Soft Market Test for Shared Lives Carer Referral Programme

Official notice

Authority: Sheffield City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£162,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 2 Feb 2026from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Apr 2029 · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

CPV: Health and social work services · Health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Planned 3 yrsSMEVCSE

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 1 Apr 2029 (3 yrs)

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

85000000 Health and social work services 85100000 Health services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 16 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
Last source update: 16 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
Authority reference: 104351
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-065836
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Health and social work servicesHealth services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05cdd0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

16 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 4 dates

Planning notice published381 days ago
16 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
Market engagement359 days ago
7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
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Tender notice expected272 days ago
2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts215 days ago
1 Apr 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
16 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sheffield City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPQT-9425-JWVM Town Hall, Pinstone Street,, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 2HHContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender16 Oct 2025, 11:00 BST