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W7X - YC - L&M Mixed 5

Somerset County Council

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20 Oct 2026 at 12:28

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council commissioned adult education and training services to deliver Skills Bootcamps. The training is intended for learners in Somerset and Dorset and must be delivered in line with the Department for Education grant funding agreement. The requirement is for a training provider to deliver bootcamp programmes, rather than for the supply of equipment or construction work. Yeovil College is the selected provider for this arrangement. The procurement therefore indicates demand for providers able to design and deliver adult skills training across the two counties, working within the terms of a government-funded bootcamp programme.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Yeovil College on 20 October 2026. The award is valued at £37,000 excluding VAT (£44,400 including VAT). The contract period runs from 20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. This was a below-threshold direct award without competition. The procurement was arranged as one lot, covering delivery of Skills Bootcamps under the Department for Education grant funding agreement. The award is active; the supplied information does not report a contract signature or completion.

For providers considering comparable future requirements from Somerset Council, this award is evidence of a defined market for adult skills training delivered through Skills Bootcamps in Somerset and Dorset. A credible competitor would need the capacity to deliver training across the required geography and the expertise to provide relevant adult education programmes in accordance with the Department for Education grant funding agreement. Experience of delivering funded training to agreed programme requirements would be relevant to demonstrating that capability. The direct-award route used here also shows that this particular arrangement was placed without competition, so the award does not establish a competitive evaluation model or criteria for supplier selection.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

W7X - YC - L&M Mixed 5

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-078bbb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098954-2026
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
£37,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Oct 20261 weeks 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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