Upcoming
Marketing Engagement Event- Sexual Health Services
Sheffield City Council · Local authority
In brief
Sheffield City Council has announced plans to buy care and healthcare work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 5 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 August 2027.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually high: a median of 6.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 58 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
Sheffield City Council would like to invite you to the Sheffield Sexual Health Service Tender Marketing Engagement Event. There will be two events: 1) Wednesday 13th May, 11am-3pm, Conference Room, Sheffield Town Hall. 2) Monday 18th May, 12:30-5pm Committee Room, Sheffield Town Hall. The purpose of the events is to inform potential Providers about the future procurement strategy for Sheffield Sexual Health services. The events will present draft plans, scope and gather feedback to the proposals. There will be an opportunity to discuss and respond to the feasibility of the design of future services. The Market Engagement events will take the following format: 1. Procurement process -…Read the full description
Sheffield City Council would like to invite you to the Sheffield Sexual Health Service Tender Marketing Engagement Event. There will be two events: 1) Wednesday 13th May, 11am-3pm, Conference Room, Sheffield Town Hall. 2) Monday 18th May, 12:30-5pm Committee Room, Sheffield Town Hall. The purpose of the events is to inform potential Providers about the future procurement strategy for Sheffield Sexual Health services. The events will present draft plans, scope and gather feedback to the proposals. There will be an opportunity to discuss and respond to the feasibility of the design of future services. The Market Engagement events will take the following format: 1. Procurement process - Technical details about the process - Timescales and deadlines - Accessing and using the procurement portal 2. Background to sexual health commissioning - Current commissioning - Sexual health needs assessment - Resource 3. Presentation of potential sexual health lots 4. Questions and discussion - Questions - Networking This invitation is an official stage within the procurement of services; however, it is a non-binding event. The workshop is the Local Authority’s opportunity to engage with Providers, to understand market capacity, shape tender specifications and scope interest in upcoming contracts. Attendance and participation to the event/s does not oblige a Provider to bid for the opportunities. Nor does it guarantee Providers an invitation to the final tender. Please note, the Marketing Engagement event does not constitute a call for competition.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 032998-2026
About the buyer
Sheffield City CouncilLast 12 months
Procurements
211Awards
133Suppliers it has used most for care
- Homeless Link2 contracts
- Airedale Voluntary Drug and Alcohol Agency Limited1 contract
- Care Cove Limited1 contract
- Change Grow Live1 contract
- D C K Construction Limited1 contract
Similar open tenders
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From notice 032998-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.