---
title: "Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eeaa"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06eeaa.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Somerset County Council"
published: "2026-08-28"
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# Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Buyer: Somerset County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06eeaa

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## Summary

Somerset Council commissioned adult skills community learning courses funded through the Department for Work and Pensions. This is an adult and other education services requirement, covering delivery of tailored learning rather than the supply of goods or construction works. The buying organisation is Somerset Council, a local public authority based in Taunton. Delivery is across Somerset in the United Kingdom. The requirement is relevant to organisations that design and deliver community learning for adults, particularly providers able to work within publicly funded skills programmes and support learners with varied educational, employment or personal development needs. The selected provider, ARK AT EGWOOD C.I.C., is identified as a voluntary, community or social enterprise.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition. One lot was awarded to ARK AT EGWOOD C.I.C. The award was made on 31 July 2026, with the contract signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 October 2027. Its value is £40,000 excluding VAT and £50,000 including VAT. The award is active and the contract is active. The process used a single supplier and was not divided into multiple awarded lots. The recorded procurement route indicates that eligible suppliers were not invited to compete, so this outcome reflects a direct award rather than a competitive tender evaluation.

This award indicates established demand from Somerset Council for adult community learning delivered through Department for Work and Pensions funding. A credible future supplier would need practical experience delivering adult education and tailored community learning, with the ability to work with learners whose needs and circumstances vary. Providers should be capable of planning and delivering courses reliably across Somerset, managing public funding requirements and demonstrating outcomes from learning activity. The selected organisation is a large voluntary, community or social enterprise, showing that this buyer has used a mission-led provider for the requirement. Organisations with comparable adult learning delivery, community reach, operational capacity and experience of local-authority-funded programmes would be best placed to assess similar future demand.

## Notice

Provide delivery of Adult Skills fund Community Learning courses - DWP funding

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082230-2026 |
| 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 | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Aug 2026 - 31 Oct 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £40,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Somerset County Council |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Postcode area | 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 | ARK at Egwood |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 28 Aug 2026 at 14:26 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082230-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082230-2026
  28th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.arkategwood.com
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.somerset.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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