Awarded· 20 Apr 2025
Social Care or Education Placement
Bristol City Council · Bristol, City of, South West
Bristol City Council has awarded Social Care or Education Placement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bristol, City of.
Source: Find a Tender, published 9 Sep 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Ruskin Mill Trust
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 10:37
View noticeNext
2027
Contract ends
2½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Bristol City Council has awarded Social Care or Education Placement. It is a contract for other health and social care in Bristol, City of. The contract went to Ruskin Mill Trust. It was awarded on 20 April 2025. The contract value is £371,547. The contract runs from 21 April 2025 to 31 August 2027. It lasts 2½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 9 September 2025. The notice number is 054947-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-059684.
Summary of the contracting process
Bristol City Council has completed the procurement process for a "Social Care or Education Placement," designated under contract ID DN768096, with an award announced on the 9th of September, 2025. This process falls under the industry category of health and social work services, specifically within the services main procurement category.
Located in the UKK1 region of the United Kingdom, the procurement was conducted using a direct method that does not involve competition, as it is below the threshold, with a special regime of light touch. The contract was signed on the 21st of April, 2025, and it encompasses a project period from the 22nd of April, 2025, to the 31st of August, 2027.
Organisations that can efficiently deliver specialised care or educational placements would find this contract beneficial, particularly those capable of serving the UKK1 region. The absence of competitive procurement indicates a preference for direct engagement with suppliers like Ruskin Mill Trust, a large-scale organisation that was awarded the contract.
The notice in full
Social Care or Education Placement - DN768096
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 21 Apr 2025 to 31 Aug 2027 (2½ years)
- Awarded to
- Ruskin Mill Trust
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £371,547
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 054947-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-059684
- CPV code
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Town
- Bristol
- Postcode
- BS1 5TR
- Electoral ward
- Hotwells and Harbourside
- Constituency
- Bristol Central
- Region
- South West
- Sub-region
- Bristol, City of
- Area
- West of England
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Bristol City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Bristol, BS1 5TR · South West · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Ruskin Mill Trust
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Social Care or Education Placement
Who won the Social Care or Education Placement contract?
Bristol City Council awarded the contract to Ruskin Mill Trust on 20 April 2025. It is due to end on 31 August 2027, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Social Care or Education Placement contract worth?
The contract value is £371,547. The contract runs from 21 April 2025 to 31 August 2027 (2½ years).
Who is the buyer for Social Care or Education Placement?
Bristol City Council, based in Bristol, City of, South West.
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