Education Placement · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: North Somerset Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competitionLight touch regime

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: South West (UKK12)

Awarded value£909,7997 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 31 Aug 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Aurora Care & Education Opco Ltd +5 more7 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Special education placements

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West

80340000 Special education services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 15 Oct 2025, 11:14 BST
Last source update: 15 Oct 2025, 11:14 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-065516
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: South West (UKK12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05cd1e Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
15 Oct 2025, 11:14 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 7

Awarded value £909,7997 contracts exc. VAT

Contracts signed 7latest 31 Aug 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Aurora Care & Education Opco LtdSME	£66,104 †	—	Awarded
Witherslack Group Limited	£124,486 †	—	Awarded
Dovecote School LtdSME	£324,549 †	—	Awarded
Inaura SchoolSMEVCSE	£151,132 †	—	Awarded
Spaghetti Bridge LtdSME	£153,405 †	—	Awarded
Supplier name withheld for the protection of vulnerable individuals	£51,884 †	—	Awarded
Supplier name withheld for the protection of vulnerable individuals	£38,239 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Aurora Care & Education Opco LtdSME
Signed
31 Aug 2025
Value
£66,104
Period
1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026
Status
active
Contract 2 · Witherslack Group Limited
Signed
31 Aug 2025
Value
£124,486
Period
1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026
Status
active
Contract 3 · Dovecote School LtdSME
Signed
31 Aug 2025
Value
£324,549
Period
1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026
Status
active
Contract 4 · Inaura SchoolSMEVCSE
Signed
31 Aug 2025
Value
£151,132
Period
1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026
Status
active
Contract 5 · Spaghetti Bridge LtdSME
Signed
31 Aug 2025
Value
£153,405
Period
1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026
Status
active
Contract 6 · Supplier name withheld for the protection of vulnerable individuals
Signed
31 Aug 2025
Value
£51,884
Period
1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026
Status
active
Contract 7 · Supplier name withheld for the protection of vulnerable individuals
Signed
31 Aug 2025
Value
£38,239
Period
1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North Somerset Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PVVX-9588-WCMV Town Hall, Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-super-Mare, North Somerset, South West, BS23 1UJContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

6 commercial parties on the notice

Aurora Care & Education Opco LtdAwarded supplier Unit 13, Twigworth Court Business Centre, Tewkesbury Road, Gloucester, South West, GL2 9PGContact email
Dovecote School LtdAwarded supplier Dovecote School Station Road, Shapwick,, Bridgwater, South West, TA7 9NJContact email
Inaura SchoolAwarded supplier Moor View, Burrowbridge,, Bridgwater, South West, TA7 0RBContact email
Spaghetti Bridge LtdAwarded supplier 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London, London, WC2H 9JQContact email
Supplier name withheld for the protection of vulnerable individualsAwarded supplier Walliscote Grove Road, Weston-Super-Mare, South West, BS23 1UJContact email
Witherslack Group LtdAwarded supplier Lupton Tower, Lupton, Carnforth,, Lancashire,, North West, LA6 2PRContact email

Official documents & specifications (7)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender15 Oct 2025, 11:14 BST
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