---
title: "Social Care and Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06de29"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-08-06"
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# Social Care and Education Placement

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06de29

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## Summary

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service. The requirement falls within health and social work services and is treated as a light-touch public service. The placement activity is associated with Bristol City Council and delivery in the South West of England. The procurement covers a single requirement rather than a broad multi-service programme. It is therefore relevant to organisations that provide social care placements, education placements, or joined-up support involving both care and education. The selected provider is Wessex Water Services Ltd, based in Bath. The buyer is Bristol City Council, a sub-central public authority responsible for arranging and funding the service.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct procedure below the threshold, without competition. One contract was signed on 7 June 2026 and runs from 8 June 2026 to 30 June 2026. Its gross value is £59,500. The award is active and was made to Wessex Water Services Ltd for the single lot covering the placement requirement. The procurement used the light-touch regime for social and related services. The published outcome records an active contract rather than an unawarded or cancelled process. The route used means the buyer selected a supplier directly, rather than inviting competing bids through an open or restricted competition.

For a supplier assessing future demand from Bristol City Council, this procurement shows a focused requirement for social care and education placement provision delivered in the South West of England. Relevant competitors would need to provide a credible placement service spanning care and education, with the safeguarding, care planning, educational support and operational coordination needed for the people placed. Experience working with public authorities and meeting the requirements of the light-touch social services regime would strengthen a supplier’s position. The selected organisation is a large provider based in Bath, indicating that the buyer accepted a supplier with established organisational capacity and a local or regional presence. Providers should be prepared to demonstrate reliable delivery for a tightly defined placement requirement.

## Notice

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY2950

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074886-2026 |
| 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 | 6 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Jun 2026 |
| Contract period | 8 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £59,500 |

## 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 |
| Postcode area | 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 | Wessex Water Services Ltd |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 6 Aug 2026 at 15:38 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074886-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/074886-2026
  6th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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