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title: "Social Care and Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078f49"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bristol City Council"
published: "2026-10-23"
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# Social Care and Education Placement

Buyer: Bristol City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078f49

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## Summary

Bristol City Council commissioned a social care and education placement service. The stated scope is a placement combining social care and education; the awarded service is classified as health and social work services (CPV 85000000). The named buyer is Bristol City Council. Delivery is recorded in the South West of England, with no more specific delivery location identified. The process covers a single lot. This is a service requirement rather than a purchase of goods or construction work, and the selected provider is Ruskin Mill Trust Limited. The procurement title describes the requirement as a social care and education placement, without further detail on the placement model or the people it serves.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Ruskin Mill Trust Limited. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its gross value is £335,817. The award is active and relates to one lot; the contract is also recorded as active. The service falls under the light-touch regime. No competitive evaluation criteria are stated for this direct award, so there is no published basis for comparing bids to report. The recorded award information does not provide a separate award date or a breakdown of the contract value by service component.

For suppliers looking to compete for a comparable requirement from Bristol City Council, this award indicates demand for a combined social care and education placement, delivered as a health and social work service. A credible provider would need to demonstrate the ability to deliver both elements together and manage the practical demands of an individual placement, rather than offering education or social care in isolation. The council selected Ruskin Mill Trust Limited, a large provider, for a single placement requirement. The available information does not set out specific qualifications, accreditations, staffing levels or service standards, so it does not establish formal thresholds to match. The direct-award route also shows that this particular contract was placed without a competitive process; it does not establish the route for any future requirement.

## Notice

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY3570

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100601-2026 |
| 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 | £335,817 |

## 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 14:53 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100601-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100601-2026
  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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