Awarded contract

Personal Assistant (PA) Workforce Pathway

Details

Buyer: Sheffield City Council
Supplier(s): Embrace Wigan & Leigh
Value: £92,500
Duration: 11 months
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 7 September 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

The aim of the Sheffield PA Workforce Pathway is to establish a sustainable workforce system that supports recruitment, development and retention of PAs through community-led recruitment infrastructure, peer outreach, promotion and network building grounded in lived experience, enabling people to self direct their care more effectively and with confidence. Health & Social Care aims to help people with identified needs to live safe, independent, and rewarding lives through integrated, local and personalised services and support. The department also has a responsibility to provide information and advice about social care and universal services to the public, including those who fund their own support. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published7 September 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date7 September 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 July 2027in 10 months

About the buyer

Sheffield City Council is a local authority for the city of Sheffield, and runs its own procurement function for contracts across the organisation. Tender opportunities are advertised on YORtender, the council's e-tendering portal shared with local authorities across the Yorkshire and Humber region. Contracts above threshold also appear on Find a Tender, with lower-value opportunities listed on Contracts Finder. Framework agreements let the council call off from appointed suppliers without a fresh advertisement. An evaluation panel scores each bid, and the highest-scoring supplier wins the contract. Contract details are then published in the Contract Register within YORtender.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Sheffield City Council's contract awards have been in business services, construction work and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sheffield-city-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sheffield-city-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sheffield-city-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sheffield-city-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sheffield-city-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@sheffield-city-council.gov