---
title: "Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f370"
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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-06f370

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## Summary

Somerset Council commissioned delivery of Adult Skills Fund community learning courses supported by Department for Work and Pensions funding. The requirement is for adult and other education services, aimed at providing tailored learning under the 2026–2027 programme. Somerset Council is the buying organisation, based at County Hall in Taunton, and delivery is associated with Somerset. The procurement covers one completed lot. The selected provider, Clearer Horizons CIC, is a Weymouth-based community interest company and small or medium-sized enterprise. The work therefore suits organisations that provide structured adult learning and community education, particularly providers able to deliver locally in Somerset and align their teaching with publicly funded skills objectives. The requirement is service delivery rather than the supply of goods, equipment or construction works.

The procurement has been completed and awarded to Clearer Horizons CIC. Somerset Council 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 contract is active and the award relates to the single completed lot covering the adult community learning service. The published information identifies the procurement as a service contract under the 2023/54 legal basis. The award outcome shows one selected supplier. The process was not run as an open tender, selective competition or framework call-off; it was placed directly with the appointed provider for the funded learning requirement.

This award demonstrates demand from Somerset Council for a specialist community learning provider able to deliver adult education under Adult Skills Fund and DWP-funded arrangements. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need practical experience designing and delivering accessible learning for adults, managing teaching and learner support, and meeting the administrative and reporting expectations attached to public funding. Local delivery capability in Somerset would be commercially relevant, as would the ability to work with the council on a tailored programme rather than offering only standard commercial training. Clearer Horizons CIC’s status as a small or medium-sized community interest company also indicates that this type of work can suit smaller mission-led education providers, not only large training businesses.

## 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/084382-2026 |
| 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 | CLEARER HORIZONS CIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 12:57 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084382-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084382-2026
  7th 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

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