Sheffield Pre-Employment Training Market Engagement
Summary
Sheffield City Council has published a market engagement notice regarding pre-employment training programmes for the 2026-27 delivery period. The council is seeking partners to address skill gaps and prepare unemployed or economically inactive residents for employment in specific sectors, with an estimated contract value of £250,000.
What changed
Sheffield City Council has issued a preliminary market engagement notice for pre-employment training services to address skill gaps in the city for the 2026-27 period. The estimated contract value is £250,000, with services expected to run from May 1, 2026, to March 31, 2027. This notice aims to gauge market interest and understand available training provisions.
Potential training providers are encouraged to engage with the council via their e-tendering portal by April 30, 2026. This engagement is an opportunity for providers to share information about existing courses, ask questions, and potentially inform the council's commissioning strategy for vocational and sector-specific training programmes designed to help Sheffield residents move into employment.
What to do next
- Review the market engagement notice for pre-employment training opportunities in Sheffield.
- Submit information regarding available training courses or express interest via the YORTender portal by April 30, 2026.
Source document (simplified)
Planning
Pathways to Work Pre-Employment (Sector Specific and Vocational) Training for Sheffield - Market Engagement
- Sheffield City Council UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-024861
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-066e33
Published 18 March 2026, 6:13pm
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Description
Opportunity Sheffield, the employment and skills service within Sheffield City Council, is responsible for carrying out the Pathways to Work programme across the city. As we build on the success of 2025-26, we are now seeking partners to support our 2026-27 delivery of pre-employment training programmes that will help us to address skill gaps in the city. We are looking to purchase a variety of sector specific training that will target and be suitable for Sheffield residents who are unemployed or economically inactive. The course will aim to to prepare them to move into a job within the sector. This market engagement opportunity will help us to understand what is available in the market. This project is part-funded by the UK Government.
Total value (estimated)
- £250,000 excluding VAT
- £300,000 including VAT Below the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 May 2026 to 31 March 2027
- 11 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
Specialist training services
Vocational training services
Environmental training services
Contract locations
- UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
- UKE32 - Sheffield
Engagement
Engagement deadline
30 April 2026
Engagement process description
• opportunity to tell us about courses/training in the market by using our online form available on the Council's e-tendering portal YORTender, where providers can also ask us questions too using the messaging feature: https://yortender.eu-supply.com/ctm/Supplier/PublicPurchase/103887/0/0?returnUrl=ctm/Supplier/publictenders&b=YORTENDER
• potential follow-up discussions with respondents.
• gauge the level of interest from potential providers who may wish to enter a contract to deliver services on behalf of the Council.
• gauge the scope of what is already available in or near to Sheffield, and whether something new may need to be developed to address commissioning and programme ambitions.
• targeted conversations with any key stakeholders, including potential providers, to ensure we have collected a wide range of views.
Participation
Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
30 April 2026
Procedure
Special regime
Light touch
Contracting authority
Sheffield City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPQT-9425-JWVM The Town Hall, Pinstone St
Sheffield
S1 2HH
United Kingdom
Email: procurement@sheffield.gov.uk
Region: UKE32 - Sheffield
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
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