---
title: "Social Care & Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f4db"
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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-06f4db

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## Summary

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service for people requiring support, within the light-touch social care regime. The requirement is classified as health and social work services (CPV 85000000) and is delivered in the Bristol area. The council is the buying organisation and the service concerns a single placement requirement. The selected provider is National Star Foundation, a large voluntary, community and social enterprise based in Cheltenham. This is relevant to organisations delivering specialist care and education placements, particularly providers able to support individuals through integrated social care and educational provision for a local authority.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to National Star Foundation for the single lot. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. The award is active and the contract was signed on 31 August 2026. The contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its gross value is £342,326.58. The available outcome shows one selected supplier and one active contract. The procurement was not evaluated through a competitive tender; the recorded route was a below-threshold direct award without competition. The arrangement therefore represents an established placement commitment rather than an opportunity to submit a bid for this contract.

This award is commercially relevant to providers of social care and education placements serving local-authority clients. It demonstrates demand for a substantial, multi-year placement arrangement in Bristol and shows that the council uses a direct-award route for a below-threshold requirement in this service area. National Star Foundation is recorded as a large voluntary, community and social enterprise, so organisations with a comparable scale and social-purpose profile may find the buyer’s purchasing pattern particularly relevant. A credible future competitor would need to deliver health and social work services alongside education placement provision, maintain the organisational capacity to support a long-term council arrangement, and operate in or serve the Bristol area.

## Notice

Social Care & Education Placement - DNYY3198

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085021-2026 |
| 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 | £342,326 |

## 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 15:32 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085021-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085021-2026
  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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