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.

Urgent referrals 0
Open vacancies 0
Shortlisted offers 0
Provider replies today 9

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.

Referral pipeline

Move planning board

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

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

Exchange listing

Post availability

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.