Summary
Machine-generated summarySheffield City Council is appointing an organisation with strong export and international trade expertise to deliver a programme of specialist business support and advice to SMEs in Sheffield. The programme will primarily support two groups: new and aspiring exporters with the potential to trade internationally who need help preparing for and taking their first steps into exporting, and existing exporters seeking to enter a new international market who require specialist advice to understand the opportunity, overcome barriers and successfully enter that market.
Timing
13 days from publication to deadline. Usual length in United Kingdom: 26 days. Shorter than usual
- Published
- Today
- Deadline
- Awarded pending
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Notices of this kind (United Kingdom, open procedure, below the EU threshold) give a median of 26 days, half of them between 20 and 30 days, based on 2,655 notices of the last two years. Fewer days than three in four comparable notices. Check the documents early and ask questions before the clarification deadline.
This buyer usually gives 21 days (median of its last 20 calls for tender). It extended the deadline on 2 of the 13 calls we followed from publication (15%).
Description
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Can I bid?
- Open procedure: any interested supplier may submit a bid.
- Documents in English.
Official source
Source: Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service)
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Last verified against Find a Tender Service (UK Cabinet Office / Crown Commercial Service) 2 hours ago
Market
Business services in United Kingdom
- this buyer's median award in this sector
- €126,684
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What this buyer has paid before
Based on 4 comparable contracts this buyer awarded in this sector over the last 4 years.
- This notice
- €83,918
- Median award
- €126,684
- Middle half of past awards
- €41,773 to €6.3M
The estimate sits inside the usual range.
Most recent awards
- Consultancy Plus Call Off via YPO Framework €24,463,388
- Interim Director of People and Organisational Culture €25,448
- Executive Search 6x roles in Transport €47,214
- SEND Tribunal legal and casework support €206,154
Award values as published by the official sources. Use them as a guide, not a rule: scope, lots and duration differ between contracts.
Market context
Larger than 35% of the open notices in Business services across Europe.
- open now in Business services
- 4,251
- median open notice
- €200,000
Who wins in this market
Many suppliersUnited Kingdom · Business services
- different companies won awards here
- 1,036
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 7%
- buyers awarded contracts here
- 500
Based on 2,431 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
The buyer in figures
Sheffield City Council
- notices in the register
- 106
- awards
- 76
- awarded in total
- €169.5M
Who wins its contracts
Many suppliers- different companies won its awards
- 55
- of the awards went to the three most frequent winners
- 16%
- of its calls state an estimated value
- 91%
Based on 67 awards with a named winner over the last 3 years. Counted by award, not by value, because lot and framework amounts are not comparable. Concentrated means the three most frequent winners took 65% or more of the awards; many suppliers, under 35% with at least ten different winners.
One dot per award, on the day it was signed, sized by its value. A ring is an award with no published value.
The buyer
Full buyer profileSheffield City Council
This buyer has no award history in this sector yet. Usual winners, Business services - United Kingdom
| Company | Wins | Total awarded | Last win |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venesky Brown Ltd | 87 | €17.8M | Oct 2026 |
| Promar International Ltd | 48 | €277,984 | Sep 2026 |
| Harvey Nash Limited | 34 | €6.3M | Oct 2026 |
| Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited | 32 | €6.4M | Sep 2026 |
| Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd | 29 | €5.6M | Oct 2026 |
Based on 2431 awards with a linked company profile over the last 2 years.
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