Coming up· published 8 Dec 2025
Soft Market Test for a range of Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant Projects
Sheffield City Council · Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
Sheffield City Council is planning Soft Market Test for a range of Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant Projects. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sheffield.
Source: Find a Tender, published 9 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 10:30
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2028
Contract ends
2 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Sheffield City Council is planning Soft Market Test for a range of Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant Projects. 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 contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028. It lasts 2 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 9 December 2025. The notice number is 080935-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05f17b. Bids are made through the buyer's EU-Supply portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Sheffield City Council is currently in the planning stage of a procurement process concerning "Soft Market Test for a range of Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant Projects." This initiative falls under the services category, specifically targeting social work and related services. The procurement is situated in Sheffield, United Kingdom, within the UKE32 region.
Key dates to note include the deadline for preliminary market engagement on 19th December 2025 and the future notice date on 2nd February 2026. The council has allocated a total of £1,308,678 from the Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant, with £841,736 designated for the Voluntary, Community, and Faith Sector within Sheffield.
The procurement process is under the "lightTouch" regime, and the project is expected to commence on 1st April 2026, running until 31st March 2028. Companies within the Voluntary, Community, and Faith Sector, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), are highly suitable for this procurement, given the specific allocations and suitability criteria.
The notice in full
Sheffield City Council is undertaking this soft market test to assess current market capacity for the delivery, provision, and supply of a variety of projects funded from the Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant (RSPARG) allocated from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
The Council has received a total grant allocation of PS1,308,678, of which PS261,736 must be distributed specifically for interventions within the Voluntary, Community and Faith Sector (VCFS) in Sheffield. Furthermore, the Council has decided to increase the distribution to the VCFS, bringing the total value to PS841,736, some of which is planned for distribution under existing contracts.
This is a one-time, in-year, ring-fenced Grant that must be spent within the current financial year. The Grant is subject to specific conditions, with a requirement to deliver initiatives targeting rough sleeping and improving homelessness prevention. The Housing Policy Committee has approved the budget and spending areas, as detailed in the report presented to the Committee in October 2025.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2028 (2 years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- EU-Supply
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 080935-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f17b
- CPV code
- 85300000 - Social work and related services; 85310000 - Social work services; 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation; 85312000 - Social work services without accommodation
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- 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
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Sheffield City Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Richard Belk
- Address
- Sheffield, S1 2HH · Yorkshire and The Humber · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080935-2025
- EU-Supply portal, to register and biduk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05f17b (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about this tender
When will the Soft Market Test for a range of Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant… 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 long is the Soft Market Test for a range of Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant… contract?
The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2028 (2 years).
Who is the buyer for Soft Market Test for a range of Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant…?
Sheffield City Council, based in Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber. The named contact is Richard Belk.
How do I bid for Soft Market Test for a range of Rough Sleeping Prevention and Recovery Grant…?
Register on the buyer's EU-Supply portal, download the tender pack and check every condition of participation before you start writing. The buyer has marked it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Care Sync Experts writes and reviews care tender bids from £1,500 + VAT.
Want help winning this tender?
We write and review care tender bids: quality answers, case studies and social value, checked against how the buyer scores before you submit.
What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
Bidding for contracts like this
Other tenders in Sheffield
- Sub Contract of Musculoskeletal Activity to Independent Sector ProvidersSheffield
- NHS South Yorkshire ICB - GP Locally Commissioned Services Contract - Charnock Health Primary Care CentreSheffield
- NHS SY ICB - GP Locally Commissioned Services Contract - Barnsley Road SurgerySheffield
- NHS SY ICB - GP Locally Commissioned Services Contract - Steel CitySheffield
- NHS SY ICB - GP Locally Commissioned Services Contract - Steel CitySheffield
- S&P25009 - Chesterfield Royal InfirmarySheffield
- S&P250011 - Doncaster & Bassetlaw NHSFTSheffield
- S&P25013 - Sheffield Health & Social Care NHSFTSheffield
Browse by sector
- All open health and social care tendersThe full feed, updated every 30 minutes.
- Tender sectors we coverWhat each sector buys and how bids are scored.
- Supported living tendersSupport for adults in their own tenancies.
- Extra care tendersHousing with care staff on site.
- Reablement tendersShort-term help to regain everyday skills.
- Residential care and care home tendersCare home and nursing home beds.
- Domiciliary care tendersCare visits in people's own homes.
- Children and young people tendersChildren's homes, placements and short breaks.
Get help with your bid
- Health and social care tender writingWe write and review your bid.
- Guidance on managing a bidPlan a bid from notice to submission.
- Providers we have helped win contractsContracts our clients have won.
- What the Procurement Act 2023 changes for care tenders
- Book a consultation about this tenderTalk this tender through with us.