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W7X - YC - Carpentry

Somerset County Council

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20 Oct 2026 at 11:45

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council commissioned adult education and vocational training through its Skills Bootcamps programme. The requirement is to deliver training-provider services in Somerset and Dorset under the Department for Education grant funding agreement. The awarded service is identified as carpentry training, within adult and other education services. The contracting process covers one lot, and Yeovil College was selected to deliver the service. For providers, the key fit is the ability to deliver practical carpentry skills training as part of a Skills Bootcamp and to operate across the stated Somerset and Dorset geography.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Yeovil College by Somerset Council. The council used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. The award date was 20 October 2026. The contract period runs from 20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The award value is £30,000 excluding VAT (£36,000 including VAT). The opportunity was structured as one lot, covering carpentry training delivery. No evaluation criteria or eligibility requirements are set out in the published process data.

This award shows demand from Somerset Council for Skills Bootcamp delivery, specifically practical carpentry training for adults across Somerset and Dorset. A credible provider for a similar requirement would need the teaching capability and facilities to deliver vocational carpentry training, and the capacity to serve learners across the stated area. Experience delivering adult or other education services, and the ability to work within the Department for Education’s Skills Bootcamps grant-funding arrangements, would be relevant. The selected provider was Yeovil College, a large education supplier. The award was made directly without competition, so this outcome does not demonstrate how suppliers would be assessed in a competitive procurement; it does show the type of training service and delivery geography bought by this council.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

W7X - YC - Carpentry

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-078ba6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098909-2026
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
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
£30,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
20 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

Yeovil College

Further Information

Notice Documents

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