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title: "Social Care and Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f731"
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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-06f731

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## Summary

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service for people requiring health and social work support. The requirement falls within the services category and is classified under CPV 85000000, covering health and social work services. The council is the buying organisation, with delivery in the United Kingdom. The arrangement relates to a single completed requirement and was provided by Five Rivers Child Care Limited, a large voluntary, community and social enterprise based in Salisbury. Businesses relevant to this market include organisations providing social care placements, education placements, or combined care and education support. The requirement is focused on placement provision rather than general consultancy, construction, or the supply of goods.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. The contract was signed on 21 June 2026 and runs from 22 June 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its gross value is £156,539.43. The contract was awarded to Five Rivers Child Care Limited for the single lot covering the social care and education placement service. The award is recorded as active, and the contract is also active. This outcome shows that the council used a non-competitive route for a defined placement requirement, rather than an open tender with competing bids or a multi-lot procurement.

For suppliers that did not receive this award, the procurement demonstrates Bristol City Council’s demand for specialist social care and education placements delivered by an established, sizeable provider. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this type would need to combine health and social work capability with education placement provision, and have the organisational capacity to support placements under a council contract. Five Rivers Child Care Limited’s status as a large voluntary, community and social enterprise indicates that the buyer has previously used a provider with substantial operational scale and a social-purpose profile. Relevant organisations should therefore be able to evidence integrated care and education delivery, reliable placement management, and the capacity to serve public-sector clients through a direct-award route where the applicable conditions are met.

## Notice

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY3014

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086040-2026 |
| 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 | 10 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 22 Jun 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £156,539 |

## 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 | Five Rivers Child Care Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 15:42 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086040-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086040-2026
  10th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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