---
title: "Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-07897a"
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json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-07897a.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Somerset County Council"
published: "2026-10-16"
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# Tailored Learning Contract 2026-2027

Buyer: Somerset County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-07897a

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## Summary

Somerset Council commissioned adult skills community learning courses funded by the Department for Work and Pensions. The service is a programme of training for adult learners, delivered in Somerset. The procurement is described as a tailored learning contract for 2026–2027, and the award classifies the work as training services. The buyer is Somerset Council, based in Taunton. The requirement concerns delivery of community learning courses rather than the purchase of training materials or construction work.

The procurement has been awarded and the contract is active. Somerset Council awarded the single lot to AWARD TRAINING LIMITED. 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 procurement used a direct award without competition and was below the applicable threshold. The published information identifies no separate scored evaluation basis; the award is recorded for adult skills community learning course delivery. The contract covers training services in Somerset.

For a future requirement of this kind, credible suppliers will need to deliver adult skills community learning courses and be able to work within a programme funded by the Department for Work and Pensions. This award demonstrates demand from Somerset Council for a tailored, local training service at a relatively small scale. Suppliers with experience designing or delivering learning for adults, and the operational capacity to serve learners in Somerset, are best aligned with the requirement. The contract was placed directly without competition, so a potential competitor should also understand the buyer’s route for this purchase and establish relevant capability for any future procurement. The award itself provides no stated accreditation or specialist qualification requirements.

## 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/097923-2026 |
| 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 | 16 Oct 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 | AWARD TRAINING LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80500000 - Training services

## Release History

- 16 Oct 2026 at 12:46 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097923-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097923-2026
  16th October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.award.training
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.somerset.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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