Award of ESF Positive Change Projects 2022-23 for Short Courses to Re-engage Unemployed and Economically Inactive Individuals in Sheffield
Sheffield City Council · Awarded contract
AwardedAward of ESF Positive Change Projects 2022-23 for Short Courses to Re-engage Unemployed and Economically Inactive Individuals in Sheffield
Awarded 16 Oct 2022
Awarded16 Oct 2022
Value£301,273.07
AgencySheffield City Council
RegionYorkshire and The Humber
CategoryEducation & Training
Ended 3y 1mo ago12mo term
Awarded 16 Oct 2022Expired 29 Sept 2023
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Sheffield City Council awarded a contract to A Mind Apart Theatre Company, AALFY, Aspiring Communities Together, Autism Plus, Big Ambitions CIC, Burngreave Works Ltd, Down2u Physiotherapy, Element Society, Endeavour Training, Grow, Heeley City Farm, and Meadow for the delivery of short courses aimed at re-engaging unemployed or economically inactive individuals in Sheffield.
The projects, part-funded by the European Social Fund, were commissioned under the Light Touch Regime to provide pilot engagement projects that support clients in accessing the labour market and shifting negative views of sustained employment.
The contract, valued at £301,273.07, was awarded based on the most economically advantageous tender, with evaluation criteria comprising method statement (65%), social value (10%), and pricing schedule (25%, of which 10% was total price).
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Award of ESF Positive Change Projects 2022-23 for Short Courses to Re-engage Unemployed and Economically Inactive Individuals in Sheffield
Won by A Mind Apart Theatre Company,AALFY,Aspiring Communities Together,Autism Plus,Big Ambitions CIC,Burngreave Works Ltd,Down2u Physiotherapy,Element Society,Endeavour Training,Grow,Heeley City Farm,Meadowhall Training Ltd,Sharrow Community Forum,The Employers Forum,Together for Sheffield,Voluntary Action Sheffield,Yes2Ventures Ltd,Zest (trading name for Netherthorpe & Upperthorpe Community · Sheffield City Council
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