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Social Care and Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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05 Aug 2026 at 16:21

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council procured social care and education placement services. The requirement falls within health and social work services and is classified as a service procurement. It concerns a completed placement arrangement rather than the supply of goods or construction works. The purchasing organisation is Bristol City Council, a sub-central public authority based at City Hall in Bristol. The arrangement was made under the light-touch regime, which is used for certain social and other specific services. The service requirement is associated with a single completed lot and relates to delivery in the United Kingdom. Businesses working in social care, education placements, supported services or related health and social work provision would find the subject matter most relevant.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. One award is active and was made to Wessex Water Services Ltd. The contract was signed on 2 June 2026 and runs from 3 June 2026 to 31 December 2026. Its stated gross value is £105. The award relates to the single lot covering the placement service. The procurement used the light-touch regime and was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The published outcome therefore records a selected supplier and an active contract, rather than an opportunity for new bids on this procurement.

This outcome indicates a defined requirement for social care and education placement provision from Bristol City Council, with demand handled through a below-threshold direct-award route. For future work of this type, credible suppliers would need to provide placement services that meet social care and education needs, understand the requirements of the light-touch regime, and be able to operate within public-sector contractual arrangements. Relevant businesses include organisations delivering health and social work services, education placements, or closely related support. The selected supplier was Wessex Water Services Ltd, recorded as a large organisation, so competitors should consider whether they have comparable organisational capacity and the governance needed to satisfy a public authority.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care and Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY2949

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dcd5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074366-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
£105 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Aug 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Jun 2026 - 31 Dec 2026 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

Wessex Water Services Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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