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Social Care and Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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06 Aug 2026 at 15:38

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service. The requirement falls within health and social work services and is treated as a light-touch public service. The placement activity is associated with Bristol City Council and delivery in the South West of England. The procurement covers a single requirement rather than a broad multi-service programme. It is therefore relevant to organisations that provide social care placements, education placements, or joined-up support involving both care and education. The selected provider is Wessex Water Services Ltd, based in Bath. The buyer is Bristol City Council, a sub-central public authority responsible for arranging and funding the service.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct procedure below the threshold, without competition. One contract was signed on 7 June 2026 and runs from 8 June 2026 to 30 June 2026. Its gross value is £59,500. The award is active and was made to Wessex Water Services Ltd for the single lot covering the placement requirement. The procurement used the light-touch regime for social and related services. The published outcome records an active contract rather than an unawarded or cancelled process. The route used means the buyer selected a supplier directly, rather than inviting competing bids through an open or restricted competition.

For a supplier assessing future demand from Bristol City Council, this procurement shows a focused requirement for social care and education placement provision delivered in the South West of England. Relevant competitors would need to provide a credible placement service spanning care and education, with the safeguarding, care planning, educational support and operational coordination needed for the people placed. Experience working with public authorities and meeting the requirements of the light-touch social services regime would strengthen a supplier’s position. The selected organisation is a large provider based in Bath, indicating that the buyer accepted a supplier with established organisational capacity and a local or regional presence. Providers should be prepared to demonstrate reliable delivery for a tightly defined placement requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care and Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY2950

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06de29
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074886-2026
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
£59,500 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Jun 20262 months ago
Contract Period
8 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2026 30 days
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 Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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