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Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Somerset County Council

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03 Sep 2026 at 14:19

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council commissioned tailored learning services under the Adult Skills Fund, delivering Community Learning courses supported by Department for Work and Pensions funding. The requirement is classified as adult and other education services. It covers a single package of services for the council, with Yeovil College identified as the selected education provider. The buyer is Somerset Council, a sub-central public authority based in Taunton. The contracting process concerns learning provision rather than the supply of physical goods, construction or general consultancy. Organisations considering comparable work should therefore operate in adult education, community learning or related skills delivery, and be able to provide courses aligned with publicly funded adult skills objectives and the needs of the commissioning authority and its learners.

This procurement has been completed and the contract was awarded to Yeovil College through a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The tender status is complete and the award is active. 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, or £50,000 including VAT. The award covers the single lot for the tailored learning requirement. The published outcome identifies Yeovil College as the supplier. No competitive evaluation basis is stated because the route used was a direct award without competition. The contract remains recorded as active for the stated delivery period, following the completed procurement and award decision.

For an organisation that did not win this contract, the award is evidence that Somerset Council purchases targeted adult and community learning provision through a below-threshold direct-award route. A credible future competitor would need a demonstrable ability to design and deliver Adult Skills Fund Community Learning courses, understand DWP-funded provision, and manage delivery for a public-sector commissioner. Relevant experience should include adult education operations, learner-focused course delivery, compliance with funding requirements and the administration needed to evidence outcomes and spend. Education providers with established local capacity, suitable teaching resources and the ability to work within a defined public funding model would be well placed to assess similar requirements from this buyer when the current arrangement ends.

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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-06f162
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083511-2026
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

Yeovil College

Further Information

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