---
title: "Social Care and Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f73f"
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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-06f73f

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## Summary

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service for delivery in the United Kingdom. The requirement is classified as health and social work services and sits within the light-touch regime for public services. It concerns a single placement requirement rather than a wider multi-lot programme. The council is the buying organisation and the service is connected to its responsibilities for arranging suitable social care and education placements. The selected provider, Blue Sky Fostering Limited, is based in Harrow and is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise. Businesses operating in fostering, social care provision or education placement services are the most relevant comparators for this requirement.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold procedure. One lot was awarded to Blue Sky Fostering Limited. The award is active and the contract was signed on 13 July 2026, with delivery running from 14 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. The awarded contract value is £119,515.63 including gross value, in pounds sterling. The award date is not stated separately from the contract-signing date. The process used the light-touch regime for public services and was evaluated as a single completed lot. The outcome shows that Bristol City Council selected one supplier for the health and social work placement requirement.

For a supplier that did not win this procurement, the award provides a clear benchmark for the type of provider Bristol City Council uses for social care and education placements. A credible competitor would need to deliver health and social work services in a fostering or placement setting, support the linked education and care needs of service users, and operate at a scale suited to a council-funded placement contract. Blue Sky Fostering Limited is recorded as an SME, indicating that this requirement can be delivered by a specialist smaller provider rather than only a large national organisation. Relevant fostering or placement experience, reliable service delivery and the ability to work within council commissioning arrangements would be central to competing for comparable requirements.

## Notice

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY3268

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086059-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| 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 | 14 Jul 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £119,515 |

## 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 | BLUE SKY FOSTERING LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 15:57 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086059-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086059-2026
  10th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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