---
title: "Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f33b"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Somerset County Council"
published: "2026-09-07"
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# Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Buyer: Somerset County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f33b

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## Summary

Somerset Council commissioned tailored learning services under its Adult Skills Fund, using Department for Work and Pensions funding. The requirement is for community learning courses for adults, with the work classified as training services. The council is based in Taunton and is the public-sector organisation responsible for the commissioning. Delivery is in the United Kingdom. The contract concerns one complete requirement rather than a wider multi-lot programme, and its purpose is to provide funded learning provision through a specialist training supplier. Businesses operating in adult education, community learning, employability-focused training or related skills provision are the closest fit, particularly those able to deliver structured courses for adult learners under public funding arrangements.

This procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. Somerset Council used a direct award below the relevant threshold, without competition. MM Supported Employment Ltd was selected as the supplier for the single lot, and its award is active. 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 requirement was evaluated through the council’s non-competitive below-threshold route rather than an open tender. The contract itself is active, so this is an outcome notice rather than an opportunity to submit a bid.

This award is commercially relevant to providers of adult community learning and tailored training services seeking to understand Somerset Council’s demand and route to market. A credible future competitor would need practical experience designing and delivering learning for adults, the capacity to manage a publicly funded course programme, and the operational controls needed to meet Department for Work and Pensions funding requirements. Providers should be able to evidence reliable learner support, course delivery, monitoring and reporting, while aligning provision with local authority objectives. The selected supplier is an SME, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist organisation rather than only a large training group. The procurement also demonstrates that the council uses direct, below-threshold awards for this type of service.

## 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/084290-2026 |
| 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 | 7 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 | MM SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 11:17 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084290-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084290-2026
  7th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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