Awarded· 4 Sept 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 16 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
The Esland Group
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 14:15
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year 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 The Esland Group. It was awarded on 4 September 2025. The contract value is £283,184. The contract runs from 7 September 2025 to 31 August 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 16 October 2025. The notice number is 065978-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ce20.
Summary of the contracting process
Bristol City Council recently completed a procurement process for a "Social Care or Education Placement" service, awarding the contract to The Esland Group Limited. This tender falls under the services category within the health and social work sector, specifically under CPV code 85000000. The procurement method used was direct, and it was conducted under a light-touch regime, qualifying as below the threshold without competition.
The contract, which has been active since 8th September 2025, will conclude on 31st August 2026. It covers the delivery of services within the region of UKK1, United Kingdom, and entails a total contract value of £283,184. The legal basis for this tender is established under the UKPGA 2023/54, with Bristol City Council functioning as the buyer from their location at City Hall, Bristol.
The completion of this tender illustrates the demand within sub-central government bodies for tailored service solutions, pointing towards potential future contracts in this consistently required sector.
The notice in full
Social Care or Education Placement - DNYY1676
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
- 7 Sep 2025 to 31 Aug 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- The Esland Group
- 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
- £283,184
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
- 065978-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ce20
- 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
- The Esland Group
- 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 The Esland Group on 4 September 2025. It is due to end on 31 August 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 £283,184. The contract runs from 7 September 2025 to 31 August 2026 (1 year).
Who is the buyer for Social Care or Education Placement?
Bristol City Council, based in Bristol, City of, South West.
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