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W7X - YC - Gen AI for Bus 3

Somerset County Council

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20 Oct 2026 at 12:53

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council commissioned Skills Bootcamps training delivery in Somerset and Dorset, under the Department for Education grant funding agreement. The requirement is for adult and other education services, specifically delivery of the funded bootcamp programme by training providers. Yeovil College is the selected provider for the single lot. The work is associated with both Somerset and Dorset; the procurement does not describe individual venues or specific bootcamp subjects beyond the tender title’s reference to generative AI for business. This is a training-services requirement rather than a purchase of equipment or construction works, and is relevant to providers able to deliver vocational or skills training within the stated grant-funded programme and geographic area.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Yeovil College. Somerset Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award date was 20 October 2026. The awarded value is £74,000 excluding VAT (£88,800 including VAT). The contract period runs from 20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The procurement comprised one lot. The recorded contract award concerns adult and other education services for delivery of Skills Bootcamps in Somerset and Dorset. No competitive evaluation basis is described, consistent with the direct-award route. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 20 October 2026.

For providers considering comparable work for Somerset Council, this award demonstrates demand for grant-funded Skills Bootcamp delivery in Somerset and Dorset. A credible competitor would need to deliver adult skills training in line with the Department for Education funding agreement and operate across the relevant geography. The awarded provider was Yeovil College, a large education organisation, indicating that established provider capacity is relevant to this instance. The recorded scope also references generative AI for business, so experience delivering practical business-focused digital skills training would be pertinent to similar requirements. This was a direct award rather than a competed procurement, so the award does not establish a competitive scoring model or specific accreditation requirements. The award and contract period show the scale and duration of this particular delivery requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

W7X - YC - Gen AI for Bus 3

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-078bce
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098986-2026
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
£74,000 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

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