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W7X - YC - Gen AI for Bus 2

Somerset County Council

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20 Oct 2026 at 12:48

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council commissioned education and training services to deliver Skills Bootcamps for learners in Somerset and Dorset. The programme is intended to provide skills training under the Department for Education grant funding agreement. The awarded service is adult and other education, with delivery across Somerset and Dorset. The procurement is a single package rather than separate lots, and the named provider is Yeovil College. This requirement concerns training provision in the two counties, not general education services across other areas.

The procurement is complete and the award was made to Yeovil College on 20 October 2026. Somerset Council used a direct award without competition, under a below-threshold procedure. The award value is £47,880 excluding VAT (£57,456 including VAT). The contract period runs from 20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The contract covers one lot for Skills Bootcamps delivery under the Department for Education grant funding agreement. No evaluation criteria are recorded for this direct award.

For providers considering similar Skills Bootcamps work for Somerset Council, the award indicates demand for adult training delivered across both Somerset and Dorset under a Department for Education funding agreement. A credible provider would need to demonstrate the ability to deliver relevant vocational skills training across both counties and operate within the requirements of the grant-funded programme. Yeovil College’s selection shows that a further education college was considered suitable for this delivery. Providers should be prepared to manage a defined, time-limited programme rather than assume a continuing service, and to demonstrate the local reach and delivery capacity needed to serve learners in both areas.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

W7X - YC - Gen AI for Bus 2

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-078bca
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098979-2026
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
£47,880 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

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