---
title: "Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06efd1"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Somerset County Council"
published: "2026-09-01"
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# Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Buyer: Somerset County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06efd1

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## Summary

Somerset Council procured services to deliver Adult Skills Fund community learning courses funded by the Department for Work and Pensions. The requirement covers adult and other education services, with delivery associated with Somerset Council and its local community learning provision. The selected provider is Carymoor Environmental Trust, a Somerset-based voluntary, community and social enterprise classified as a small or medium-sized enterprise. This is a tailored learning contract for the 2026–2027 programme, focused on providing community-based adult education rather than goods, construction or general consultancy. Organisations working in adult learning, community education, skills development or delivery of publicly funded learning programmes would find the subject matter relevant, particularly where they work with local communities and public-sector commissioning bodies.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Somerset Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, for a single lot. Carymoor Environmental Trust received the award. The contract was signed on 31 July 2026 and runs from 1 September 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 requirement was evaluated and concluded through the direct-award route rather than an open competition. The recorded classification is CPV 80400000, adult and other education services. No separate award date is recorded; the signed-contract date identifies when the agreement was formalised.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Somerset Council for locally delivered adult community learning supported by Department for Work and Pensions funding. A credible future competitor would need experience designing and delivering adult education courses, understanding community learning audiences and translating public funding requirements into reliable provision. The successful supplier’s profile shows that a small or medium-sized voluntary, community and social enterprise can meet this type of council requirement. Relevant organisations should be able to demonstrate trusted community relationships, suitable teaching and learner-support capability, sound delivery management and the ability to account for publicly funded activity. Providers with an established presence in Somerset or comparable local authority areas would be well placed to evidence practical reach and community impact.

## 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/082793-2026 |
| 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 | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Sep 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 | CARYMOOR ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 15:53 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082793-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082793-2026
  1st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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