---
title: "Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f116"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f116"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f116.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f116.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Somerset County Council"
published: "2026-09-03"
---

# Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Buyer: Somerset County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f116

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f116)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f116.json)

## Summary

Somerset Council commissioned adult and community learning services under its Adult Skills Fund, using Department for Work and Pensions funding. The requirement is for tailored community learning courses for adults, delivered as education and training services. The work is for Somerset Council and is delivered in the United Kingdom. The selected provider is Make the Sunshine Community Interest Company, based in Shepton Mallet. This is a public-sector adult education requirement rather than a general training framework, construction project or supply contract. Organisations offering community learning, adult education or related skills-development provision are the most relevant businesses for this type of requirement.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, under one completed lot. Make the Sunshine Community Interest Company was selected as supplier. The contract was signed on 31 July 2026 and runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 October 2027. Its value is £40,000 excluding VAT and £50,000 including VAT. The contract is active. The published requirement identifies adult and other education services as the activity being procured, with delivery linked to Somerset Council’s Adult Skills Fund community learning courses and DWP funding. No competitive evaluation basis is recorded for this direct award.

This award signals a defined requirement from Somerset Council for tailored adult community learning funded through the Adult Skills Fund and DWP funding. Competitors preparing for a future requirement of this type would need a credible capability to design and deliver adult learning courses for community settings, manage funded provision and demonstrate dependable delivery across Somerset. The selected organisation is a community interest company and a voluntary, community or social enterprise, so social-purpose providers may be well aligned with the buyer’s delivery model. Businesses should also be able to work within a below-threshold direct-award environment, understand public-sector funding requirements and provide clear evidence of relevant adult education delivery.

## 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/083385-2026 |
| 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 | 3 Sep 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 | MAKE THE SUNSHINE COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 11:25 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083385-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083385-2026
  3rd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f116. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f116.json.