Coming up· published 16 Oct 2025
Soft Market Test for Shared Lives Carer Referral Programme
Sheffield City Council · Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber
Sheffield City Council is planning Soft Market Test for Shared Lives Carer Referral Programme. It is a contract for other health and social care in Sheffield.
Source: Find a Tender, published 16 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 10:00
View notice2026
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2026
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Sheffield City Council is planning Soft Market Test for Shared Lives Carer Referral Programme. 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 £162,000. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029. It lasts 3 years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 16 October 2025. The notice number is 065836-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05cdd0. Bids are made through the buyer's EU-Supply portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Sheffield City Council is inviting interest for a "Soft Market Test for Shared Lives Carer Referral Programme," within the health and social work services industry. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a key milestone of market engagement scheduled by 7th November 2025. The contracting authority, located in Sheffield, United Kingdom, aims to understand the supply capabilities for services that identify and refer suitable Shared Lives Carers.
The initiative is classified as a light-touch procurement process, with a future notice date set for 2nd February 2026. Interested parties should note the contract is set to begin on 1st April 2026 and conclude on 31st March 2029. This tender presents significant opportunities for business growth, particularly for SMEs and VCSEs, due to its suitability requirements that favour these organisations.
The notice in full
Sheffield City Council is conducting this soft market test to understand the supply market for the provision of a service that identifies and refers suitable Shared Lives Carers to the Local Authority Shared Lives Scheme.
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
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Apr 2026 to 31 Mar 2029 (3 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
- Tender value
- £162,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 065836-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cdd0
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services; 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work 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
- Yassin Abdullahi
- Phone
- +44 142734567
- 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/065836-2025
- 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-05cdd0 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Soft Market Test for Shared Lives Carer Referral Programme
When will the Soft Market Test for Shared Lives Carer Referral Programme 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 Soft Market Test for Shared Lives Carer Referral Programme contract worth?
The estimated value is £162,000. The contract runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029 (3 years).
Who is the buyer for Soft Market Test for Shared Lives Carer Referral Programme?
Sheffield City Council, based in Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber. The named contact is Yassin Abdullahi, on +44 142734567.
How do I bid for Soft Market Test for Shared Lives Carer Referral Programme?
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.
- Answer any market engagement questions.
- Gather your evidence and case studies now.
- Check your policies are up to date.
- Watch for the tender notice.
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