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Social Care and Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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10 Sep 2026 at 15:57

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service for delivery in the United Kingdom. The requirement is classified as health and social work services and sits within the light-touch regime for public services. It concerns a single placement requirement rather than a wider multi-lot programme. The council is the buying organisation and the service is connected to its responsibilities for arranging suitable social care and education placements. The selected provider, Blue Sky Fostering Limited, is based in Harrow and is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise. Businesses operating in fostering, social care provision or education placement services are the most relevant comparators for this requirement.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold procedure. One lot was awarded to Blue Sky Fostering Limited. The award is active and the contract was signed on 13 July 2026, with delivery running from 14 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. The awarded contract value is £119,515.63 including gross value, in pounds sterling. The award date is not stated separately from the contract-signing date. The process used the light-touch regime for public services and was evaluated as a single completed lot. The outcome shows that Bristol City Council selected one supplier for the health and social work placement requirement.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award provides a clear benchmark for the type of provider Bristol City Council uses for social care and education placements. A credible competitor would need to deliver health and social work services in a fostering or placement setting, support the linked education and care needs of service users, and operate at a scale suited to a council-funded placement contract. Blue Sky Fostering Limited is recorded as an SME, indicating that this requirement can be delivered by a specialist smaller provider rather than only a large national organisation. Relevant fostering or placement experience, reliable service delivery and the ability to work within council commissioning arrangements would be central to competing for comparable requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care and Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY3268

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f73f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086059-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
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
£119,515 £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
14 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 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

BLUE SKY FOSTERING LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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