---
title: "Children's Social Care Subject Access Request (SAR) redaction"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077409"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-09-17"
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# Children's Social Care Subject Access Request (SAR) redaction

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077409

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## Summary

Bristol City Council procured specialist support for redacting complex Subject Access Requests relating to children’s social care. The service involves reviewing and removing information that should not be disclosed within social care records, requiring careful handling of sensitive personal data and an understanding of data protection requirements. It is a professional data management service delivered for the council’s children’s social care activity. The procurement covers one service requirement and is classified under CPV 72322000, data management services. The named public-sector buyer is Bristol City Council. The available location data identifies the United Kingdom, with the work connected to the council’s Bristol-based operations. This requirement is relevant to suppliers providing privacy, information governance, data protection or specialist SAR redaction services, particularly those experienced in complex social care records.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. Data Privacy Advisory Service (DPAS) was selected as the supplier. The award was made on 17 September 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 18 September 2026 to 18 September 2028. Its value is £50,000 excluding VAT and £60,000 including VAT. The contract is active and the award remains active. The procurement used one lot, which is complete. This was a single-supplier award for services supporting complex children’s social care Subject Access Request redaction. The published outcome records no competitive evaluation basis or additional selection requirements.

This award demonstrates demand from Bristol City Council for specialist capability in complex Subject Access Request redaction within children’s social care. Competitors would need to show that they can work accurately with sensitive social care records, distinguish disclosable information from material requiring redaction, and apply data protection and privacy judgement consistently. Strong relevant experience would include handling complex SARs, information governance, records review and data management for a public authority or similarly regulated organisation. Suppliers would also need dependable processes for confidentiality, quality assurance, secure handling of personal data and delivery of work requiring careful, defensible decisions. The requirement is suited to established privacy advisory, data protection and specialist redaction providers able to support a council’s social care function at sustained service scale.

## Notice

To provide support with redaction in relation to complex Social Care Subject Access Requests.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088052-2026 |
| 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 | 17 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 18 Sep 2026 - 18 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £50,000 |
| Contracts value | £50,000 |

## 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 | Data Privacy Advisory Service (DPAS) |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72322000 - Data management services

## Release History

- 17 Sep 2026 at 10:00 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088052-2026
- 17 Sep 2026 at 09:48 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088044-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088052-2026
  17th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088044-2026
  17th September 2026 - Transparency 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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