---
title: "Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f365"
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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-06f365

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## Summary

Somerset Council procured services to deliver Adult Skills Fund community learning courses supported by Department for Work and Pensions funding. The work falls within adult and other education services and was arranged as a single requirement. The public body buying the service is Somerset Council, based in Taunton. The selected provider is Autism Community Network C.I.C., a Bristol-based voluntary, community or social enterprise. The requirement is therefore relevant to organisations delivering adult learning and community education, particularly providers able to work within publicly funded skills programmes and support learners through structured local learning activity. It may also interest organisations with experience of specialist or inclusive education provision, given the nature of the appointed supplier, although the published requirement does not set out further subject areas or delivery locations in place-name form.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Somerset Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. One requirement was awarded to Autism Community Network C.I.C. 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 and contract are recorded as active. The procurement was evaluated through the direct-award route rather than a competitive tender, so the published outcome identifies the chosen provider and contract terms rather than a scored comparison of competing bids. This is a single-provider arrangement for the Adult Skills Fund community learning service, funded through DWP support and managed by Somerset Council.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible competitors would need to deliver adult community learning under public funding arrangements and demonstrate the operational ability to provide structured courses for the buyer’s target learners. Relevant experience would include managing Adult Skills Fund or comparable government-funded provision, meeting funding and reporting obligations, and working effectively with community partners and support services. Providers with inclusive teaching practice, knowledge of autism or other additional learning needs, and the ability to engage learners who benefit from tailored support may be well placed. The appointed organisation is a large voluntary, community or social enterprise, indicating that Somerset Council has used a specialist VCSE provider for this service. Organisations considering similar work should therefore assess their delivery capacity, safeguarding and quality systems, learner support model and experience of council-funded education services.

## 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/084362-2026 |
| 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 | 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 | Autism Community Network |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 12:39 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084362-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084362-2026
  7th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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