PERMANENT AWARD EVIDENCE

Consultancy Plus Call Off via YPO Framework

Sheffield City Council · published 9 Oct 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release IDb829bc16-338c-415c-afca-4a178e835876-917249
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-054aa364-3b5a-43be-8bb6-f8e716a8d65f
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-187357
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

Values stay separate.

A tender estimate and an award value answer different questions. Neither is treated as cash paid.

Award value
£20,720,000
award field
Tender value
£20,720,000
tender field
Procurement method
Direct award
Category
services
CPV
79400000
Business and management consultancy and related services
Delivery
Yorkshire and the Humber, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Using a Managed Service Provider (MSP) to compliantly engage consultants when required. Direct award via YPO Framework 'Managing Consultancy and Professional Services Framework - 1141'. The award is approved on 8th October 2026, decision taken by the Officer with the delegated authority.

Tender statuscomplete
STAGE-DATE LEDGER

Reported dates, without an invented lifecycle.

The current projection contains one award release, not a verified chain of planning, tender, award, contract and modification records. Dates are shown in source-field order and are not silently repaired.

Source-date conflictAt least one reported end date precedes its corresponding start date. Check the official notice before using the schedule.
  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release9 Oct 2026
  2. 02Tender period startsTender-period field as published9 Oct 2026
  3. 03Tender period endsTender-period field as published9 Oct 2026End precedes start · verify
  4. 04Contract startsContract-period field as published8 Oct 2026
  5. 05Contract endsContract-period field as published30 Sept 2030
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

Published names and exact identifiers

A company profile appears only when this release carries a usable company number. Name-only suppliers remain name-only.

Published name only

Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited (trading as Consultancy+)

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 9 Oct 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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