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title: "Social Care and Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078f36"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-10-23"
---

# Social Care and Education Placement

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078f36

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## Summary

Bristol City Council procured a social care and education placement service, classified as health and social work services. The requirement concerns placement provision rather than a specified package of goods or construction works. The awarded service is intended for delivery in the South West of England. The contract is associated with one lot, and Ruskin Mill Trust Limited was selected to provide the service. The procurement title identifies both social care and education placements, but the published scope does not describe the placements’ particular needs, service model or intended beneficiaries in further detail.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. Ruskin Mill Trust Limited was awarded the single lot; no separate award amount is stated. The contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its gross value is £348,201. The award is for services and covers health and social work services. The published process details do not set out eligibility requirements or evaluation criteria, and the award information does not give an award decision date.

This award shows Bristol City Council buying a social care and education placement service, with provision categorised as health and social work services and a single supplier selected for the requirement. Ruskin Mill Trust Limited, a large supplier, secured the contract through a direct award without competition. A supplier seeking to compete for a comparable requirement when it returns to the market would need credible capability to deliver placements spanning social care and education, and the organisational capacity to manage a council service of this scope. The published details do not describe specific qualifications, accreditations, staffing levels or placement models, so they do not establish these as proven requirements. The commercially relevant evidence is the council’s placement need and the supplier profile it selected.

## Notice

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY3402

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100575-2026 |
| 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 Oct 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 | £348,201 |

## 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 Oct 2026 at 14:39 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100575-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100575-2026
  23rd October 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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