Stale Pre-tender

Tuition for Children and Young People - Market Engagement

Details

Buyer: Sheffield City Council
Value: £2,800,000
Topic: Education and training services
Published: 30 January 2026
Submission: 20 March 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Sheffield City Council (SCC) is exploring the development of a tuition model for children and young people who require education outside of school. Tuition services are typically provided on a 1:1 basis, and can be either online or face to face depending on the needs of the individual pupil. The focus is usually the core subjects (maths, English & science) but we are interested in the value that can be added through delivery of a broader curriculum and preparing young people for adulthood alongside the core subjects. This market engagement aims to understand the capacity, innovation, and expertise within the provider landscape to help us shape a high quality and equitable offer for all learners.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published30 January 2026
Current notice

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

80000000 · Education and training 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