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Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Somerset County Council

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07 Sep 2026 at 13:18

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council commissioned adult education and community learning services under the Adult Skills Fund, using Department for Work and Pensions funding. The requirement is for tailored learning courses for adults, within the education and training services category. Delivery is associated with Somerset, with the appointed provider based in Minehead and the buying organisation based in Taunton. The procurement covers one requirement rather than multiple separately described lots. It is relevant to organisations that design and deliver community-based adult learning, particularly providers able to support learners through locally tailored courses funded through public skills programmes. The buyer is Somerset Council, a sub-central public authority responsible for arranging the service and using the contracted provision.

This procurement has been awarded and the process is complete. Somerset Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. Home-Start West Somerset was selected as the supplier for the adult and other education services requirement. 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 contract is active. The opportunity was evaluated through a non-competitive below-threshold route rather than an open tender, so there is no published comparison of competing bids or scored award criteria. The arrangement concerns a single completed lot.

For competitors, this award demonstrates demand from Somerset Council for tailored adult and community learning delivered through the Adult Skills Fund and DWP funding. A credible future provider would need practical experience of designing and delivering adult education courses that respond to local learner needs, together with the operational capacity to manage delivery across the council’s area. Understanding public skills-funding requirements, learner support, course administration and outcome reporting would strengthen a provider’s position. The selected organisation is a voluntary, community and social enterprise, indicating that community-rooted delivery and engagement with local residents may be relevant to this buyer’s requirement. Providers with established Somerset relationships and accessible community delivery models would be well placed.

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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-06f377
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084400-2026
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

HOME-START WEST SOMERSET

Further Information

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