---
title: "Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f14c"
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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-06f14c

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## Summary

Somerset Council commissioned adult education and community learning services funded by the Department for Work and Pensions Adult Skills Fund. The requirement is described as a tailored learning contract for delivery of community learning courses, covering adult and other education services. Delivery is in the United Kingdom, for Somerset Council’s service users and communities. This is a public-sector services opportunity rather than a supply of physical goods or construction works. The buyer is Somerset Council, based at County Hall in Taunton. The requirement was arranged as a single service lot and relates to providers able to design and deliver learning activity for adults under public funding arrangements.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to PRODIGAL BIKES. It used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. 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 award is active and covers the single completed lot. The published outcome identifies PRODIGAL BIKES as the supplier for adult and other education services. No competitive evaluation exercise is recorded: the stated route was a below-threshold award without competition. The contracting authority is Somerset Council.

This procurement provides a clear signal that Somerset Council buys tailored adult and community learning provision funded through the Adult Skills Fund and DWP funding. A credible future competitor would need the capability to plan and deliver adult education courses, understand community learning needs and operate effectively within public funding requirements. Relevant experience should include managing learner-facing provision, coordinating delivery and demonstrating reliable outcomes to a local authority or funding body. Providers with an established community education model, suitable teaching and support staff, and the organisational capacity to administer funded learning would be well placed. The existing supplier is identified as a large voluntary, community or social enterprise, indicating that this buyer’s requirement can be met by an organisation combining delivery capacity with a community-focused purpose.

## 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/083476-2026 |
| 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 | PRODIGAL BIKES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 3 Sep 2026 at 13:37 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083476-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083476-2026
  3rd September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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