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title: "Social Care or Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a0d3"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL"
published: "2025-09-24"
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# Social Care or Education Placement

Buyer: BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a0d3

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## Summary

Bristol City Council has recently completed the procurement process for a social care or education placement service, with the title "Social Care or Education Placement" under tender ID DNYY1480. Classified as a service within the health and social work services industry, this procurement falls under the light-touch regime and was conducted using a direct procurement method, specifically marked as below threshold and without competition. The procurement process has reached the Award stage, with a contract signed on 28th July 2025 and running until 31st August 2025. The awarded contract, valued at £395,304, will be delivered within the United Kingdom, specifically focusing on the region identified by code UKK1. Key details of the process were documented in a contract notice published on 24th September 2025.

This procurement presents significant business opportunities, particularly for large enterprises like Witherslack Group Limited, which has been identified as the awarded supplier. While the tender was conducted as a direct award without competition, businesses specialising in health and social work services stand to benefit from similar opportunities in the sector, especially those capable of fulfilling specialised service placements. Companies looking to grow within the public sector, particularly in collaboration with local government authorities such as Bristol City Council, would find this an advantageous avenue for similar future engagements. Direct procurements such as this can offer insights into the preferred vendors and relevant thresholds, offering opportunities for strategic adjustments in tender participation.

## Notice

Social Care or Education Placement - DNYY1480

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059156-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Jul 2025 |
| Contract period | 27 Jul 2025 - 31 Aug 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £395,304 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | WITHERSLACK GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 24 Sep 2025 at 10:08 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059156-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059156-2025
  24th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bristol.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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