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W7X - YC - L&M Mixed 4

Somerset County Council

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20 Oct 2026 at 13:09

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset Council commissioned adult education and training services through Skills Bootcamps delivery agreements. The provider is to deliver Skills Bootcamps in Somerset and Dorset, in line with the Department for Education grant funding agreement. This is a training-provider requirement focused on delivering skills courses to learners across the two counties. The work is classified as adult and other education services. Yeovil College was selected to deliver the service.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded directly to Yeovil College without competition under a below-threshold procedure. The award date was 20 October 2026. The awarded value is £48,100 excluding VAT (£57,720 including VAT). The contract period runs from 20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The procurement was arranged as one lot. The award is active. The stated basis for delivery is the Department for Education grant funding agreement; no separate evaluation criteria are recorded.

This award shows that Somerset Council uses delivery agreements with training providers to deliver Skills Bootcamps across Somerset and Dorset, aligned with Department for Education grant requirements. A provider seeking to compete for comparable work would need the capability to design and deliver relevant skills training across both counties and to meet the requirements of the grant funding agreement. The awarded supplier was Yeovil College, an established large education provider, indicating that the buyer selected a provider with an existing training operation. Suppliers with the operational reach to serve learners across the area and experience delivering adult education would be best placed to demonstrate credibility when this specific training requirement next arises. The arrangement was made directly rather than through a competition.»}

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Notice Information

Notice Title

W7X - YC - L&M Mixed 4

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-078bd6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098998-2026
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
£48,100 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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