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Social Care & Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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10 Aug 2026 at 16:46

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service. The requirement falls within health and social work services and is intended to provide a placement combining social care and education. It is a service contract rather than a supply or construction opportunity. The council is the public body responsible for the procurement and is based at City Hall in Bristol. The awarded supplier, Ruskin Mill Trust Limited, is a large organisation operating from Nailsworth. The procurement is governed by the light-touch regime, which covers certain social, health and education-related services. The requirement is associated with one completed lot and concerns delivery in the United Kingdom. Businesses considering similar work should focus on specialist placement provision that joins educational and social care support for the council’s service users.

The procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Ruskin Mill Trust Limited. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under the light-touch regime. The award became active on 10 August 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its gross value is £380,760. The contract is active and the tender is complete. The available procurement information identifies one completed lot, covering the health and social work service. The published outcome records a single supplier and a single contract; no competitive evaluation basis or selection scoring is stated for this direct award.

This award demonstrates established demand from Bristol City Council for a substantial, multi-year social care and education placement. It is relevant to providers that can deliver both educational provision and social care within one placement service, rather than to general education suppliers or standalone care agencies. The successful supplier’s profile indicates that the council placed the requirement with a large specialist organisation, so credible competitors would need the operational capacity, staffing and safeguarding arrangements to support sustained placement delivery. Experience in health, social work and education services would help demonstrate fit, alongside the ability to manage care and learning as an integrated offer. The procurement route also shows that this buyer may use direct, below-threshold purchasing for individual placement requirements, making strong local relationships and clear evidence of specialist provision commercially relevant.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care & Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care & Education Placement - DNYY2874

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e09a
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075916-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£380,760 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Bristol City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS1 5TR
Postcode Area
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK51 Bristol, City of
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bristol, City of
Electoral Ward
Hotwells and Harbourside
Westminster Constituency
Bristol Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

RUSKIN MILL TRUST LIMITED

Further Information

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