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W7X - ECT - Pathway B

Somerset County Council

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19 Oct 2026 at 16:47

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council procured delivery of Skills Bootcamps: adult education and vocational training for learners in Somerset and Dorset. The training is to be delivered under the Department for Education grant funding agreement. The procurement covers one lot, described as “W7X - ECT - Pathway B”, and is for training providers rather than a purchase of equipment or construction work. The specified service category is adult and other education services (CPV 80400000). The buyer is Somerset Council, based in Taunton. Delivery is intended to serve both Somerset and Dorset; the published location information identifies the United Kingdom but does not name more specific delivery sites.

The procurement is complete and awarded. Somerset Council selected Ellisons Commercial Training Limited for the single lot. The award date was 19 October 2026, and the contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The award is valued at £71,856 excluding VAT and £86,227.20 including VAT. The process is described as below threshold, with the specific method recorded as unknown. The available procurement information does not set out eligibility requirements or evaluation criteria, so the basis on which competing providers were assessed cannot be summarised. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 19 October 2026; the award information identifies the selected supplier and contract period, but does not confirm that the contract was signed.

This award shows demand from Somerset Council for provider-led Skills Bootcamps delivered across Somerset and Dorset under a Department for Education grant funding agreement. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to deliver adult vocational training as a training provider and be able to operate across the relevant geography. The selected provider is a small or medium-sized enterprise, showing that the work was awarded to an SME rather than being limited, on the evidence available, to a large national supplier. The requirement is a defined training delivery agreement, not general education services: providers with experience organising and delivering Skills Bootcamps in line with grant-funded requirements are the closest fit. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate the capacity to deliver the specified pathway and meet the buyer’s delivery expectations across both counties. തീയ

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Notice Information

Notice Title

W7X - ECT - Pathway B

Notice Description

Skills Bootcamps Delivery Agreements for training providers to delivery Skills Bootcamps within Somerset and Dorset as per the DfE grant funding agreement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078b28
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098661-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
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
£71,856 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
19 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

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

Ellisons Commercial Training

Further Information

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