Awarded· 18 May 2025
Social Care or Education Placement
Bristol City Council · Bristol, City of, South West
Bristol City Council has awarded Social Care or Education Placement, a contract for other health and social care in Bristol, City of, to Pathways Care Group on 18 May 2025.
Source: Find a Tender · published 15 Sep 2025 · details refreshed every 30 minutes
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Pathways Care Group
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 16:16
View notice2026
Contract ends
1 year after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Bristol City Council has awarded Social Care or Education Placement, a contract for other health and social care in Bristol, City of, to Pathways Care Group on 18 May 2025. The contract value is £85,976, and the contract runs from 19 May 2025 to 31 March 2026 (1 year).
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Published on Find a Tender on 15 September 2025 as notice 056732-2025, OCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-059ab8.
Summary of the contracting process
Bristol City Council has concluded a procurement process for the provision of social care or education placement services, as indicated in the tender with title "Social Care or Education Placement" (reference DNYY1197). This tender falls under the services category, specifically within the health and social work services industry (CPV code: 85000000). The procurement, executed under the special 'light touch' regime, was conducted via a direct method without competition, as it was below the threshold.
The contract was signed on 19th May 2025, with an active period starting from 20th May 2025 and concluding on 31st March 2026. Bristol City Council, located at City Hall, College Green, Bristol, awarded the contract to PATHWAYS CARE GROUP LIMITED. The total contract value is £85,976.38 GBP.
This procurement provides an opportunity for businesses specialising in health and social work services, especially those capable of handling social care and educational placements. While the contract was awarded without competition, firms with a strong foothold in providing specialised care services within the UK are likely to benefit from similar future opportunities by staying informed of upcoming tenders from Bristol City Council and similar public authorities. Large enterprises that are well-versed in the compliance requirements of direct award contracts and possess sufficient capacity to deliver on such needs would find this type of engagement advantageous for growth and diversification of their service portfolios.
The notice in full
Social Care or Education Placement - DNYY1197
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
- 19 May 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Pathways Care 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
- £85,976
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
- 056732-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059ab8
- 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
- Contact
- Not specified
- Phone
- Not specified
- Address
- Bristol, BS1 5TR · South West · England
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Pathways Care 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 Pathways Care Group on 18 May 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 £85,976. The contract runs from 19 May 2025 to 31 March 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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