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Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Somerset County Council

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28 Aug 2026 at 15:43

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council commissioned services to deliver Adult Skills Fund community learning courses funded through the Department for Work and Pensions. The work is tailored learning for adults, with the awarded activity classified as computer-user familiarisation and training services. It sits within the public authority’s local adult learning provision and is intended to support learners through community-based skills courses. The contracting buyer is Somerset Council, based at County Hall in Taunton. The recorded delivery country is the United Kingdom. This opportunity is therefore relevant to organisations providing adult education, community learning, digital inclusion or practical computer-user training, particularly those able to work within publicly funded learning programmes and tailor provision to learner needs.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a direct below-threshold procedure without competition. There was one completed lot. Somerset Council awarded the contract to THE POD, a voluntary, community and social enterprise. The award is active and the award date is not recorded separately; the contract was signed on 31 July 2026. The contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 October 2027. Its value is £40,000 excluding VAT and £50,000 including VAT. The contract covers computer-user familiarisation and training services for the community learning requirement. The procurement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, so no competitive scoring criteria are reported.

This award demonstrates demand from Somerset Council for tailored adult community learning funded through the Adult Skills Fund and DWP funding, with a practical digital skills component. A future supplier would need to show credible delivery of adult education and community learning, including computer-user familiarisation and training for learners with varied needs. Relevant organisations may include training providers, adult learning specialists, digital inclusion organisations and voluntary, community or social enterprises. Capability to design and deliver tailored courses, manage publicly funded learning provision and provide consistent learner-facing support would strengthen a competitor’s position when this requirement is next considered. The selected supplier, THE POD, is a large voluntary, community and social enterprise, indicating that this buyer has used that type of provider for the requirement.

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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-06eece
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082300-2026
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

80533000 - Computer-user familiarisation and training 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

Pod LLP

Further Information

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