---
title: "W7X - PA - Digi Market"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078b2f"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Somerset County Council"
published: "2026-10-19"
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# W7X - PA - Digi Market

Buyer: Somerset County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b2f

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## Summary

Somerset Council commissioned adult education and training services through its Digi Market, for delivery of Skills Bootcamps in Somerset and Dorset. The training is to be provided in line with the Department for Education grant funding agreement. The procurement is for training-provider delivery agreements, rather than goods or construction works, and covers the Somerset delivery area. The selected provider is Professional Apprenticeships Ltd, based in Bristol. The requirement is relevant to organisations able to deliver adult skills training and Skills Bootcamps in the specified areas, and to meet the funding agreement’s delivery requirements.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Professional Apprenticeships Ltd through a direct award without competition, below the applicable threshold. The award date was 19 October 2026. The awarded value is £42,000 excluding VAT (£50,400 including VAT). The contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The procurement was arranged as one lot, with the award covering adult education and training services. The recorded information does not set out a scored evaluation basis: this was a non-competitive direct award. The selected supplier is an SME. The contract relates to delivery of Skills Bootcamps in Somerset and Dorset under the Department for Education grant funding agreement.

This award shows that Somerset Council buys Skills Bootcamp delivery from specialist adult training providers, including smaller suppliers, for work serving Somerset and Dorset. A credible competitor for a similar requirement would need the ability to design and deliver relevant adult skills training in those areas and to operate within the Department for Education grant funding agreement. Providers should be prepared to demonstrate that their delivery arrangements can meet the programme’s requirements and support the specified training provision. The council used a direct award without competition for this procurement, so the outcome also indicates that this particular requirement was not tested through an open competitive process. The selected provider’s work is a practical reference point for the kind of supplier capability used for this local training requirement.

## 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/098673-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award 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 | 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 | £42,000 |
| 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 | PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2026 at 17:02 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098673-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098673-2026
  19th October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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