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title: "Social Care and Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077daa"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-09-30"
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# Social Care and Education Placement

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077daa

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## Summary

Bristol City Council commissioned a social care and education placement service, classified as health and social work services. The requirement concerns arranging a placement that combines social care and education; the published description does not specify the individual’s needs, the placement setting or the precise services to be delivered. The work is for Bristol City Council and delivery is recorded in the South West of England. Excel Fostering Limited was selected to provide the service. This is a single placement rather than a set of separately described service lots, so the commercial relevance is strongest for fostering providers able to arrange and support placements with an education element for the Council.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Bristol City Council made a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. Excel Fostering Limited was awarded the contract. It was signed on 9 July 2026 and runs from 10 July 2026 to 31 March 2027. The contract value is £102,774.57 including VAT. The award covers one placement; the published procurement details do not set out an evaluation basis, specific eligibility conditions or scored criteria. The award record identifies the service category as health and social work services. This outcome establishes the supplier selected and the contract scale for this particular placement, but the published description does not break down the contracted work into separate activities or prices.

For fostering providers, this award is evidence that Bristol City Council purchases individual placements combining social care and education, and that it has used a below-threshold direct award route for this requirement. A credible competitor would need to demonstrate the ability to provide a suitable fostering placement, coordinate the social care and education elements, and sustain the placement and associated support at a comparable scale. Providers should be able to show that their care arrangements meet the needs of the person being placed and can work alongside relevant education provision; the specific needs and qualifications required are not stated here, so no particular accreditation or specialist capability can be inferred. Excel Fostering Limited, a small or medium-sized provider, was selected for this placement.

## Notice

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY3340

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092402-2026 |
| 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 | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 10 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 | £102,774 |

## 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 | Excel Fostering |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 30 Sep 2026 at 14:21 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092402-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092402-2026
  30th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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