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Coming up· published 23 May 2025

Sheffield Carer's Service

Sheffield City Council · Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber

Sheffield City Council is planning Sheffield Carer's Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sheffield.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 23 May 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Pipeline notice published

    UK1 - Pipeline Notice · 13:20

    View notice

  2. 2026

    Tender notice expected

    Date given in the buyer's earlier notice

  3. Next

    2027

    Contract starts

  4. 2031

    Contract ends

    5 years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Sheffield City Council is planning Sheffield Carer's Service. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sheffield. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £3,000,000. The contract runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2031. It lasts 5 years.

Find a Tender published it on 23 May 2025. The notice number is 026485-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-052308.

Summary of the contracting process

Sheffield City Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Sheffield Carer's Service," primarily focused on health and social work services under the CPV code 85000000. The procurement aims to improve outcomes for carers in Sheffield through the Sheffield Carers Support Service. As a pipeline notice, it provides a forecast of the council’s high-value procurement activities without committing to procuring a contract.

This procurement, intended to commence in January 2027 and conclude in December 2031, is located in the UKE32 region of the United Kingdom. The estimated gross value of the contract is £3,600,000, with a net value of £3,000,000. The services fall under the 'light touch' regime, and further tender notices will be communicated by May 2026.

With a significant contract value and a long-term engagement horizon, this tender offers a promising avenue for service providers looking to expand their portfolio within a public sector framework.

The notice in full

to deliver outcomes for carers via the Sheffield Carers Support Service (SCSS); this will be for carers who are providing care to someone who lives in Sheffield. This notice is a PIPELINE NOTICE and therefore is NOT currently a call for competition. For the avoidance of doubt, the Pipeline Notice is intended to provide the most accurate forecast currently available for the council's high value procurement activity.

But does not commit the council to procuring any contract and may be amended after publication.

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
1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2031 (5 years)

Procedure

Notice type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Current stage
Planning
Stages so far
Planning
Published on
Find a Tender Service

Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.

Values

Tender value
£3,000,000

Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.

Status

Tender
Planned
Lots
Planned

Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.

References

Find a Tender notice
026485-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-052308
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
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
Delivery area
Sheffield
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Sub-region
Sheffield
Area
South Yorkshire
Country
England
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Buyer

Contracting authority

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

Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.

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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 Sheffield Carer's Service

When will the Sheffield Carer's Service tender open?

Sheffield City Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.

How much is the Sheffield Carer's Service contract worth?

The estimated value is £3,000,000. The contract runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2031 (5 years).

Who is the buyer for Sheffield Carer's Service?

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

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