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Social Care and Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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06 Aug 2026 at 16:00

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service for people requiring support, classified under health and social work services. The requirement covers the placement of individuals in suitable social care or education settings rather than the supply of goods or construction work. The council is the buyer and the service is to be delivered in the United Kingdom. This is a public-sector service requirement under the light-touch regime, making it relevant to organisations that provide care placements, education placements, or coordinated support arrangements. It may also interest providers able to work across both social care and education needs, particularly where placements must be arranged and delivered for individuals through a local-authority purchasing process.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct procedure below the competition threshold, without competition. It covered one lot. Bristol City Council awarded the contract to Wales & West Utilities Limited on 6 August 2026, and the contract was signed the same day. The contract is valued at £1,500 gross, in GBP, and runs from 2 November 2026 to 30 June 2028. The successful award is active and the contract is active. The stated procurement category is services, with evaluation carried out through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender. The arrangement is subject to the light-touch regime and relates to health and social work services delivered in the United Kingdom.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award shows that Bristol City Council buys relatively small-scale, specific social care and education placement requirements through a direct, below-threshold route. A credible future competitor would need to provide placements that meet individual care or education needs, understand local-authority purchasing requirements and operate within the light-touch public-service framework. Providers should be able to demonstrate that they can arrange and support appropriate placements, manage safeguarding and service coordination, and work reliably with the council and other professionals involved in an individual’s care or education. The selected supplier’s award also shows that organisations outside the conventional care-provider market may be considered where they can satisfy the particular placement requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care and Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY2962

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06de3f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074920-2026
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
£1,500 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

Wales & West Utilities Limited

Further Information

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