---
title: "Education Social Care Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07780e"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07780e.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-09-23"
---

# Education Social Care Placement

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07780e

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## Summary

Bristol City Council commissioned education social care placement services. The work is classified as health and social work services (CPV 85000000). The award covers one placement requirement, with delivery addresses recorded across England. The buying organisation is Bristol City Council. The selected provider, Empower Care and Support Limited, is based in Walthamstow, but the recorded delivery coverage is national across English regions rather than limited to the supplier’s home area.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Bristol City Council made a direct award below the procurement threshold without competition. One supplier was selected: Empower Care and Support Limited. The contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £34,380 excluding VAT and £41,256 including VAT. There was one lot, covering the education social care placement requirement. The published process data does not state evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements.

For providers of education-related social care placements, this award demonstrates that Bristol City Council buys placement services for delivery across England, using a direct-award route for a below-threshold requirement. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to show it can arrange and deliver suitable social care placements across the relevant geography, and manage the associated education and care needs reliably. Empower Care and Support Limited, the selected supplier, is recorded as a small or medium-sized enterprise, indicating that a smaller provider has delivered this type of service. The requirement is a focused placement service rather than a broad works or goods contract; suppliers whose offer centres on social care placement provision are the closest fit.

## Notice

Education Social Care Placement - DNYY3542

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089887-2026 |
| 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 | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £34,380 |

## 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 | EMPOWER CARE AND SUPPORT LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2026 at 08:20 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089887-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089887-2026
  23rd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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