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Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Somerset County Council

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07 Sep 2026 at 12:57

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council commissioned delivery of Adult Skills Fund community learning courses supported by Department for Work and Pensions funding. The requirement is for adult and other education services, aimed at providing tailored learning under the 2026–2027 programme. Somerset Council is the buying organisation, based at County Hall in Taunton, and delivery is associated with Somerset. The procurement covers one completed lot. The selected provider, Clearer Horizons CIC, is a Weymouth-based community interest company and small or medium-sized enterprise. The work therefore suits organisations that provide structured adult learning and community education, particularly providers able to deliver locally in Somerset and align their teaching with publicly funded skills objectives. The requirement is service delivery rather than the supply of goods, equipment or construction works.

The procurement has been completed and awarded to Clearer Horizons CIC. Somerset Council 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 contract is active and the award relates to the single completed lot covering the adult community learning service. The published information identifies the procurement as a service contract under the 2023/54 legal basis. The award outcome shows one selected supplier. The process was not run as an open tender, selective competition or framework call-off; it was placed directly with the appointed provider for the funded learning requirement.

This award demonstrates demand from Somerset Council for a specialist community learning provider able to deliver adult education under Adult Skills Fund and DWP-funded arrangements. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need practical experience designing and delivering accessible learning for adults, managing teaching and learner support, and meeting the administrative and reporting expectations attached to public funding. Local delivery capability in Somerset would be commercially relevant, as would the ability to work with the council on a tailored programme rather than offering only standard commercial training. Clearer Horizons CIC’s status as a small or medium-sized community interest company also indicates that this type of work can suit smaller mission-led education providers, not only large training businesses.

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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-06f370
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084382-2026
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
SME

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

CLEARER HORIZONS CIC

Further Information

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