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Awarded· 28 Apr 2025

Pathways to Work - Debt Support Service

Sheffield City Council · Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber

Sheffield City Council has awarded Pathways to Work - Debt Support Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sheffield.

Source: Find a Tender, published 18 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre

  2. 2025

    Contract starts

  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 14:46

    View notice
  4. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 12:56

    View notice
  5. 2026

    Contract ends

    1 year after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Sheffield City Council has awarded Pathways to Work - Debt Support Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sheffield. The contract went to Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre. It was awarded on 28 April 2025. The contract value is £40,000. The contract runs from 30 April 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 1 year.

It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 18 June 2025. The notice number is 033315-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-050ba3.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by Sheffield City Council sought a Pathways to Work - Debt Support Service, aimed at helping residents with barriers to employment. The contract, which falls under the services category with focus areas such as benefit services and community action programmes, was awarded to Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre Limited. The procurement method was direct and below the threshold, undertaken without competition under special light-touch regulation.

The contract period spans from 1st May 2025 to 31st March 2026, supporting the UK Government's funding through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. This initiative targets the region UKE32, specifically Sheffield, part of the United Kingdom, with the contract having been signed on 1st May 2025.

It particularly suits small to medium enterprises and voluntary sector organisations skilled in designing and executing tailored interventions that address personal and circumstantial barriers to the labour market.

The notice in full

Opportunity Sheffield seeks proposals which can address the particular engagement, employability, and progression to work challenges faced by residents with barriers to the job market. Providers will need to offer interventions to help participants overcome personal and/or circumstantial barriers to the labour market. These interventions will be tailored to target participants.

This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Economic Inactivity Trailblazer funds. This contract was signed by the last signatory on 09/05/25

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
30 Apr 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
Awarded to
Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Below threshold - without competition
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
SME

Values

Awards value
£40,000
Contracts value
£40,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
033315-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050ba3
CPV code
75310000 - Benefit services; 85322000 - Community action programme
CPV division
75 - Administration, defence and social security services; 85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Sheffield City Council is based in Sheffield. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Sheffield
Town
Sheffield
Postcode
S1 2HH
Electoral ward
City
Constituency
Sheffield Central
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Sub-region
Sheffield
Area
South Yorkshire
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Sheffield City Council
Category
Services
Address
Sheffield, S1 2HH · Yorkshire and The Humber · England

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre
Awardee scale
SME
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
£40,000
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Pathways to Work - Debt Support Service

Who won the Pathways to Work - Debt Support Service contract?

Sheffield City Council awarded the contract to Sheffield Citizens Advice and Law Centre on 28 April 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Pathways to Work - Debt Support Service contract worth?

The contract value is £40,000. The contract runs from 30 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).

Who is the buyer for Pathways to Work - Debt Support Service?

Sheffield City Council, based in Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber.

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