Sheffield City Council awards physiotherapy employment support contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 8 Oct 2026, 17:04.

Opportunity overview

Physiotherapy and pain management wraparound provision for employment support participants being supported by providers which are members of the Sheffield Work & Health Local Integration Board.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Down2U

Match pending…

Published award value: £14.7k
Awarded: 7 Oct 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-d1ae62cf-b2b9-4e5e-9357-201121b94fe8-1
Status: active

Classification

CPV85142100 — Physiotherapy services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗
Additional dataOpen source ↗
User / CompanyOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: 20261008153954-104130
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 85142100
Description: Physiotherapy services

Tender Period

Ends: 24 Sept 2026, 00:00

Contract period

Starts: 1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: No
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-CFS-187357
Name: Sheffield City Council

Identifier

Legal Name: Sheffield City Council

Address

Street Address: Town Hall, Pinstone Street,
Locality: Sheffield
Postal Code: S1 2HH
Country Name: ENG

Contact

Email: Procurement@sheffield.gov.uk

Details

Url: http://sheffield.gov.uk ↗

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-CFS-339027
Name: Down2U

Identifier

Legal Name: Down2U

Address

Street Address: 10 Hicks Street, Sheffield, England, S3 8BL

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-d1ae62cf-b2b9-4e5e-9357-201121b94fe8-1
Status: active
Date: 8 Oct 2026, 00:00
Published: 8 Oct 2026, 15:40

Value

Amount: 14,700
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-CFS-339027
Name: Down2U

Contract period

Starts: 1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b439070e-a053-4f6c-8767-ca2a2c274470 ↗
Published: 8 Oct 2026, 15:40
Format: text/html
Language: en

Entry 2

Id: 2
Description: Additional data
Url: https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=109890&B=UK ↗

Entry 3

Id: 3
Description: User / Company
Url: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104130 ↗

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Sheffield · S1 2HH · ENG
Delivery location · Yorkshire and the Humber · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

b439070e-a053-4f6c-8767-ca2a2c274470-917131Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 8 Oct 2026, 15:40

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Sheffield City Council published an awarded contract notice for physiotherapy and pain-management wraparound support for employment-support participants. The notice records an active award to Down2U, with a total award value of £14,700 and a stated delivery period from 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded contract notice published; underlying tender status is complete and the award status is active.Evidence: Process stage is "award" with display status "awarded"; tender status is "complete"; award status is "active".
Award publication8 October 2026, 15:40 BST.Evidence: Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-08T15:40:00+01:00.
Contract signatureUnknown; the supplied notice does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.Evidence: The supplied award and contract-period fields provide no signature field or signed-contract confirmation.

93% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: b439070e-a053-4f6c-8767-ca2a2c274470-917131
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d1ae62cf-b2b9-4e5e-9357-201121b94fe8
First published: 8 Oct 2026
Last checked: 8 Oct 2026, 17:04
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 11 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award is recorded to Down2U following a direct award procedure. The published notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature.

Market significance

This is a small, localised employment-support health service requirement in Yorkshire and the Humber, procured by direct award.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

Down2U

93% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-d1ae62cf-b2b9-4e5e-9357-201121b94fe8-1 · 14700 GBP · active award; supplier identity unverified

View supporting evidence

The award names "Down2U" as supplier and gives the award value as £14,700. Supplier verification status is "checked_unmatched".

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

98% confidence

Awarded contract notice published; underlying tender status is complete and the award status is active.

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Process stage is "award" with display status "awarded"; tender status is "complete"; award status is "active".

Award publication

99% confidence

8 October 2026, 15:40 BST.

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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-08T15:40:00+01:00.

Contract signature

98% confidence

Unknown; the supplied notice does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.

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The supplied award and contract-period fields provide no signature field or signed-contract confirmation.

Stated delivery period

99% confidence

1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.

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Award contractPeriod and tender contractPeriod specify these dates.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value

99% confidence

£14,700

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Award value amount is 14700 GBP; tender value is also 14700 GBP.

Value allocation

95% confidence

The full published value is associated with the single recorded award to Down2U.

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One award and one named supplier are supplied.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Submission deadline

98% confidence

24 September 2026

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Tender period endDate: 2026-09-24T00:00:00+01:00.

Award date

99% confidence

8 October 2026

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Award date: 2026-10-08T00:00:00+01:00.

Stated start date

99% confidence

1 October 2026

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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.

Stated end date

99% confidence

31 March 2027

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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Physiotherapy and pain-management wraparound provision for employment-support participants supported by Sheffield Work & Health Local Integration Board member providers.

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Published opportunity description.

Primary classification

99% confidence

CPV 85142100 — Physiotherapy services.

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Tender classification.

Delivery area

97% confidence

Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom.

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Tender item delivery address.

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award.

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procurementMethod is "direct" and procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".

Competition information

98% confidence

Unknown; the published notice does not provide bidder numbers, evaluation information or award rationale.

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No bid, score, evaluation or selection data is supplied.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Contract period

99% confidence

1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.

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Published tender and award contractPeriod fields.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown.

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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.

SME/VCSE suitability flags

97% confidence

The tender flags both SME and VCSE suitability as false.

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Tender suitability fields: sme false; vcse false.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial profile

94% confidence

A £14,700 direct award for a defined, short-duration specialist support service linked to employment-support participants.

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Published value, direct-award method, service description and stated contract period.

Supplier opportunity insight

98% confidence

The notice provides no pricing breakdown, service volumes, performance measures or evaluation criteria.

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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

93%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-d1ae62cf-b2b9-4e5e-9357-201121b94fe8
Analysed: 11 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Sheffield City Council.

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Buyer party legalName is Sheffield City Council.

Buyer location

98% confidence

Sheffield, England.

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Buyer address lists Town Hall, Pinstone Street, Sheffield, S1 2HH, ENG.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Published supplier name

96% confidence

Down2U (unverified supplier identity).

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Award supplier name and source legal name are "Down2U"; verification outcome is checked_unmatched.

Published supplier scale

82% confidence

Large.

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Supplier party details list scale as "large".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated re-procurement timing

70% confidence

Around the stated end date of 31 March 2027, if the requirement continues; this is an estimate, not a procurement forecast.

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The published contract period ends on 31 March 2027; no renewal or extension terms are supplied.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity

99% confidence

The source supplier name "Down2U" was checked but no safe Companies House match was found. It is therefore presented as an unverified published supplier name, not as a Companies House-verified legal entity.

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supplier_identity_status is "checked_unmatched"; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are null.

Award versus signed contract

98% confidence

The record is an awarded contract notice with an active award, but explicit contract-signature confirmation is not supplied.

View supporting evidence

Notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder"; no signature data is present.

Information not supplied in the published notice

99% confidence

No lot allocation, bid count, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown, performance measures, extension terms or renewal terms are supplied.

View supporting evidence

Lots are empty and the relevant fields are absent from the supplied data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The supplier name Down2U is unverified: the Companies House matching workflow completed without a safe match.
The published notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
No bidder numbers, evaluation results, pricing detail, performance measures, lot allocation, extension terms or renewal terms are published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who received the award?

The published award names Down2U. Its identity is unverified because the completed supplier check did not find a safe Companies House match.

What is the published contract value?

The published award value is £14,700.

Was this competitively tendered?

The notice identifies the method as direct award. It does not provide competition, bid-count or evaluation details.

When is the stated delivery period?

The notice states 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Employment Support - Physiotherapy and Pain Management

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Down2U

Classification

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

Tender Period

Contract period

Suitability

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Details

Roles

Identifier

Address

Details

Roles

Award information

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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