Awarded· 28 Oct 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
Willow Tree Support Services
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 16:08
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 Willow Tree Support Services. It was awarded on 28 October 2025. The contract value is £28,350. The contract runs from 29 October 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 079054-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ed46.
Summary of the contracting process
Bristol City Council has completed its procurement process for a contract titled "Social Care or Education Placement," which falls under the health and social work services category. The procurement was carried out using a direct method, specifically below threshold without competition, aligning with the UK's light touch regime.
The award phase concluded with WILLOW TREE SUPPORT SERVICES LTD being selected as the supplier, primarily serving the South West region of the United Kingdom. The contract, valued at £28,350.30 and running from 29th October 2025 to 31st March 2026, highlights Bristol City Council’s commitment to enhancing social care services in its locality.
Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in providing tailored social care or educational placements could find similar procurements a fruitful avenue for expansion.
The notice in full
Social Care or Education Placement - DNYY1913
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
- 29 Oct 2025 to 31 Mar 2026 (0½ years)
- Awarded to
- Willow Tree Support Services
- 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
- £28,350
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
- 079054-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ed46
- 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
- Willow Tree Support Services
- 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 Willow Tree Support Services on 28 October 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 £28,350. The contract runs from 29 October 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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