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title: "Social Care and Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f711"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-09-10"
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# Social Care and Education Placement

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f711

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## Summary

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service for one placement requirement. The work falls within health and social work services and is part of the council’s light-touch social care activity. The stated procurement title is Social Care and Education Placement, with the requirement identified as DNYY3137. The selected supplier, Phoenix Learning & Care Holdings Limited, is based in Tiverton and operates in learning and care. Delivery is associated with the United Kingdom region recorded for the contract. This opportunity is relevant to organisations that provide placements combining social care and education support, particularly providers able to work with public-sector commissioners and meet the needs of people requiring both forms of provision. Bristol City Council is the buying organisation.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award below the threshold without competition, under the light-touch regime. One lot was completed and awarded to Phoenix Learning & Care Holdings Limited. The award is active and the contract was signed on 31 August 2026, with a contract period from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. The contract value is £190,917.03 gross. The award covers health and social work services and relates to the single placement requirement. The evaluation route was a direct award rather than a competitive tender, so there was no competitive scoring basis stated. Bristol City Council selected the supplier for this placement and remains the buyer for the contract.

For a supplier that did not win this requirement, the award demonstrates Bristol City Council’s demand for integrated social care and education placements delivered through a light-touch, below-threshold route. A credible future provider would need the operational ability to deliver health and social work services alongside an education placement, manage individual placement arrangements and work within public-sector commissioning requirements. Relevant experience in learning, care and placement provision would help demonstrate suitability, as would the capacity to support service users throughout a multi-year arrangement. The selected supplier is an SME specialising in learning and care, indicating that this type of requirement can be delivered by a focused specialist rather than only by a large national organisation. Providers should be prepared to engage with direct-award or other proportionate routes used for similar placements.

## Notice

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY3137

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085991-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 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 | £190,917 |

## 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 | PHOENIX LEARNING & CARE HOLDINGS LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 15:12 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085991-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085991-2026
  10th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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