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Social Care and Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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10 Sep 2026 at 15:12

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service for one placement requirement. The work falls within health and social work services and is part of the council’s light-touch social care activity. The stated procurement title is Social Care and Education Placement, with the requirement identified as DNYY3137. The selected supplier, Phoenix Learning & Care Holdings Limited, is based in Tiverton and operates in learning and care. Delivery is associated with the United Kingdom region recorded for the contract. This opportunity is relevant to organisations that provide placements combining social care and education support, particularly providers able to work with public-sector commissioners and meet the needs of people requiring both forms of provision. Bristol City Council is the buying organisation.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award below the threshold without competition, under the light-touch regime. One lot was completed and awarded to Phoenix Learning & Care Holdings Limited. The award is active and the contract was signed on 31 August 2026, with a contract period from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. The contract value is £190,917.03 gross. The award covers health and social work services and relates to the single placement requirement. The evaluation route was a direct award rather than a competitive tender, so there was no competitive scoring basis stated. Bristol City Council selected the supplier for this placement and remains the buyer for the contract.

For a supplier that did not win this requirement, the award demonstrates Bristol City Council’s demand for integrated social care and education placements delivered through a light-touch, below-threshold route. A credible future provider would need the operational ability to deliver health and social work services alongside an education placement, manage individual placement arrangements and work within public-sector commissioning requirements. Relevant experience in learning, care and placement provision would help demonstrate suitability, as would the capacity to support service users throughout a multi-year arrangement. The selected supplier is an SME specialising in learning and care, indicating that this type of requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only by a large national organisation. Providers should be prepared to engage with direct-award or other proportionate routes used for similar placements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care and Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY3137

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f711
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085991-2026
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
SME

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
£190,917 £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

PHOENIX LEARNING & CARE HOLDINGS LIMITED

Further Information

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