---
title: "W7X - PA - Digi Market"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078b36"
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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-078b36

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## Summary

Somerset Council procured adult education and training services to deliver Skills Bootcamps in Somerset and Dorset, under the Department for Education grant funding agreement. The requirement is for training providers to deliver the bootcamps; the procurement is categorised as adult and other education services. The named delivery areas are Somerset and Dorset. The buyer is Somerset Council, based in Taunton. The selected provider, Professional Apprenticeships Ltd, is based in Bristol. The requirement concerns delivery of skills training rather than the purchase of goods or construction work.

The procurement is complete and a supplier has been selected. Somerset Council made a direct award without competition, using a below-threshold route. Professional Apprenticeships Ltd was awarded the single lot on 19 October 2026. The award value is £42,000 excluding VAT and £50,400 including VAT. The contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The procurement was for one lot of Skills Bootcamp delivery. No separate evaluation basis or award criteria are stated in the process information.

For providers considering comparable Skills Bootcamp work with Somerset Council, this award demonstrates demand for delivery of adult skills training across Somerset and Dorset, funded through a Department for Education grant agreement. A credible supplier would need the capability to deliver relevant training programmes in both areas and to operate within the requirements of the grant-funded arrangement. The selected provider is an SME, showing that a smaller specialist training business was chosen for this requirement. The award was made directly without competition, so the route used here did not involve a competitive evaluation; suppliers should not assume that future requirements will follow the same route. The contract was for a single, defined delivery period rather than a multi-lot programme.

## 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/098682-2026 |
| 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 17:08 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098682-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098682-2026
  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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