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Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Somerset County Council

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28 Aug 2026 at 14:26

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council commissioned adult skills community learning courses funded through the Department for Work and Pensions. This is an adult and other education services requirement, covering delivery of tailored learning rather than the supply of goods or construction works. The buying organisation is Somerset Council, a local public authority based in Taunton. Delivery is across Somerset in the United Kingdom. The requirement is relevant to organisations that design and deliver community learning for adults, particularly providers able to work within publicly funded skills programmes and support learners with varied educational, employment or personal development needs. The selected provider, ARK AT EGWOOD C.I.C., is identified as a voluntary, community or social enterprise.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. One lot was awarded to ARK AT EGWOOD C.I.C. The award was made on 31 July 2026, with the contract signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 October 2027. Its value is £40,000 excluding VAT and £50,000 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The process used a single supplier and was not divided into multiple awarded lots. The recorded procurement route indicates that eligible suppliers were not invited to compete, so this outcome reflects a direct award rather than a competitive tender evaluation.

This award indicates established demand from Somerset Council for adult community learning delivered through Department for Work and Pensions funding. A credible future supplier would need practical experience delivering adult education and tailored community learning, with the ability to work with learners whose needs and circumstances vary. Providers should be capable of planning and delivering courses reliably across Somerset, managing public funding requirements and demonstrating outcomes from learning activity. The selected organisation is a large voluntary, community or social enterprise, showing that this buyer has used a mission-led provider for the requirement. Organisations with comparable adult learning delivery, community reach, operational capacity and experience of local-authority-funded programmes would be best placed to assess similar future demand.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Notice Description

Provide delivery of Adult Skills fund Community Learning courses - DWP funding

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eeaa
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082230-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80400000 - Adult and other education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£40,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Aug 2026 - 31 Oct 2027 1-2 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

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

ARK at Egwood

Further Information

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