Coming up· published 19 Nov 2025
Soft Market Test for Accommodation and Support Services
Sheffield City Council · Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber
Sheffield City Council is planning Soft Market Test for Accommodation and Support Services. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Sheffield.
Source: Find a Tender, published 20 Nov 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 12:00
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2025
Contract starts
2025
Contract ends
About this tender
In brief
Sheffield City Council is planning Soft Market Test for Accommodation and Support Services. It is a contract for supported accommodation for 16 and 17 in Sheffield. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The contract runs from 3 December 2025 to 3 December 2025.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 20 November 2025. The notice number is 075601-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05e54f. Bids are made through the buyer's EU-Supply portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Sheffield City Council, a sub-central government public authority, is undertaking a procurement process titled "Soft Market Test for Accommodation and Support Services". This initiative, currently in the planning stage, falls under the services category and primarily focuses on social work services with accommodation and general accommodation services. The notice was published on 20th November 2025, with a market engagement milestone scheduled for 2nd December 2025.
The project is located in the United Kingdom, with relevant activities slated to begin on 3rd December 2025 and conclude on the same day. This procurement process presents significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs).
The Council is specifically interested in understanding market capabilities to replace existing support structures expiring in 2026, offering ample scope for innovative solutions and approaches to meet the housing and support needs of vulnerable communities.
The notice in full
Sheffield City Council is conducting this soft market test to understand the market for the delivery, provision and supply of a range of Supported Accommodation services to replace existing provision, where contracts end in 2026. The services will provide time limited support to a range of vulnerable people who are in Priority Housing Need, are owed a legal duty by Sheffield City Council and have other support requirements.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Supported Accommodation For Young People
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 3 Dec 2025 to 3 Dec 2025
- 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
- 075601-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e54f
- CPV code
- 85311000 - Social work services with accommodation; 98341000 - Accommodation services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services; 98 - Other community, social and personal services
Location
- 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
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Sheffield City Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Richard Belk
- Phone
- +44 1142734567
- Address
- Sheffield, S1 2HH · Yorkshire and the Humber · England
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075601-2025
- 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-05e54f (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Soft Market Test for Accommodation and Support Services
When will the Soft Market Test for Accommodation and Support Services 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 Accommodation and Support Services contract?
The contract runs from 3 December 2025 to 3 December 2025.
Who is the buyer for Soft Market Test for Accommodation and Support Services?
Sheffield City Council, based in Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber. The named contact is Richard Belk, on +44 1142734567.
How do I bid for Soft Market Test for Accommodation and Support Services?
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.
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
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- Watch for the tender notice.
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