---
title: "Social Care & Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f4f1"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-09-08"
---

# Social Care & Education Placement

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f4f1

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## Summary

Bristol City Council commissioned a social care and education placement service for people requiring supported placement arrangements. The requirement is classified as health and social work services and is delivered in the United Kingdom. The council is the buying organisation, with responsibility for arranging and funding the placement. The procurement sits within the light-touch regime for social services and related services. It concerns one completed requirement rather than a multi-lot programme. Suppliers relevant to this type of work include organisations able to provide coordinated care and education placements, manage the needs of placed individuals, and work with a local authority on delivery and oversight. The selected provider is Witherslack Group Limited.

The procurement has been completed and awarded to Witherslack Group Limited. Bristol City Council used a below-threshold direct award without competition. The contract was signed on 21 June 2026 and runs from 22 June 2026 to 31 August 2028. Its value is £296,478 gross. The contract is active and covers the single social care and education placement requirement. The award relates to health and social work services. The published outcome records one supplier for the requirement. Evaluation was therefore conducted through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, under the light-touch regime. The contracting process is below the applicable threshold.

This award demonstrates demand from Bristol City Council for specialist provision combining social care and education placement services. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to show that it can provide safe, suitable placements and coordinate education and care around the needs of the people placed. It would also need the operational capacity to manage a placement service over an extended period, maintain continuity, and work effectively with the council as the commissioning authority. Experience delivering health and social work services, together with robust safeguarding, placement management and communication arrangements, would be directly relevant. The incumbent is a large provider, indicating that scale and established delivery capability can support this type of requirement.

## Notice

Social Care & Education Placement - DNYY3129

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085060-2026 |
| 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 | 22 Jun 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2026 at 16:01 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085060-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085060-2026
  8th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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