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AwardedAwarded 12 December 2025

Alternative Provision Dynamic Purchasing System - Sheffield

Sheffield City Council · Local authority

In brief

Sheffield City Council awarded training and education work to Make A Difference Provision Limited on 12 December 2025.

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What the notice says

Sheffield City Council is seeking Providers who deliver a form of Alternative Provision or other equivalent or similar form of off-site education service for children and young people. The value of this tender has been advertised in anticipation of changing the period of validity of the DPS in the future; at the time of advertising the estimate annual value of work delivered as Alternative Provision is approximately £3,500,000 annually. This DPS is developed as a light touch regime project.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Make A Difference Provision Limited (SME)
10 bids received
£433,100

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Contract award notice · notice 084603-2025
  2. Contract notice (update) · notice 064727-2026

About the buyer

Sheffield City CouncilLast 12 months

Procurements

211

Awards

133

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From notice 084603-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 18 December 2025, last updated 9 July 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.