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W7X - PA - Digi Market

Somerset County Council

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19 Oct 2026 at 17:08

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council procured adult education and training services to deliver Skills Bootcamps in Somerset and Dorset, under the Department for Education grant funding agreement. The requirement is for training providers to deliver the bootcamps; the procurement is categorised as adult and other education services. The named delivery areas are Somerset and Dorset. The buyer is Somerset Council, based in Taunton. The selected provider, Professional Apprenticeships Ltd, is based in Bristol. The requirement concerns delivery of skills training rather than the purchase of goods or construction work.

The procurement is complete and a supplier has been selected. Somerset Council made a direct award without competition, using a below-threshold route. Professional Apprenticeships Ltd was awarded the single lot on 19 October 2026. The award value is £42,000 excluding VAT and £50,400 including VAT. The contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The procurement was for one lot of Skills Bootcamp delivery. No separate evaluation basis or award criteria are stated in the process information.

For providers considering comparable Skills Bootcamp work with Somerset Council, this award demonstrates demand for delivery of adult skills training across Somerset and Dorset, funded through a Department for Education grant agreement. A credible supplier would need the capability to deliver relevant training programmes in both areas and to operate within the requirements of the grant-funded arrangement. The selected provider is an SME, showing that a smaller specialist training business was chosen for this requirement. The award was made directly without competition, so the route used here did not involve a competitive evaluation; suppliers should not assume that future requirements will follow the same route. The contract was for a single, defined delivery period rather than a multi-lot programme.

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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-078b36
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098682-2026
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

Notice Documents

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