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W7X - PA - Digi Market

Somerset County Council

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19 Oct 2026 at 17:02

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council commissioned adult education and training services through its Digi Market, for delivery of Skills Bootcamps in Somerset and Dorset. The training is to be provided in line with the Department for Education grant funding agreement. The procurement is for training-provider delivery agreements, rather than goods or construction works, and covers the Somerset delivery area. The selected provider is Professional Apprenticeships Ltd, based in Bristol. The requirement is relevant to organisations able to deliver adult skills training and Skills Bootcamps in the specified areas, and to meet the funding agreement’s delivery requirements.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Professional Apprenticeships Ltd through a direct award without competition, below the applicable threshold. The award date was 19 October 2026. The awarded value is £42,000 excluding VAT (£50,400 including VAT). The contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The procurement was arranged as one lot, with the award covering adult education and training services. The recorded information does not set out a scored evaluation basis: this was a non-competitive direct award. The selected supplier is an SME. The contract relates to delivery of Skills Bootcamps in Somerset and Dorset under the Department for Education grant funding agreement.

This award shows that Somerset Council buys Skills Bootcamp delivery from specialist adult training providers, including smaller suppliers, for work serving Somerset and Dorset. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need the ability to design and deliver relevant adult skills training in those areas and to operate within the Department for Education grant funding agreement. Providers should be prepared to demonstrate that their delivery arrangements can meet the programme’s requirements and support the specified training provision. The council used a direct award without competition for this procurement, so the outcome also indicates that this particular requirement was not tested through an open competitive process. The selected provider’s work is a practical reference point for the kind of supplier capability used for this local training requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

W7X - PA - Digi Market

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-078b2f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098673-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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
£42,000 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

PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTD

Further Information

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