---
title: "Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f377"
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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-06f377

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## Summary

Somerset Council commissioned adult education and community learning services under the Adult Skills Fund, using Department for Work and Pensions funding. The requirement is for tailored learning courses for adults, within the education and training services category. Delivery is associated with Somerset, with the appointed provider based in Minehead and the buying organisation based in Taunton. The procurement covers one requirement rather than multiple separately described lots. It is relevant to organisations that design and deliver community-based adult learning, particularly providers able to support learners through locally tailored courses funded through public skills programmes. The buyer is Somerset Council, a sub-central public authority responsible for arranging the service and using the contracted provision.

This procurement has been awarded and the process is complete. Somerset Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. Home-Start West Somerset was selected as the supplier for the adult and other education services requirement. 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, or £50,000 including VAT. The contract is active. The opportunity was evaluated through a non-competitive below-threshold route rather than an open tender, so there is no published comparison of competing bids or scored award criteria. The arrangement concerns a single completed lot.

For competitors, this award demonstrates demand from Somerset Council for tailored adult and community learning delivered through the Adult Skills Fund and DWP funding. A credible future provider would need practical experience of designing and delivering adult education courses that respond to local learner needs, together with the operational capacity to manage delivery across the council’s area. Understanding public skills-funding requirements, learner support, course administration and outcome reporting would strengthen a provider’s position. The selected organisation is a voluntary, community and social enterprise, indicating that community-rooted delivery and engagement with local residents may be relevant to this buyer’s requirement. Providers with established Somerset relationships and accessible community delivery models would be well placed.

## 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/084400-2026 |
| 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 | HOME-START WEST SOMERSET |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 13:18 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084400-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084400-2026
  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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