Award

Ask AI about this notice

Summarise, research or assess it with AI

View Markdown

Share this notice

Send this contract to a colleague

Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Somerset County Council

This public procurement record has 1 release in its history.

Award

03 Sep 2026 at 11:25

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council commissioned adult and community learning services under its Adult Skills Fund, using Department for Work and Pensions funding. The requirement is for tailored community learning courses for adults, delivered as education and training services. The work is for Somerset Council and is delivered in the United Kingdom. The selected provider is Make the Sunshine Community Interest Company, based in Shepton Mallet. This is a public-sector adult education requirement rather than a general training framework, construction project or supply contract. Organisations offering community learning, adult education or related skills-development provision are the most relevant businesses for this type of requirement.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under one completed lot. Make the Sunshine Community Interest Company was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 31 July 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 October 2027. Its value is £40,000 excluding VAT and £50,000 including VAT. The contract is active. The published requirement identifies adult and other education services as the activity being procured, with delivery linked to Somerset Council’s Adult Skills Fund community learning courses and DWP funding. No competitive evaluation basis is recorded for this direct award.

This award signals a defined requirement from Somerset Council for tailored adult community learning funded through the Adult Skills Fund and DWP funding. Competitors preparing for a future requirement of this type would need a credible capability to design and deliver adult learning courses for community settings, manage funded provision and demonstrate dependable delivery across Somerset. The selected organisation is a community interest company and a voluntary, community or social enterprise, so social-purpose providers may be well aligned with the buyer’s delivery model. Businesses should also be able to work within a below-threshold direct-award environment, understand public-sector funding requirements and provide clear evidence of relevant adult education delivery.

How relevant is this notice?

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-06f116
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083385-2026
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
3 Sep 20261 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
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

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

MAKE THE SUNSHINE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Further Information

Notice Documents

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

View full OCDS Record for this contracting process

JSON Markdown

The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.

Loading OCDS record...