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Social Care & Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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08 Sep 2026 at 16:01

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council commissioned a social care and education placement service for people requiring supported placement arrangements. The requirement is classified as health and social work services and is delivered in the United Kingdom. The council is the buying organisation, with responsibility for arranging and funding the placement. The procurement sits within the light-touch regime for social services and related services. It concerns one completed requirement rather than a multi-lot programme. Suppliers relevant to this type of work include organisations able to provide coordinated care and education placements, manage the needs of placed individuals, and work with a local authority on delivery and oversight. The selected provider is Witherslack Group Limited.

The procurement has been completed and awarded to Witherslack Group Limited. Bristol City Council used a below-threshold direct award without competition. The contract was signed on 21 June 2026 and runs from 22 June 2026 to 31 August 2028. Its value is £296,478 gross. The contract is active and covers the single social care and education placement requirement. The award relates to health and social work services. The published outcome records one supplier for the requirement. Evaluation was therefore conducted through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, under the light-touch regime. The contracting process is below the applicable threshold.

This award demonstrates demand from Bristol City Council for specialist provision combining social care and education placement services. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to show that it can provide safe, suitable placements and coordinate education and care around the needs of the people placed. It would also need the operational capacity to manage a placement service over an extended period, maintain continuity, and work effectively with the council as the commissioning authority. Experience delivering health and social work services, together with robust safeguarding, placement management and communication arrangements, would be directly relevant. The incumbent is a large provider, indicating that scale and established delivery capability can support this type of requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care & Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care & Education Placement - DNYY3129

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f4f1
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085060-2026
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
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
22 Jun 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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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