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Social Care & Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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08 Sep 2026 at 14:18

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 concerns the provision of placements combining care and education support. The buying organisation is Bristol City Council, a public authority based in Bristol. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The procurement was treated as a light-touch service requirement, indicating a public service placement rather than a supply of goods or construction works. Businesses relevant to this opportunity are organisations delivering social care placements, education placements, or integrated provision for people who require both forms of support. The requirement may suit specialist care and education providers, including voluntary, community and social enterprises with the organisational arrangements to deliver placements for a public-sector authority.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold and without competition, under the light-touch regime. There was one completed lot and one active award, made to National Star Foundation. The contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its gross value is £348,354.75 including applicable taxes, in GBP. The contract is active. The award covers health and social work services associated with the social care and education placement requirement. The recorded route was direct rather than an open or competitive tender, so the outcome reflects a non-competitive award to the selected provider rather than a multi-supplier competition.

For a future requirement of this kind, the strongest competitors would be established providers able to deliver social care and education placements as a joined-up service for a local authority. National Star Foundation is recorded as a large voluntary, community or social enterprise, so organisations with comparable scale, public-service delivery capability and VCSE credentials would be well placed to compete. Relevant strengths would include the ability to coordinate care and education provision, manage placements reliably, and work within the requirements of the light-touch social care regime. This award also indicates that Bristol City Council uses direct awards below the applicable threshold for this type of placement, making a clear understanding of the council’s service need and a credible route to demonstrate suitability commercially relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care & Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care & Education Placement - DNYY3201

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f4a3
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084931-2026
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
£348,354 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 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

National Star College

Further Information

Notice Documents

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