Awarded· 9 Nov 2025
Social Care or Education Placement
Bristol City Council · Bristol, City of, South West
Bristol City Council has awarded Social Care or Education Placement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bristol, City of.
Source: Find a Tender, published 2 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Vals Place
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 16:11
View notice2026
Contract ends
0½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Bristol City Council has awarded Social Care or Education Placement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bristol, City of. The contract went to Vals Place. It was awarded on 9 November 2025. The contract value is £332,103. The contract runs from 10 November 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 2 December 2025. The notice number is 079058-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ed48.
Summary of the contracting process
Bristol City Council, a sub-central government authority located at City Hall, College Green, Bristol, has concluded a direct procurement process for services within the Health and Social Work industry category. This contract, titled "Social Care or Education Placement," with an overall value of £332,103.51, commenced on 10th November 2025 and is set to conclude on 31st March 2026.
As part of a light-touch regime, the procurement method was conducted directly and below the threshold without competition. The contract award was signed on 9th November 2025, with contract details published on 2nd December 2025. The awarded supplier, Vals Place Limited, operates out of Manchester and provides services in the United Kingdom, focusing on Bristol as the delivery region.
The decision to employ a direct procurement approach, circumventing competitive bids, may allow for faster relationship building with sub-central government authorities such as Bristol City Council.
The notice in full
Social Care or Education Placement - DNYY1915
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 10 Nov 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (0½ years)
- Awarded to
- Vals Place
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £332,103
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 079058-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ed48
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Town
- Bristol
- Postcode
- BS1 5TR
- Electoral ward
- Hotwells and Harbourside
- Constituency
- Bristol Central
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Bristol, City of
- Area
- West of England
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Bristol City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Bristol, BS1 5TR · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Vals Place
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Social Care or Education Placement
Who won the Social Care or Education Placement contract?
Bristol City Council awarded the contract to Vals Place on 9 November 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2026, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Social Care or Education Placement contract worth?
The contract value is £332,103. The contract runs from 10 November 2025 to 31 March 2026 (0½ years).
Who is the buyer for Social Care or Education Placement?
Bristol City Council, based in Bristol, City of, South West.
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