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title: "Social Care & Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f4a3"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-09-08"
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# Social Care & Education Placement

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f4a3

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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 concerns the provision of placements combining care and education support. The buying organisation is Bristol City Council, a public authority based in Bristol. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The procurement was treated as a light-touch service requirement, indicating a public service placement rather than a supply of goods or construction works. Businesses relevant to this opportunity are organisations delivering social care placements, education placements, or integrated provision for people who require both forms of support. The requirement may suit specialist care and education providers, including voluntary, community and social enterprises with the organisational arrangements to deliver placements for a public-sector authority.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold and without competition, under the light-touch regime. There was one completed lot and one active award, made to National Star Foundation. The contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its gross value is £348,354.75 including applicable taxes, in GBP. The contract is active. The award covers health and social work services associated with the social care and education placement requirement. The recorded route was direct rather than an open or competitive tender, so the outcome reflects a non-competitive award to the selected provider rather than a multi-supplier competition.

For a future requirement of this kind, the strongest competitors would be established providers able to deliver social care and education placements as a joined-up service for a local authority. National Star Foundation is recorded as a large voluntary, community or social enterprise, so organisations with comparable scale, public-service delivery capability and VCSE credentials would be well placed to compete. Relevant strengths would include the ability to coordinate care and education provision, manage placements reliably, and work within the requirements of the light-touch social care regime. This award also indicates that Bristol City Council uses direct awards below the applicable threshold for this type of placement, making a clear understanding of the council’s service need and a credible route to demonstrate suitability commercially relevant.

## Notice

Social Care & Education Placement - DNYY3201

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084931-2026 |
| 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 | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £348,354 |

## 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 | National Star College |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2026 at 14:18 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084931-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084931-2026
  8th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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