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Social care and education placement

Bristol City Council

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17 Aug 2026 at 12:21

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service for people requiring both care and educational support. The requirement is classified as health and social work services. The work is delivered in the United Kingdom, under the council’s responsibility. It is a service procurement rather than a goods supply or construction project, and the process covered one complete requirement. The buyer is Bristol City Council, a local public authority. The selected provider, Aspris Children’s Services Limited, is based in Leicester and is classified as a large organisation. Businesses considering similar work should therefore focus on specialist social care and education placement provision, rather than general education, standalone social care, or unrelated health services.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. One lot was completed and awarded to Aspris Children’s Services Limited. The contract was signed on 17 May 2026 and runs from 18 May 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its gross value is £471,852. The award is active and the contract is active. The available outcome data identifies one supplier and one contract for the requirement. No competitive evaluation basis is recorded because the council used a direct award without competition. This is an awarded contract rather than an opportunity for suppliers to submit bids.

This procurement indicates sustained public-sector demand for combined social care and education placements from Bristol City Council. A competitor would need to provide both elements as an integrated service, with the organisational capacity to support a multi-year placement arrangement and meet the needs of people requiring care alongside education. The selected provider is a large organisation, which signals that scale and operational resilience may be relevant when this type of requirement is considered again. Specialist providers whose core work covers health and social care services, and who can also deliver or coordinate the education element of placements, are the closest commercial comparators. Providers of only general education or standalone care services are less closely aligned.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social care and education placement

Notice Description

Social care and education placement - DNYY2876

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e58b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/078077-2026
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
£471,852 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Aug 20261 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 2029 3-4 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

ASPRIS CHILDREN'S SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

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