5 January 2026
Deadline
Closed
Classification (CPV)
Job search services

Award outcome

Awarded value
£1,521,912
Award date
11 February 2026
Contract period
1 March 2026 → 31 March 2030
Winners
  • INFINITE SKILLS CIC
  • NOVUS - TRANSFORMING LIVES LIMITED
  • SHARROW COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED
  • SHEFFIELD OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH ADVISORY SERVICE LIMITED
  • SKILLS-UK, EDUCATION & TRAINING LIMITED
  • South Yorkshire Housing Association Limited
  • THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED

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Notice history

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  1. Contract

    18 June 2026

  2. Contract

    16 February 2026

  3. Contract Notice

    12 December 2025

  4. Prior Information Notice

    27 August 2025

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