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Social Care and Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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10 Sep 2026 at 14:43

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service under its light-touch social care regime. The requirement is classified as health and social work services and concerns one completed lot. The selected provider is Outcomes First Group (Operations) 1 Limited, a large UK supplier based in Bolton. The buyer is Bristol City Council, and the service is associated with the council’s social care and education placement needs. The published information does not identify a more specific delivery town or facility, so the opportunity is best understood as a council-commissioned placement service rather than a general construction, equipment or consultancy contract. Businesses working in social care, education placements or related support services are the closest fit.

This procurement has been completed and awarded following a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. Bristol City Council selected Outcomes First Group (Operations) 1 Limited for the single lot. The contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its gross value is £248,550. The contract is active, as is the award. The procurement used the light-touch regime for services and was evaluated through the council’s direct-award route rather than an open tender. The award covers health and social work services connected with the social care and education placement requirement. No separate award values or additional suppliers are recorded.

Although this contract has already been awarded, it indicates a defined requirement for social care and education placements from Bristol City Council, with a three-year service period and a substantial council-funded commitment. A competitor preparing for a future requirement of this type would need to provide social care and education placement services, with the operational capacity to support placements over a sustained period. The selected supplier is recorded as a large organisation, suggesting that the buyer accepted a provider with established organisational scale. Relevant businesses should therefore be able to demonstrate dependable placement delivery, suitable social care and education provision, and the ability to work with a public-sector commissioner under the light-touch services regime. No specific accreditation or staffing requirement is recorded here.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care and Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY3312

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f6fb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085960-2026
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
£248,550 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Sep 20265 days 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

OUTCOMES FIRST GROUP (OPERATIONS) 1 LIMITED

Further Information

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