---
title: "Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f140"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Somerset County Council"
published: "2026-09-03"
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# Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Buyer: Somerset County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f140

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## Summary

Somerset Council commissioned services to deliver Adult Skills Fund community learning courses supported by Department for Work and Pensions funding. The requirement falls within adult and other education services (CPV 80400000). The council is based at County Hall in Taunton, Somerset. The appointed provider is NAVIGATE, a large voluntary, community or social enterprise based in Bridgwater. The work concerns the delivery of learning provision for adults through community learning activity, rather than the supply of goods or construction works. Businesses relevant to this requirement are organisations that deliver adult education or community learning courses and can operate within publicly funded skills and employability programmes. The procurement covers one completed lot for the council’s tailored learning requirement.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to NAVIGATE. Somerset Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 31 July 2026, runs from 1 August 2026 to 31 October 2027, and has an estimated value of £40,000 excluding VAT (£50,000 including VAT). The award is active and relates to the single completed lot. The procurement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, so no separate quality, price or scoring criteria are published in the process information. The outcome demonstrates that the council selected one provider for the adult community learning service, with the contract period extending beyond the 2026–2027 title period.

This procurement is relevant to providers of adult education and community learning, particularly organisations able to deliver courses funded through the Adult Skills Fund and DWP programmes. NAVIGATE’s appointment shows that Somerset Council has used a large voluntary, community or social enterprise for this requirement, so organisations with a similar community-focused delivery model may be well placed when the requirement next reaches the market. A credible competitor would need practical capability to design and deliver adult learning courses, manage delivery for a public-sector commissioner and work within the requirements of publicly funded skills provision. Experience of DWP-funded activity and the operational capacity to provide a council-wide community learning service would strengthen its position.

## 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/083455-2026 |
| 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 | NAVIGATE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 12:55 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083455-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083455-2026
  3rd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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