Awarded· 30 Jul 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 10 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Rising Stars Accommodation
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 16:25
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 Rising Stars Accommodation. It was awarded on 30 July 2025. The contract value is £572,785. The contract runs from 31 July 2025 to 31 March 2026. It lasts 0½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 10 December 2025. The notice number is 081673-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05f328.
Summary of the contracting process
Bristol City Council has completed a procurement process for a "Social Care or Education Placement" with the award of a contract to Rising Stars Accommodation Ltd. This process was conducted using a direct procurement method, classified as 'below threshold - without competition,' under the light touch regime. The contract, valued at £572,785.71, started on 1st August 2025 and will run until 31st March 2026.
The focus industry category is health and social work services, primarily serving the UKK1 region. As of December 2025, the award status is active, with the contract being signed on 31st July 2025.
This tender represents potential growth opportunities for businesses in the health and social care sector, particularly for SMEs like Rising Stars Accommodation Ltd. Organisations that specialise in providing social care facilities or educational placements and have the capacity to deliver services in the UKK1 region would be well-suited to compete in similar future procurement opportunities.
The nature of this direct procurement, being below threshold, suggests a streamlined process advantageous for smaller enterprises seeking to establish or expand their footprint in public sector engagements.
The notice in full
Social Care or Education Placement - DNYY1373
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 health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 31 Jul 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (0½ years)
- Awarded to
- Rising Stars Accommodation
- 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
- SME
Values
- Contracts value
- £572,785
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
- 081673-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f328
- 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
- Rising Stars Accommodation
- Awardee scale
- SME
- 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 Rising Stars Accommodation on 30 July 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 £572,785. The contract runs from 31 July 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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