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title: "Social Care & Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06e09a"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-08-10"
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# Social Care & Education Placement

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06e09a

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

Social Care & Education Placement - DNYY2874

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075916-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £380,760 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Bristol City Council |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS1 5TR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK51 Bristol, City of |
| Local authority | Bristol, City of |
| Electoral ward | Hotwells and Harbourside |
| Westminster constituency | Bristol Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RUSKIN MILL TRUST LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 10 Aug 2026 at 16:46 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075916-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075916-2026
  10th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.bristol.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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