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7 - YC - Electrical Eng, to reskill or upskill learners

Somerset County Council

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31 Jul 2026 at 18:31

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Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council procured a Skills Bootcamp delivery agreement for training providers. The requirement is to deliver training within Somerset and Dorset under the Department for Education grant funding agreement, with this lot focused on electrical engineering to reskill or upskill learners. The procurement is for education and training services, rather than electrical installation or construction works. Somerset Council is the buying organisation, based at County Hall in Taunton. The appointed provider is Yeovil College, located in Yeovil. The opportunity is therefore relevant to colleges, further-education providers and specialist training organisations able to design and deliver electrical engineering skills programmes for learners in Somerset and Dorset. Suppliers whose core business is commercial electrical contracting, without a training-delivery capability, would be less closely aligned with this requirement.

This procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct procedure below the threshold, without competition. Yeovil College was awarded the contract on 31 July 2026 for £37,000 excluding VAT (£44,400 including VAT). The contract period runs from 3 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. The award is active and relates to the single completed lot. The stated evaluation route was a direct award rather than a competitive tender, so the published outcome does not set out competing bids or a comparative scoring basis. The requirement sits within a Skills Bootcamp delivery arrangement funded through the Department for Education grant agreement. A future contract-signature milestone was scheduled for 31 July 2026.

This award demonstrates demand from Somerset Council for externally delivered, grant-funded technical training aimed at helping learners reskill or upskill. A credible future competitor would need to provide structured electrical engineering education, recruit or support suitable learners, and deliver training across the Somerset and Dorset area in line with Department for Education funding requirements. Relevant organisations include further-education colleges, specialist vocational training providers and partnerships combining teaching expertise with electrical engineering capability. Providers should be able to manage learner delivery and evidence outcomes under a public-sector grant-funded agreement, while maintaining the operational capacity to serve the council’s geographical requirement. The selected supplier, Yeovil College, indicates that an established education provider with local presence and technical training capability is well placed for this type of work.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

7 - YC - Electrical Eng, to reskill or upskill learners

Notice Description

Skills Bootcamps Delivery Agreements for training providers to delivery Skills Bootcamps within Somerset and Dorset as per the DfE grant funding agreement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d95d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072932-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£37,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
3 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Somerset County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TAUNTON
Postcode
TA1 4DY
Postcode Area
Taunton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Westminster Constituency
Taunton and Wellington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Yeovil College

Further Information

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