---
title: "Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f6f2"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Somerset County Council"
published: "2026-09-10"
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# Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Buyer: Somerset County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f6f2

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## Summary

Somerset Council commissioned adult and other education services under a tailored learning contract for 2026–2027. The requirement is to deliver Community Learning courses funded through the Department for Work and Pensions Adult Skills Fund. It is a services contract for community-based learning provision rather than goods, construction or general consultancy. The buying organisation is Somerset Council, based in Taunton. The selected provider, The Old Stores Studio CIC, is a community interest company. The work concerns delivery of the specified adult learning programme for the council, with the award linked to one lot covering the full requirement. Businesses operating in adult education, community learning or related skills provision are the closest fit, particularly those able to deliver funded learning activity for adults through a local-authority commissioning arrangement.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a below-threshold direct procurement without competition. Somerset Council selected The Old Stores Studio CIC for the single lot. The award is active and the contract was signed on 31 July 2026, with a contract period from 1 August 2026 to 31 October 2027. Its value is £40,000 excluding VAT and £50,000 including VAT. The award date is not separately stated. The process used a direct method rather than an open or competitive tender, so there was no published competitive evaluation basis in the procurement data. This outcome records a completed appointment for the 2026–2027 tailored learning requirement, with the supplier contracted to provide the Adult Skills Fund Community Learning courses supported by DWP funding.

For a supplier assessing future relevance, this award demonstrates a defined requirement for adult and community learning delivery funded through the Adult Skills Fund and supported by DWP funding. A credible competitor would need practical capability to design or deliver community learning courses for adults, understand the requirements attached to public funding, and manage delivery against a council-commissioned service specification. Experience working with local authorities, funded skills programmes and community learners would strengthen its position. The selected organisation is a community interest company, indicating that community-focused delivery is relevant to this requirement. Providers with an established local delivery model, suitable teaching staff, safeguarding and learner-support arrangements, and the administrative capacity to evidence funded activity would be well placed when Somerset Council next reviews a similar need.

## 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/085946-2026 |
| 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 | 10 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 OLD STORES STUDIO CIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 10 Sep 2026 at 14:34 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085946-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085946-2026
  10th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://theoldstoresstudio.wixsite.com/theoldstoresstudio
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.somerset.gov.uk/

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