Awarded· 13 Apr 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 11 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Empower Fostering
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 11:05
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 Empower Fostering. It was awarded on 13 April 2025. The contract value is £179,674. The contract runs from 16 April 2025 to 17 April 2026. It lasts 1 year.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 11 September 2025. The notice number is 055768-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05987f.
Summary of the contracting process
Bristol City Council, a sub-central government public authority located in Bristol, is the buying organisation for a procurement process titled "Social Care or Education Placement". This process, classified under the "services" category with a focus on health and social work services, operates within the UKK1 region in the United Kingdom.
The procurement stage is at completion, having initially been set in motion on 17th April 2025 and scheduled to conclude on 17th April 2026. The procurement method utilised was direct, under the threshold without competition, as part of a light-touch regime. The award was finalised with Empower Fostering Limited on 11th September 2025, following a contract signing on 14th April 2025 for a total value of £179,674.63.
The notice in full
Social Care or Education Placement - DNYY1041
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
- 16 Apr 2025 to 17 Apr 2026 (1 year)
- Awarded to
- Empower Fostering
- 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
- £179,674
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
- 055768-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05987f
- 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
- Empower Fostering
- 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 Empower Fostering on 13 April 2025. It is due to end on 17 April 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 £179,674. The contract runs from 16 April 2025 to 17 April 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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