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Individual Placement and Support activity for Disadvantaged Groups in Sheffield

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Sheffield City Council, as the Sheffield Delivery Area Member for South Yorkshire's Connect to Work Programme, will be seeking to commission activity to deliver Individual Placement and Support (IPS) outputs and outcomes related to Disadvantaged Groups (non-health) identified in the Department for Work and Pensions Connect to Work guidance.

Procurement activity relates to the following cohorts identified as being eligible for support: A refugee; An Afghan resettler; A person on the Ukrainian scheme; A victim of modern slavery; A victim/survivor of domestic abuse; A care experienced young person or a care leaver; Young people identified as being involved, or at risk of being involved, in serious violence; Veterans: a former member of HM Armed Forces, a partner of current or former Armed Forces personnel, a member of the HM AF reserves; An Ex-offender; A person for whom a drug or alcohol dependency, including a history of drug or alcohol dependency, is a significant barrier to employment; A homeless person; A carer or ex-carer.

Sheffield City Council is consulting on options for achieving 683 programme outputs and associated outcomes during the period April 2026 to March 2030, subject to confirmation of funding post March 2027. The model of delivery for these cohorts must be IPS.

It is expected to advertise the invitation to tender late 2025 with an estimated total budget of about £1.8m over 4 years (subject to final confirmation and decision-making).

We are approaching the market for any comments from potential providers of commissioned IPS activity, or other stakeholders who would like to feed into how we shape the commissioning activity. If you provide your name and contact information we may reach out to discuss further. Any information provided will be treated with confidentiality.

This project is part-funded by the UK Government through Connect to Work.