---
title: "Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f3ab"
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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-06f3ab

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## Summary

Somerset Council commissioned adult education and community learning services under the Adult Skills Fund, supported by Department for Work and Pensions funding. The requirement is for tailored learning courses delivered as a public service for adult learners. It falls within adult and other education services. The commissioning organisation is Somerset Council, a local authority based in Taunton, and the delivery area is Somerset. The work was arranged as a single requirement rather than a multi-lot programme. This type of contract is relevant to organisations that design and deliver community-based adult learning, manage funded education provision, and can support learners through locally tailored courses. The selected provider, Root Connections C.I.C., is a voluntary, community or social enterprise, indicating that this buyer has used a social-purpose provider for the requirement.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Somerset Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition, for the adult skills community learning requirement. Root Connections C.I.C. was selected as the supplier. 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 covers the single requirement and the contract is active. The published outcome records adult and other education services as the procurement category. The process therefore shows a completed, non-competitive route rather than an open tender, with the council’s decision already made and the contract period extending across the 2026–2027 learning cycle.

For a supplier assessing future demand from Somerset Council, this award demonstrates a requirement for tailored adult skills and community learning delivered through DWP-funded provision. A credible competitor would need practical experience of designing and running adult education courses, engaging learners in community settings, and delivering provision in line with public funding requirements. The work would suit an organisation able to manage course delivery, learner support, reporting and the operational responsibilities attached to funded learning. Root Connections C.I.C.’s voluntary, community or social enterprise status also indicates that a social-purpose delivery model can be relevant to this buyer. Providers should therefore be able to demonstrate both education delivery capability and a clear community benefit, while understanding how to work with a local authority and administer publicly funded adult learning.

## 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/084496-2026 |
| 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 | ROOT CONNECTIONS C.I.C. |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 14:51 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084496-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084496-2026
  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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