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Social Care and Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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10 Sep 2026 at 15:16

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service. The requirement sits within health and social work services and relates to a single placement arrangement. The contracted provider is Orchard House Nursing Home Limited, a care home business based in Poole. The procurement is operated under the light-touch regime, indicating a regulated public service requirement rather than a supply of goods or construction works. The buyer is Bristol City Council, a sub-central public authority. The service is associated with the council’s care and education placement needs, with delivery recorded within the wider Bristol and surrounding area region. This opportunity is therefore relevant to care homes and other organisations able to provide residential or supported social care placements linked to education needs.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition, for one lot. The award is active and was made to Orchard House Nursing Home Limited. The contract was signed on 23 June 2026 and runs from 24 June 2026 to 30 October 2026. Its gross value is £188,422.93 including taxes. This is a services contract under the light-touch regime. The stated service classification is health and social work services. The published outcome records one supplier and one awarded placement requirement. No competitive evaluation basis is recorded because the council used a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.

Although this contract has already been awarded, it gives care providers a clear indication of Bristol City Council’s purchasing need: a substantial, time-limited social care and education placement delivered by a nursing home provider. The selected supplier is an SME nursing home business, showing that the requirement can be met by a specialist independent care provider rather than only a large national organisation. Businesses that may be well placed for a future requirement would have an established nursing or residential care operation, the ability to support people whose needs span social care and education, and sufficient staffing, accommodation and operational capacity for a council-funded placement. Experience delivering regulated care placements and working with local-authority commissioning arrangements would make a provider commercially credible for this buyer.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care and Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY3010

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f713
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085995-2026
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
£188,422 £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
24 Jun 2026 - 30 Oct 2026 1-6 months
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

ORCHARD HOUSE NURSING HOME LIMITED

Further Information

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