---
title: "Social Care or Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077830"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-09-23"
---

# Social Care or Education Placement

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077830

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## Summary

Bristol City Council procured a social care or education placement, classified as health and social work services. The requirement is recorded under the broad title “Social Care or Education Placement”; the published details do not describe the individual placement, the person’s needs or the specific care or education activities. The awarded service is associated with a delivery location in the UK, but no town or city is identified. This is a council-funded service placement rather than a supply of goods or a construction project. Five Rivers Child Care Limited, a Salisbury-based provider, was selected to deliver it.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Bristol City Council made a direct award below the relevant threshold without competition. One lot was awarded to Five Rivers Child Care Limited. The contract was signed on 2 September 2026 and runs from 3 October 2026 to 31 August 2028. Its stated value is £187,200 excluding VAT and £224,640 including VAT. The award is classified as a services contract. The published procurement details provide no specific eligibility conditions or evaluation criteria for this placement, consistent with the non-competitive direct award route.

This award shows Bristol City Council buying an individual social care or education placement from an established provider, rather than commissioning a broadly described package of goods or works. Five Rivers Child Care Limited is a large provider whose work includes care for children and young people; the award itself does not define the placement’s service model or required qualifications, so businesses should not assume particular specialisms or accreditations were decisive. Suppliers seeking to compete for a comparable requirement in future would need to demonstrate a credible ability to deliver an appropriate placement, with the staffing and care or education provision suited to the person’s needs. The council used a below-threshold direct award without competition for this purchase, so this outcome does not evidence a competitive evaluation or selection criteria.

## Notice

Social Care or Education Placement - DNYY3754

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089940-2026 |
| 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 | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 3 Oct 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £187,200 |

## 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

- 23 Sep 2026 at 09:42 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089940-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089940-2026
  23rd 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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