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Social Care and Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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10 Sep 2026 at 15:30

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council commissioned a social care and education placement service for an individual or group requiring both care and educational support. The requirement falls within health and social work services and is delivered in Bristol and the surrounding area covered by the council’s service region. This is a specialist placement rather than a general education, training or standalone social care contract. Relevant organisations are care providers, specialist education providers and integrated services able to support people whose education and care needs must be addressed together. The council is the public body buying the service, and the selected provider is Phoenix Learning & Care Holdings Limited, based in Tiverton.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition under the light-touch regime. It comprised one completed lot. Bristol City Council selected Phoenix Learning & Care Holdings Limited, whose award is active. The contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its gross value is £164,317.23. The arrangement is therefore a three-year placement service, with the contract period and value applying to the single award. The published outcome confirms a direct appointment rather than an open tender requiring competing bids, and the contract remains active for the stated service period.

This award indicates demand from Bristol City Council for integrated social care and education placements, delivered by a specialist provider able to combine care provision with educational support. Competitors considering comparable future requirements would need an established placement model, suitable premises or service arrangements, and the operational capacity to support service users consistently across both care and education settings. Credibility would also depend on robust safeguarding, qualified and appropriately supervised staff, reliable case management, and the ability to work with the council and other professionals around individual needs. Providers with experience of complex placements, strong referral and reporting processes, and sufficient capacity for a multi-year council arrangement would be well placed when this requirement returns to market.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care and Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY3136

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f725
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086024-2026
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
£164,317 £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

Notice Documents

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