---
title: "Social Care and Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077d51"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-09-30"
---

# Social Care and Education Placement

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077d51

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

New Contract: Social Care and Education Placement

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092259-2026 |
| 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 | 30 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 | £252,486 |

## 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

- 30 Sep 2026 at 11:14 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092259-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092259-2026
  30th 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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