---
title: "DfE funded bootcamp training HGV Pathway A"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a190"
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buyer: "SOMERSET COUNCIL"
published: "2025-09-25"
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# DfE funded bootcamp training HGV Pathway A

Buyer: SOMERSET COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a190

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## Summary

Somerset Council recently completed a procurement process titled "DfE funded bootcamp training HGV Pathway A," aimed at providing skills training services in the HGV transportation sector. This initiative falls under the services industry category, specifically targeting adult and education training services. The procurement, located in the UKK23 region, was conducted using a direct procurement method below the threshold, ensuring no competition was required. The contract, lasting from 1st May 2025 to 31st March 2026, was awarded to LGS Transport and officially signed on 30th April 2025. The total contract value was £99,164, with a gross amount of £118,996.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses involved in training and education services, especially those focusing on vocational and skills development sectors. Companies with expertise in adult education and training services, particularly those that can offer specialised programmes like HGV training, would find this contract beneficial for expanding their service offerings. Large-scale training providers or organisations with experience in delivering Department for Education funded programmes are ideally positioned to benefit from similar future opportunities with sub-central government authorities, like Somerset Council. As a direct procurement without competition, it highlights the potential for well-positioned companies to secure meaningful government contracts under such procurement methods.

## Notice

DfE funded user choice contract for skills training HGV Pathway A

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059469-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Apr 2025 |
| Contract period | 30 Apr 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £99,164 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SOMERSET COUNCIL |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Post town | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 4DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LGS TRANSPORT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2025 at 06:36 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059469-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059469-2025
  25th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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