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Social Care and Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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30 Sep 2026 at 11:14

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service. The award covers health and social work services delivered in the South West of England. This is a single service requirement for a placement, rather than a supply of goods or construction work. The named buying organisation is Bristol City Council; the selected provider is Ruskin Mill Trust Limited. The published scope identifies the service at placement level, without describing specific care, education, staffing or participant requirements.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Ruskin Mill Trust Limited through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 30 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its stated gross value is £252,486. There is one lot, covering the social care and education placement service. The award is active and the contract is active. The procurement is classified as a light-touch service regime. No award evaluation basis or competitive assessment is set out; the recorded route was a non-competitive direct award.

For providers of social care and education placements, this award shows Bristol City Council purchasing a placement as a standalone service from an established, large provider. A credible competitor for a future requirement of this kind would need to demonstrate the capacity and organisational resilience to deliver a sustained placement service, together with relevant experience in health or social work and education provision. The service is procured as a direct award below threshold without competition, so the route used here did not involve suppliers competing against published award criteria. The available description does not define specialist care disciplines, qualifications, accreditations or participant needs; providers should therefore judge their fit against the specific placement requirements when the buyer next defines them.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care and Education Placement

Notice Description

New Contract: Social Care and Education Placement

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077d51
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092259-2026
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
£252,486 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Sep 20266 days 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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