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Social Care and Education Placement

Bristol City Council

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23 Oct 2026 at 14:59

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bristol City Council commissioned a social care and education placement service for delivery in Bristol. The requirement falls within health and social work services and concerns an individual placement rather than a wider programme described in the procurement data. Ruskin Mill Trust Limited was selected to provide the service. The buyer is Bristol City Council, and the recorded delivery location is Bristol. The procurement is relevant to providers able to deliver social care and education placements for the council. The available scope identifies the service category and placement purpose, but does not describe specific care needs, educational provision or the recipient’s circumstances; suppliers should therefore understand this as a placement requirement rather than infer a particular service model.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. One lot was awarded to Ruskin Mill Trust Limited. The contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its stated gross value is £342,573. No award date is recorded. The procurement data describes the purchase as a social care and education placement and classifies it as a service; it does not state evaluation criteria or specific eligibility requirements. The outcome is therefore a completed, non-competitive purchase, rather than a competed award against published quality or price criteria.

This award demonstrates Bristol City Council’s demand for social care and education placements and its use of direct awards for below-threshold requirements. A supplier looking to serve the council when a comparable placement requirement returns would need to show it can provide an appropriate placement combining social care and education, and deliver the service in Bristol. Credibility will depend on being able to match the placement to the individual need and to sustain delivery over a multi-year arrangement. The procurement data records Ruskin Mill Trust Limited as the selected provider, but does not set out the qualifications, accreditations, staffing model or experience that supported the selection. Providers should therefore focus on demonstrable placement capability relevant to this buyer’s requirement, without assuming the award establishes a particular accreditation or service specification.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Social Care and Education Placement

Notice Description

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY3609

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078f4e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100611-2026
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
£342,573 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Oct 20263 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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