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Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Somerset County Council

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03 Sep 2026 at 12:55

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council commissioned services to deliver Adult Skills Fund community learning courses supported by Department for Work and Pensions funding. The requirement falls within adult and other education services (CPV 80400000). The council is based at County Hall in Taunton, Somerset. The appointed provider is NAVIGATE, a large voluntary, community or social enterprise based in Bridgwater. The work concerns the delivery of learning provision for adults through community learning activity, rather than the supply of goods or construction works. Businesses relevant to this requirement are organisations that deliver adult education or community learning courses and can operate within publicly funded skills and employability programmes. The procurement covers one completed lot for the council’s tailored learning requirement.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to NAVIGATE. Somerset Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 31 July 2026, runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 October 2027, and has an estimated value of £40,000 excluding VAT (£50,000 including VAT). The award is active and relates to the single completed lot. The procurement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, so no separate quality, price or scoring criteria are published in the process information. The outcome demonstrates that the council selected one provider for the adult community learning service, with the contract period extending beyond the 2026–2027 title period.

This procurement is relevant to providers of adult education and community learning, particularly organisations able to deliver courses funded through the Adult Skills Fund and DWP programmes. NAVIGATE’s appointment shows that Somerset Council has used a large voluntary, community or social enterprise for this requirement, so organisations with a similar community-focused delivery model may be well placed when the requirement next reaches the market. A credible competitor would need practical capability to design and deliver adult learning courses, manage delivery for a public-sector commissioner and work within the requirements of publicly funded skills provision. Experience of DWP-funded activity and the operational capacity to provide a council-wide community learning service would strengthen its position.

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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-06f140
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083455-2026
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
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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

NAVIGATE

Further Information

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