Verified placement coordination

Available placements, referrals, and provider responses in one secure workspace

PlaceBridge helps councils, social workers, and care providers coordinate vacancies, urgent referrals, documents, and transition planning without scattered emails.

Young people and care professionals using PlaceBridge together
Built for care placements, not generic marketplace messaging. List availability, submit referral needs, match against CQC/Ofsted-aware provider profiles, and keep decisions traceable.
1
Submit a placement need

Record age range, location, urgency, risks, and support requirements without exposing unnecessary detail.

2
Match suitable providers

Compare live availability, specialist support, region, and regulator ratings before shortlisting.

3
Coordinate the transition

Message securely, share documents, track actions, and record safeguarding checks.

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Open vacancies 0
Shortlisted offers 0
Provider replies today 0

Selected referral

Select a person

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Matching

Placement Exchange

Placement needs and provider availability

Council users post de-identified placement needs. Providers post vacancies and services. Availability shows when it was last updated so stale listings are easy to spot.

Emergency Placement Hub

Same-day and urgent placement coordination

Filter urgent referrals and available services by region, service type, vacancy and response time.

Referral pipeline

Move planning board

A quick view of where each person is in the placement process.

Compliance Centre

Provider verification and document readiness

Track CQC or Ofsted information, safeguarding policies, insurance and GDPR documents. Expiry reminders are part of the provider workflow.

Transactions

Enquiries and conversations

Review provider offers, shortlist responses, and keep conversations moving.

Platform admin

Users and performance

Approve, suspend, ban users, and monitor how the platform is performing.

Create referral

Placement request

Share only what a provider needs to judge whether they can help. The less identifying detail, the safer for the child or adult.

  1. 1 Need
  2. 2 Support
  3. 3 Urgency
  4. 4 Governance
  5. 5 Review

Placement need

Start with the minimum facts a provider needs for suitability. Keep identity out of the first post.

Support needs

Describe needs in plain terms. Providers do not need names, schools, addresses or contact details at this stage.

Needs profile
Placement requirements

Area and urgency

A town or borough is enough for first matching. Avoid a full address or full postcode.

Urgent means a placement is needed within 24 to 48 hours. High means within the next week or so. Planned means a move you are arranging ahead of time.

Governance check

Record why you are allowed to share this information and confirm it is de-identified before posting.

Review before posting

Check the placement need before it goes live. This is what suitable providers will use for first matching.

Before you post

Do not include names, schools, addresses, full postcodes, dates of birth, contact details or unnecessary identifying information.

Exchange listing

Post availability

Regulator details are shown as self-reported until PlaceBridge completes its verification process. Provider availability should be reconfirmed every 7 days.

This records why you are allowed to share this information. Pick the one that fits.

Provider enquiry

Respond to placement need

Private placement room

Placement room

Council and provider shared workspace

Governance

Messages

Placement steps

    Secure documents

      Safeguarding checks

        Confirmation email

          Audit trail

            Private billing

            Your plan

            Shown only when you choose to pay.