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Social Care & Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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20 Jul 2026 at 12:59

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council commissioned social care and education placement services, classified under health and social work services. The requirement concerns arranging or providing placements connected with social care and education rather than supplying goods or construction works. The named public-sector buyer is Bristol City Council. The contracted supplier, TIFA Life Ltd, is based in Bristol. Delivery is within the United Kingdom, in the area covered by the council’s requirement. This opportunity is therefore relevant to organisations providing social care placements, education placements, or related health and social work support, particularly providers able to work with a local authority and support people whose care or education needs require a placement.

The procurement has completed and the contract was awarded to TIFA Life Ltd for the single lot. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold and without competition under the light-touch regime. The contract was signed on 14 May 2026, runs from 15 May 2026 to 31 March 2027, and has a gross value of £85,450.20. The award is active and the contract is active. The procurement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, so there was no competitive bid process or published scoring basis. This is an awarded outcome, not an opportunity to submit a bid.

This award is useful market evidence for providers of social care and education placements serving Bristol City Council. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to deliver health and social work services in a placement setting and work effectively with a local-authority commissioner. The awarded supplier is a large organisation based in Bristol, indicating that the buyer has contracted with an established provider operating locally. Businesses with suitable placement capacity, relevant delivery experience and the ability to manage council-funded support could use this procurement as a benchmark for the type of service and provider the council has purchased. The direct-award route also shows that below-threshold light-touch requirements may be handled without competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care & Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care & Education Placement - DNYY2862

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cec4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068215-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£85,450 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
15 May 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bristol City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 5TR
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Hotwells and Harbourside
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TIFA LIFE LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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