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Social Care & Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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08 Sep 2026 at 15:32

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service for people requiring support, within the light-touch social care regime. The requirement is classified as health and social work services (CPV 85000000) and is delivered in the Bristol area. The council is the buying organisation and the service concerns a single placement requirement. The selected provider is National Star Foundation, a large voluntary, community and social enterprise based in Cheltenham. This is relevant to organisations delivering specialist care and education placements, particularly providers able to support individuals through integrated social care and educational provision for a local authority.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to National Star Foundation for the single lot. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. The award is active and the contract was signed on 31 August 2026. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its gross value is £342,326.58. The available outcome shows one selected supplier and one active contract. The procurement was not evaluated through a competitive tender; the recorded route was a below-threshold direct award without competition. The arrangement therefore represents an established placement commitment rather than an opportunity to submit a bid for this contract.

This award is commercially relevant to providers of social care and education placements serving local-authority clients. It demonstrates demand for a substantial, multi-year placement arrangement in Bristol and shows that the council uses a direct-award route for a below-threshold requirement in this service area. National Star Foundation is recorded as a large voluntary, community and social enterprise, so organisations with a comparable scale and social-purpose profile may find the buyer’s purchasing pattern particularly relevant. A credible future competitor would need to deliver health and social work services alongside education placement provision, maintain the organisational capacity to support a long-term council arrangement, and operate in or serve the Bristol area.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care & Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care & Education Placement - DNYY3198

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f4db
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085021-2026
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
£342,326 £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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