---
title: "Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f38d"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Somerset County Council"
published: "2026-09-07"
---

# Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Buyer: Somerset County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f38d

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## Summary

Somerset Council commissioned delivery of Adult Skills Fund community learning courses funded through the Department for Work and Pensions. This is an adult and other education services requirement, covering the provision of tailored learning for the council’s community learning programme. The buying organisation is Somerset Council, based in Taunton. Delivery is associated with Somerset and the surrounding South West area. The contract was arranged as a single service requirement rather than a multi-lot programme, with the work focused on education and learning provision rather than construction, goods supply or general consultancy. Organisations specialising in adult education, community learning and publicly funded skills programmes are the most directly relevant potential providers for this type of requirement.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to The Oak Partnership Trust. It used a direct award below the relevant 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, or £50,000 including VAT. The requirement was evaluated and awarded as a single lot. The award covers adult and other education services for the Adult Skills Fund community learning courses. The selected supplier is The Oak Partnership Trust. The published outcome therefore records a completed, non-competitive procurement rather than an opportunity for suppliers to submit bids, with the contract currently active for the stated service period.

This award demonstrates demand from Somerset Council for tailored adult community learning delivered through DWP-funded skills provision. A credible future competitor would need practical experience designing and delivering adult education courses, understanding community learning needs and working within the requirements attached to public funding. Providers should be able to manage delivery as a complete service rather than supplying isolated training materials, and demonstrate the organisational capacity to support a council-funded programme. The appointed supplier is a large voluntary, community or social enterprise, indicating that experience of mission-led delivery and community benefit may be commercially relevant alongside teaching capability. Relevant organisations include established adult-learning providers, charities, education trusts and social enterprises with robust programme management and safeguarding arrangements.

## 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/084439-2026 |
| 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 | The Oak Partnership Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 14:00 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084439-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084439-2026
  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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