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W7X - Shoots - Intro Child

Somerset County Council

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19 Oct 2026 at 17:46

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council commissioned training-provider delivery of Skills Bootcamps in Somerset and Dorset, under the Department for Education grant funding agreement. The work is adult and other education services, intended to deliver Skills Bootcamps in the two named areas. The published scope does not identify particular courses, learner numbers or delivery venues, so the requirement is best understood as a provider agreement to deliver bootcamp training across the specified geography rather than a defined course list. The award records Somerset as the delivery location; Dorset is also included in the overall description of the commissioned service. The buyer is Somerset Council, based in Taunton.

The procurement is complete and was awarded directly without competition, using a below-threshold route. Shoots Training Limited was selected 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 awarded value is £26,400 excluding VAT (£31,680 including VAT). The stated basis for the arrangement is delivery of Skills Bootcamps within Somerset and Dorset in accordance with the Department for Education grant funding agreement. No separate evaluation criteria are recorded. The award is active; the contract record does not establish whether it has been signed or completed.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible competitor would need to be an adult training provider able to deliver Skills Bootcamps across Somerset and Dorset and to work within the Department for Education grant funding agreement. Relevant delivery capability and the capacity to serve the specified geography are central to the recorded requirement. The award demonstrates that Somerset Council uses a direct, below-threshold route for this service and selected Shoots Training Limited, a training company. Providers with experience delivering comparable bootcamp training and managing delivery to grant-funding requirements would be well placed to compete if the requirement returns. The available scope gives no particular subject specialism, learner volume, qualification or accreditation requirement, so credibility should rest on demonstrated bootcamp delivery relevant to the council’s stated programme rather than assumed technical conditions.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

W7X - Shoots - Intro Child

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-078b41
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098701-2026
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
£26,400 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

Shoots Training Limited

Further Information

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