Official UK procurement notice
Special Guardianship Order (SGO) Therapy Approved Provider List 2026
Authority: Bristol City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProviders 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.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- 14 Apr 2026, 13:20 BST
- Last source update
- 21 May 2026, 09:24 BST
- Authority reference
DN798201- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046777- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0681f6Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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.
Publisher note: 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.
Notice history
2 releases on Find a TenderPublished amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.2.4 | — | 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 O… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awarded Suppliers Outlined Above | £1,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Special Guardianship Order (SGO) Therapy Approved Provider List 2026 · Awarded Suppliers Outlined Above
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2026
- Value
- £1,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Independent patient choice and procurement panelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Awarded Suppliers Outlined AboveAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.