---
title: "W7X - ECT - Pathway B"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078b28"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Somerset County Council"
published: "2026-10-19"
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# W7X - ECT - Pathway B

Buyer: Somerset County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b28

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## Summary

Somerset Council procured delivery of Skills Bootcamps: adult education and vocational training for learners in Somerset and Dorset. The training is to be delivered under the Department for Education grant funding agreement. The procurement covers one lot, described as “W7X - ECT - Pathway B”, and is for training providers rather than a purchase of equipment or construction work. The specified service category is adult and other education services (CPV 80400000). The buyer is Somerset Council, based in Taunton. Delivery is intended to serve both Somerset and Dorset; the published location information identifies the United Kingdom but does not name more specific delivery sites.

The procurement is complete and awarded. Somerset Council selected Ellisons Commercial Training Limited for the single lot. The award date was 19 October 2026, and the contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The award is valued at £71,856 excluding VAT and £86,227.20 including VAT. The process is described as below threshold, with the specific method recorded as unknown. The available procurement information does not set out eligibility requirements or evaluation criteria, so the basis on which competing providers were assessed cannot be summarised. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 19 October 2026; the award information identifies the selected supplier and contract period, but does not confirm that the contract was signed.

This award shows demand from Somerset Council for provider-led Skills Bootcamps delivered across Somerset and Dorset under a Department for Education grant funding agreement. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to deliver adult vocational training as a training provider and be able to operate across the relevant geography. The selected provider is a small or medium-sized enterprise, showing that the work was awarded to an SME rather than being limited, on the evidence available, to a large national supplier. The requirement is a defined training delivery agreement, not general education services: providers with experience organising and delivering Skills Bootcamps in line with grant-funded requirements are the closest fit. Suppliers should be able to demonstrate the capacity to deliver the specified pathway and meet the buyer’s delivery expectations across both counties. തീയ

## Notice

Skills Bootcamps Delivery Agreements for training providers to delivery Skills Bootcamps within Somerset and Dorset as per the DfE grant funding agreement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098661-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 19 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £71,856 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## 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 | Ellisons Commercial Training |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2026 at 16:47 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098661-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098661-2026
  19th October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://ellisonscommercialtraining.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.somerset.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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