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Social Care or Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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23 Sep 2026 at 09:42

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council procured a social care or education placement, classified as health and social work services. The requirement is recorded under the broad title “Social Care or Education Placement”; the published details do not describe the individual placement, the person’s needs or the specific care or education activities. The awarded service is associated with a delivery location in the UK, but no town or city is identified. This is a council-funded service placement rather than a supply of goods or a construction project. Five Rivers Child Care Limited, a Salisbury-based provider, was selected to deliver it.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Bristol City Council made a direct award below the relevant threshold without competition. One lot was awarded to Five Rivers Child Care Limited. The contract was signed on 2 September 2026 and runs from 3 October 2026 to 31 August 2028. Its stated value is £187,200 excluding VAT and £224,640 including VAT. The award is classified as a services contract. The published procurement details provide no specific eligibility conditions or evaluation criteria for this placement, consistent with the non-competitive direct award route.

This award shows Bristol City Council buying an individual social care or education placement from an established provider, rather than commissioning a broadly described package of goods or works. Five Rivers Child Care Limited is a large provider whose work includes care for children and young people; the award itself does not define the placement’s service model or required qualifications, so businesses should not assume particular specialisms or accreditations were decisive. Suppliers seeking to compete for a comparable requirement in future would need to demonstrate a credible ability to deliver an appropriate placement, with the staffing and care or education provision suited to the person’s needs. The council used a below-threshold direct award without competition for this purchase, so this outcome does not evidence a competitive evaluation or selection criteria.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care or Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care or Education Placement - DNYY3754

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077830
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089940-2026
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
Large

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
£187,200 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
3 Oct 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 1-2 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

Five Rivers Child Care Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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