Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Bristol City Council
City Hall, College Green
Bristol
BS15TR
UK
E-mail: procurement.support@bristol.gov.uk
NUTS: UKK11
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.bristol.gov.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Special Guardianship Order (SGO) Therapy Approved Provider List 2026
Reference number: DN798201
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Providers for the delivery of therapy and support to young people subject to Special Guardianship Orders (SGO's). The placements service will use this Approved Provider List (APL) contract to directly award individual bespoke packages of therapy for children who are cared for by a special guardian.
Bristol City Council has a statutory duty to offer therapy to children with a Special Guardianship Order who have spent a period of time in care. The therapy itself is funded by the DfE via the Adoption Support Fund.
Providers must be qualified therapists.
Providers must be able to provide face-to-face therapy in Bristol.
The APL is being set up for Direct Awards under PSR 2024 Process B (Patient Choice)
These are existing services and existing and new providers.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Providers for the delivery of therapy and support to young people subject to Special Guardianship Orders (SGO's). The placements service will use this Approved Provider List (APL) contract to directly award individual bespoke packages of therapy for children who are cared for by a special guardian.
Bristol City Council has a statutory duty to offer therapy to children with a Special Guardianship Order who have spent a period of time in care. The therapy itself is funded by the DfE via the Adoption Support Fund.
Providers must be qualified therapists.
Providers must be able to provide face-to-face therapy in Bristol.
The APL is being set up for Direct Awards under PSR 2024 Process B (Patient Choice)
Contract term - 3 + 1
This is an existing service for new and existing Providers
The Providers who have been awarded as of 01/04/2026 are as follows;
Adam Kishtainy
Bristol
NUTS Code UKK - South West England
Blue Octopus
Bristol
NUTS Code UKK - South West England
Bristol Creative Therapy Centre C.I.C
Bristol
NUTS Code UKK - South West England
Chiltern Music Therapy
Buckinghamshire
NUTS Code UKK
Chroma
Hertfordshire
NUTS Code UKK
Family Compass CIC
Devon
NUTS Code UKK - South West England
Holistic Therapy
Bristol
NUTS Code UKK - South West England
Jackdaw Play Therapy
Bristol
NUTS Code UKK - South West England
Maddie Summer Play Therapy
Bristol
NUTS Code UKK - South West England
MusicSpace
Bristol
NUTS Code UKK - South West England
Paula Kirby
Bristol
NUTS Code UKK - South West England
Redcatch Community Garden
Bristol
NUTS Code UKK - South West England
Rowan Tree Play Therapy
Gloucestershire
NUTS Code UKK - South West England
Sheffield Music Therapy
Derbyshire
NUTS Code UKK
Sisu Therapeutic Services CIC
Bristol
NUTS Code UKK - South West England
The Bridge Foundation
Bristol
NUTS Code UKK - South West England
Therapeutic Play Services
Bristol
NUTS Code UKK - South West England
Toto Therapeutic
Bristol
NUTS Code UKK - South West England
Ubuntu Play and Creative Therapies
Bristol
NUTS Code UKK - South West England
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Patient Choice
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Conflict of interest procedures were managed in line with internal governance and PSR regulations.
The award decision maker was the Procurement Business Partner and relevant Executive Director for these services.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Special Guardianship Order (SGO) Therapy Approved Provider List 2026
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/03/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 19
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Awarded Suppliers Outlined Above
Bristol
UK
NUTS: UKK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award.
Conflict of interest procedures were managed in line with internal governance and PSR regulations.
The award decision maker was the Procurement Business Partner and relevant Executive Director for these services.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Independent patient choice and procurement panel
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
14/04/2026