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Social Care and Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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06 Aug 2026 at 15:50

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 intended to support placements arranged by the council. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The procurement was handled by Bristol City Council, a sub-central public authority. The scope is described as a single placement requirement rather than a broader programme of social care, education, or communications services. Businesses relevant to this opportunity would therefore be organisations providing health, social care, or related placement services, particularly where their work can support people requiring an education or social care placement. The requirement was treated as a light-touch service procurement.

The procurement is complete and was awarded directly without competition under a below-threshold procedure. Verizon UK Limited was selected for the single lot, with the award recorded as active on 6 August 2026. The contract was signed on 6 August 2026 and runs from 2 November 2026 to 30 June 2028. Its gross value is £7,054.69. The award concerns health and social work services and relates to the social care and education placement requirement. The contracting route was direct award rather than an open or competitive tender, so the outcome reflects a procurement made without competing bids. The contract value is below the applicable threshold.

For suppliers that did not receive this award, the procurement provides evidence that Bristol City Council purchases social care and education placement services through a direct, below-threshold route. A credible future provider would need to deliver services within the health and social work field and understand the practical requirements of arranging or supporting placements for the council. Relevant experience in social care, education placements, safeguarding, care coordination, and working with public-sector referral or commissioning processes would help demonstrate fit, where applicable to the council’s future requirements. The selected supplier was a large organisation, indicating that the buyer accepted a provider with established organisational capacity for this requirement. Competitors should monitor this buyer’s comparable purchasing activity and understand its light-touch service context.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care and Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY2959

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06de36
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074908-2026
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
£7,054 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 1-2 years
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

VERIZON UK LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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