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title: "Social Care & Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e092"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-08-10"
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# Social Care & Education Placement

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e092

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## Summary

Bristol City Council procured social care and education placement services for people requiring support, under a light-touch public service regime. The requirement falls within health and social work services and covers placement provision rather than goods, construction or general consultancy. The buyer is Bristol City Council, a sub-central public authority. Delivery is within the United Kingdom, including the area associated with Bristol and surrounding locations. This opportunity is therefore relevant to organisations that arrange or provide social care placements, education placements, or integrated support services, particularly providers able to work with a local authority and meet the needs of individuals requiring publicly funded care and education arrangements.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition, with one completed lot. The contract was signed on 17 May 2026 and runs from 18 May 2026 to 31 August 2028. Its gross value is £296,478. The award is active and was made to Witherslack Group Limited for the health and social work services associated with the placement requirement. The published outcome records one supplier and one award. The process used the light-touch regime for social care and related services, rather than an open competitive tender, so the recorded route to market was a direct award.

This award shows Bristol City Council’s demand for specialist social care and education placement provision delivered through a substantial multi-year service arrangement. Suppliers best placed for comparable future requirements would be established care, education or specialist placement organisations with the operational capacity to support individuals with assessed needs, coordinate education and care provision, and work within local-authority commissioning and safeguarding arrangements. Credibility would also depend on a demonstrable record of delivering health and social work services, maintaining suitable placements and staffing, and managing contract performance over an extended period. Organisations able to combine education expertise with regulated or professionally managed social care delivery would be particularly aligned with this requirement and buyer.

## Notice

Social Care & Education Placement - DNYY2873

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075905-2026 |
| 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 | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 May 2026 |
| Contract period | 18 May 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £296,478 |

## 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 | WITHERSLACK GROUP LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 10 Aug 2026 at 16:36 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075905-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075905-2026
  10th August 2026 - 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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