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title: "Social Care and Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f713"
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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-06f713

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## Summary

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service. The requirement sits within health and social work services and relates to a single placement arrangement. The contracted provider is Orchard House Nursing Home Limited, a care home business based in Poole. The procurement is operated under the light-touch regime, indicating a regulated public service requirement rather than a supply of goods or construction works. The buyer is Bristol City Council, a sub-central public authority. The service is associated with the council’s care and education placement needs, with delivery recorded within the wider Bristol and surrounding area region. This opportunity is therefore relevant to care homes and other organisations able to provide residential or supported social care placements linked to education needs.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition, for one lot. The award is active and was made to Orchard House Nursing Home Limited. The contract was signed on 23 June 2026 and runs from 24 June 2026 to 30 October 2026. Its gross value is £188,422.93 including taxes. This is a services contract under the light-touch regime. The stated service classification is health and social work services. The published outcome records one supplier and one awarded placement requirement. No competitive evaluation basis is recorded because the council used a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.

Although this contract has already been awarded, it gives care providers a clear indication of Bristol City Council’s purchasing need: a substantial, time-limited social care and education placement delivered by a nursing home provider. The selected supplier is an SME nursing home business, showing that the requirement can be met by a specialist independent care provider rather than only a large national organisation. Businesses that may be well placed for a future requirement would have an established nursing or residential care operation, the ability to support people whose needs span social care and education, and sufficient staffing, accommodation and operational capacity for a council-funded placement. Experience delivering regulated care placements and working with local-authority commissioning arrangements would make a provider commercially credible for this buyer.

## Notice

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY3010

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085995-2026 |
| 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 | 24 Jun 2026 - 30 Oct 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £188,422 |

## 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 | ORCHARD HOUSE NURSING HOME LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 15:16 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085995-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085995-2026
  10th September 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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