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Social Care or Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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23 Sep 2026 at 09:11

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council procured a social care or education placement, classified as a health and social work service. The requirement is recorded as one lot and concerns a placement rather than a wider service package; the published description does not explain the individual’s needs, the placement setting or specific care and education activities. The awarded supplier, Ruskin Mill Trust Limited, is based in Nailsworth. The delivery location is recorded only as the United Kingdom, so a more specific service location cannot be identified. This is a council-funded placement requirement, relevant to providers able to deliver social care or education placements for public-sector clients. Its scope should not be read as a general contract for all health, social care or education services.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Bristol City Council used a direct award without competition, under a below-threshold procedure. One lot was awarded to Ruskin Mill Trust Limited. The award date is not provided; the contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its value is £378,729 excluding VAT, or £454,474.80 including VAT. The recorded evaluation basis is not detailed, and no eligibility or selection requirements are set out in the available process information. The contract is for services and is below the relevant threshold. These details describe a placement awarded through a non-competitive route, rather than an open competition in which suppliers were compared against stated criteria.

For providers considering comparable work for Bristol City Council, this award demonstrates demand for a social care or education placement delivered by a specialist provider. A credible competitor would need to show it can meet the needs of an individual placement reliably and sustain delivery over a multi-year contract, while providing services that fit the council’s placement requirement. Ruskin Mill Trust Limited was selected, but the published information does not identify the qualifications, accreditations, staffing model, care approach or experience that informed the choice; these cannot be treated as established requirements. The direct award without competition also means the outcome does not reveal how suppliers would fare against published evaluation criteria. Providers with relevant placement capability and experience serving public-sector clients are the closest fit for this specific type of requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care or Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care or Education Placement - DNYY3566

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077818
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089911-2026
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
£378,729 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
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

Further Information

Notice Documents

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