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Social Care & Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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08 Sep 2026 at 15:49

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 covers activity delivered in the United Kingdom. It is a public-sector placement requirement managed by the council, with the selected provider based in Leicester. The procurement is treated as a light-touch service, indicating a regulated social care or related placement arrangement rather than the purchase of goods, construction or general consultancy. Businesses whose core work is providing social care placements, education placements, or combined health and social work support are the most relevant comparators. The requirement is associated with one completed lot and concerns service delivery rather than a framework or a multi-service purchasing arrangement.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct procedure described as below threshold and without competition. Bristol City Council selected ASPRIS CHILDREN'S SERVICES LIMITED. The award is active and the contract was signed on 31 August 2026. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 1 September 2029. Its gross value is £309,999. The main category is services, under the light-touch regime, and the recorded service classification is health and social work services. This was a single-lot award. The published outcome shows one supplier receiving the award; no competitive evaluation basis or scored criteria are recorded. The contract is below the applicable threshold.

For competing providers, this award is evidence that Bristol City Council buys social care and education placements from specialist service organisations, including larger providers able to support a substantial placement requirement over a multi-year period. A credible competitor would need to deliver health and social work services while meeting the practical demands of education and care placement provision. Relevant capability includes an established placement operation, sufficient staffing and service capacity, and the ability to work with a council under the light-touch social care regime. The selected supplier is a large organisation, so businesses assessing their position should consider whether they can provide comparable organisational resilience and delivery capacity, either independently or through a suitable delivery partnership.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care & Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care & Education Placement - DNYY3260

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f4eb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085046-2026
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
£309,999 £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 - 1 Sep 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

Notice Documents

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