---
title: "Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06eeb5"
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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-06eeb5

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## Summary

Somerset Council commissioned tailored adult learning services under the Adult Skills Fund, using DWP funding. The requirement is for delivery of Community Learning courses for adults, covering education and skills provision rather than goods or construction. The work is classified as adult and other education services. Delivery is in Somerset, with the council based at County Hall in Taunton. The procurement is intended to support local community learning through a tailored programme for the 2026–2027 funding year. It is a single service requirement, awarded as one lot, and the selected provider is Project Cosmic, an organisation based in Honiton that operates as a small and medium-sized voluntary, community or social enterprise.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Project Cosmic. Somerset Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award was made on 31 July 2026, and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027. Its value is £40,000 excluding VAT and £50,000 including VAT. The requirement was handled as one completed lot. The published outcome records an active award and an active contract. The available procurement information identifies the route and scope, but does not set out a competitive evaluation exercise or weighted award criteria because the contract was awarded without competition.

For a supplier that did not win this contract, the award indicates a defined local demand for tailored adult and community learning funded through the Adult Skills Fund and DWP funding. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to design and deliver adult education courses, understand community learning audiences, and manage delivery against public funding requirements. Project Cosmic’s selection shows that a small, voluntary, community or social enterprise can provide the service at this scale. Relevant capability is therefore likely to include experience in adult skills provision, community-based learning, learner support, course delivery and the administration and reporting needed for funded education programmes. Suppliers with established links to communities in Somerset would also be well placed.

## 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/082248-2026 |
| 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 | SME |
| 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 Jul 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 | PROJECT COSMIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 28 Aug 2026 at 14:56 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082248-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082248-2026
  28th August 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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