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title: "Social Care and Education Placement"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078f4e"
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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-078f4e

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## Summary

Bristol City Council commissioned a social care and education placement service for delivery in Bristol. The requirement falls within health and social work services and concerns an individual placement rather than a wider programme described in the procurement data. Ruskin Mill Trust Limited was selected to provide the service. The buyer is Bristol City Council, and the recorded delivery location is Bristol. The procurement is relevant to providers able to deliver social care and education placements for the council. The available scope identifies the service category and placement purpose, but does not describe specific care needs, educational provision or the recipient’s circumstances; suppliers should therefore understand this as a placement requirement rather than infer a particular service model.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Bristol City Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. One lot was awarded to Ruskin Mill Trust Limited. The contract was signed on 31 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2029. Its stated gross value is £342,573. No award date is recorded. The procurement data describes the purchase as a social care and education placement and classifies it as a service; it does not state evaluation criteria or specific eligibility requirements. The outcome is therefore a completed, non-competitive purchase, rather than a competed award against published quality or price criteria.

This award demonstrates Bristol City Council’s demand for social care and education placements and its use of direct awards for below-threshold requirements. A supplier looking to serve the council when a comparable placement requirement returns would need to show it can provide an appropriate placement combining social care and education, and deliver the service in Bristol. Credibility will depend on being able to match the placement to the individual need and to sustain delivery over a multi-year arrangement. The procurement data records Ruskin Mill Trust Limited as the selected provider, but does not set out the qualifications, accreditations, staffing model or experience that supported the selection. Providers should therefore focus on demonstrable placement capability relevant to this buyer’s requirement, without assuming the award establishes a particular accreditation or service specification.

## Notice

Social Care and Education Placement - DNYY3609

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100611-2026 |
| 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 | £342,573 |

## 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 14:59 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100611-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100611-2026
  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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