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Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Somerset County Council

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07 Sep 2026 at 12:39

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council procured services to deliver Adult Skills Fund community learning courses supported by Department for Work and Pensions funding. The work falls within adult and other education services and was arranged as a single requirement. The public body buying the service is Somerset Council, based in Taunton. The selected provider is Autism Community Network C.I.C., a Bristol-based voluntary, community or social enterprise. The requirement is therefore relevant to organisations delivering adult learning and community education, particularly providers able to work within publicly funded skills programmes and support learners through structured local learning activity. It may also interest organisations with experience of specialist or inclusive education provision, given the nature of the appointed supplier, although the published requirement does not set out further subject areas or delivery locations in place-name form.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Somerset Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. One requirement was awarded to Autism Community Network C.I.C. 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 and contract are recorded as active. The procurement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, so the published outcome identifies the chosen provider and contract terms rather than a scored comparison of competing bids. This is a single-provider arrangement for the Adult Skills Fund community learning service, funded through DWP support and managed by Somerset Council.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible competitors would need to deliver adult community learning under public funding arrangements and demonstrate the operational ability to provide structured courses for the buyer’s target learners. Relevant experience would include managing Adult Skills Fund or comparable government-funded provision, meeting funding and reporting obligations, and working effectively with community partners and support services. Providers with inclusive teaching practice, knowledge of autism or other additional learning needs, and the ability to engage learners who benefit from tailored support may be well placed. The appointed organisation is a large voluntary, community or social enterprise, indicating that Somerset Council has used a specialist VCSE provider for this service. Organisations considering similar work should therefore assess their delivery capacity, safeguarding and quality systems, learner support model and experience of council-funded education services.

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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-06f365
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084362-2026
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
7 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

Autism Community Network

Further Information

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