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Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Somerset County Council

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03 Sep 2026 at 13:37

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council commissioned adult education and community learning services funded by the Department for Work and Pensions Adult Skills Fund. The requirement is described as a tailored learning contract for delivery of community learning courses, covering adult and other education services. Delivery is in the United Kingdom, for Somerset Council’s service users and communities. This is a public-sector services opportunity rather than a supply of physical goods or construction works. The buyer is Somerset Council, based at County Hall in Taunton. The requirement was arranged as a single service lot and relates to providers able to design and deliver learning activity for adults under public funding arrangements.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to PRODIGAL BIKES. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. 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 award is active and covers the single completed lot. The published outcome identifies PRODIGAL BIKES as the supplier for adult and other education services. No competitive evaluation exercise is recorded: the stated route was a below-threshold award without competition. The contracting authority is Somerset Council.

This procurement provides a clear signal that Somerset Council buys tailored adult and community learning provision funded through the Adult Skills Fund and DWP funding. A credible future competitor would need the capability to plan and deliver adult education courses, understand community learning needs and operate effectively within public funding requirements. Relevant experience should include managing learner-facing provision, coordinating delivery and demonstrating reliable outcomes to a local authority or funding body. Providers with an established community education model, suitable teaching and support staff, and the organisational capacity to administer funded learning would be well placed. The existing supplier is identified as a large voluntary, community or social enterprise, indicating that this buyer’s requirement can be met by an organisation combining delivery capacity with a community-focused purpose.

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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-06f14c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083476-2026
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

PRODIGAL BIKES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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