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Education Social Care Placement

Bristol City Council

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23 Sep 2026 at 08:20

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council commissioned education social care placement services. The work is classified as health and social work services (CPV 85000000). The award covers one placement requirement, with delivery addresses recorded across England. The buying organisation is Bristol City Council. The selected provider, Empower Care and Support Limited, is based in Walthamstow, but the recorded delivery coverage is national across English regions rather than limited to the supplier’s home area.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Bristol City Council made a direct award below the procurement threshold without competition. One supplier was selected: Empower Care and Support Limited. The contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £34,380 excluding VAT and £41,256 including VAT. There was one lot, covering the education social care placement requirement. The published process data does not state evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements.

For providers of education-related social care placements, this award demonstrates that Bristol City Council buys placement services for delivery across England, using a direct-award route for a below-threshold requirement. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to show it can arrange and deliver suitable social care placements across the relevant geography, and manage the associated education and care needs reliably. Empower Care and Support Limited, the selected supplier, is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise, indicating that a smaller provider has delivered this type of service. The requirement is a focused placement service rather than a broad works or goods contract; suppliers whose offer centres on social care placement provision are the closest fit.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Education Social Care Placement

Notice Description

Education Social Care Placement - DNYY3542

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-07780e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089887-2026
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
£34,380 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 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

EMPOWER CARE AND SUPPORT LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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