---
title: "Social Care or Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077818"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-09-23"
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# Social Care or Education Placement

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077818

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

Social Care or Education Placement - DNYY3566

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089911-2026 |
| 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 | 23 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| 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 | £378,729 |

## 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 23 Sep 2026 at 09:11 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089911-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089911-2026
  23rd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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