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Somewhere Else to Assess (S2A) - Market Engagement Events

Sheffield City Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

Following our initial tender for Somewhere Else to Assess (S2A), we will soon be ready to launch a second tender for seven EMI Nursing beds, and to re-open the framework for all categories (EMI Residential Beds, Nursing EMI Beds, General Nursing, General Residential). Providers who were successful in gaining entry onto the framework in July 2025 do not need to bid again. To support this, we will be hosting a market engagement event and a tender workshop via Microsoft Teams. Market Engagement Event: Thursday 28th August 2:00pm - 3:00pm Tender Workshop: Tuesday 2nd September 10:30am - 11:30am The purpose of the first event is to share the below information and register interest from prospective providers: 1. Overview of the S2A Service and Delivery Model 2. Procurement approach 3. Questions & answer session The purpose of the second session is to provide a general overview of the tender documents, offer guidance on how providers might approach completing them, and outline the key information the Council will be looking for when evaluating bids. The S2A beds were first commissioned in 2019, and a review of the service has highlighted important admission requirements for future provision. The beds aim to support individuals who are in hospital and no longer require acute care but cannot be discharged home, as well as those living at home who need a safe place to stay while their care needs are assessed. The provision of these beds is a key element of our Health and Social Care vision to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions, support timely and safe hospital discharge, and enable individuals to return to their own homes or normal places of residence whenever possible. Please register your interest in attending the event by sending your name, contact email, the name of your organisation, and which date(s) you would like to attend, through the Portal's messaging function. We will then circulate a Microsoft Teams calendar invite. We look forward to seeing you.

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services
  • CPV85311000 — Social work services with accommodation

Lots

  • Lot LOT-0000Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
S2A
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
049289-2025
Description
Amend end date and value.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Communication

Future Notice Date
30 Aug 2025, 00:59

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0000
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
12 Sept 2027, 00:59
Starts
1 Dec 2025, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0000
Related Lot
LOT-0000

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKE32
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKE32
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services
Entry 2
Id
85311000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services with accommodation

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
049283-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
15 Aug 2025, 17:10
Entry 2
Id
049289-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
15 Aug 2025, 17:30

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
29 Aug 2025, 00:59

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PPQT-9425-JWVM
Name
Sheffield City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKE32
Country
GB
Locality
Sheffield
Postal Code
S1 2HH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Town Hall, Pinstone Street,

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PPQT-9425-JWVM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Richard Belk
Telephone
+44 1142734567

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Sheffield · UKE32 · S1 2HH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKE32 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-058949-2025-08-15T17:30:54+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·