Pathways to Work - Targeted Employment Support for Ethnic Minority Groups in Sheffield
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Sheffield City Council has completed the tender process for the project titled "Pathways to Work - Targeted Employment Support for Ethnic Minority Groups in Sheffield". This procurement, classified under "Job search services" and "Community action programme", aims to address employment barriers for ethnic minority groups in Sheffield, specifically focusing on economically inactive individuals. The contract period spans from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026, with a total estimated contract value of £340,000 funded partly by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund and Economic Inactivity Trailblazer funds.
The tender utilised an open procedure, inviting proposals to provide tailored interventions that enhance employability and progression to work. This procurement presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in community support, job search services, and employability programmes. Providers targeting economically inactive ethnic minority groups will benefit from both contract awards and a pooled budget for exceeding delivery targets.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are highly encouraged to participate. The awarded contracts promise substantial financial incentives, positioning successful suppliers to make a meaningful impact in the Sheffield community while expanding their service offerings and enhancing their market presence.
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 PS85,000 each. Successful providers will be able access a pooled budget of estimated PS30-85,000 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.
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The contract period is one year.
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