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Special Guardianship Order (SGO) Therapy Approved Provider List 2026

Bristol City Council · tenderUpdate

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 19:21.

Opportunity overview

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.

Classification

  • CPV85100000 — Health services

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN798201
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
85100000
Description
Health services

Amendments

Entry 1
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Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Old Value

New Value

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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 Page 5 to 9 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 Page 6 to 9 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 Further providers who have been awarded as of 20/05/2026 are as follows; Alex Scott Music Therapy Bristol NUTS Code UKK - South West England Calm Waves Play Therapy Bristol NUTS Code UKK - South West England DGF Psychology Limited Worcestershire NUTS Code UKK Explore within Therapy Bristol NUTS Code UKK - South West England Kelly Mogg Play and Creative Arts Therapy Bristol NUTS Code UKK - South West England Molly Holland Dramatherapy and Creative Arts Supervision Bristol NUTS Code UKK - South West England Sunflower Space Bristol NUTS Code UKK - South West England Therapy Space Bristol Bristol NUTS Code UKK - South West England Tor Zakaria (@HoldingLittleAcorns) North Somerset NUTS Code UKK - South West England

Where

Section
II.2.4

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Bristol City Council
Id
GB-FTS-40229

Identifier

Legal Name
Bristol City Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address
City Hall, College Green
Locality
Bristol
Region
UKK11
Postal Code
BS15TR
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK11 · BS15TR · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 033754-2026award, contract ·
  2. 046777-2026tenderUpdate ·