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Social Care & Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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10 Aug 2026 at 16:36

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council procured social care and education placement services for people requiring support, under a light-touch public service regime. The requirement falls within health and social work services and covers placement provision rather than goods, construction or general consultancy. The buyer is Bristol City Council, a sub-central public authority. Delivery is within the United Kingdom, including the area associated with Bristol and surrounding locations. This opportunity is therefore relevant to organisations that arrange or provide social care placements, education placements, or integrated support services, particularly providers able to work with a local authority and meet the needs of individuals requiring publicly funded care and education arrangements.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition, with one completed lot. The contract was signed on 17 May 2026 and runs from 18 May 2026 to 31 August 2028. Its gross value is £296,478. The award is active and was made to Witherslack Group Limited for the health and social work services associated with the placement requirement. The published outcome records one supplier and one award. The process used the light-touch regime for social care and related services, rather than an open competitive tender, so the recorded route to market was a direct award.

This award shows Bristol City Council’s demand for specialist social care and education placement provision delivered through a substantial multi-year service arrangement. Suppliers best placed for comparable future requirements would be established care, education or specialist placement organisations with the operational capacity to support individuals with assessed needs, coordinate education and care provision, and work within local-authority commissioning and safeguarding arrangements. Credibility would also depend on a demonstrable record of delivering health and social work services, maintaining suitable placements and staffing, and managing contract performance over an extended period. Organisations able to combine education expertise with regulated or professionally managed social care delivery would be particularly aligned with this requirement and buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care & Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care & Education Placement - DNYY2873

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e092
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075905-2026
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
£296,478 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 May 20263 months ago
Contract Period
18 May 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 2-3 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

WITHERSLACK GROUP LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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