---
title: "W7X - Som - PC - AI for Work"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078b3d"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Somerset County Council"
published: "2026-10-19"
---

# W7X - Som - PC - AI for Work

Buyer: Somerset County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b3d

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## Summary

Somerset Council commissioned a training provider to deliver Skills Bootcamps in artificial intelligence for work. The programme is intended to provide training in Somerset and Dorset under the Department for Education’s grant funding agreement. This is an adult and other education service, rather than a purchase of AI software or technology. The buyer is Somerset Council, and the stated delivery area covers Somerset and Dorset.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to PROJECT COSMIC, an SME and voluntary, community or social enterprise. The award was made on 19 October 2026. The contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its awarded value is £33,500 excluding VAT (£40,200 including VAT). The procurement used a below-threshold direct award without competition. It was arranged as a single lot. The award data identifies adult education services; no evaluation basis or eligibility requirements are recorded in the process details.

For providers considering similar future Skills Bootcamp work for Somerset Council, this award demonstrates demand for practical AI-for-work training delivered across Somerset and Dorset under a Department for Education grant agreement. A credible competitor would need the ability to design and deliver adult training in the subject and geographic area, and to meet the delivery obligations of the grant-funded programme. The selected provider was an SME and a voluntary, community or social enterprise, showing that this requirement was delivered by a smaller mission-led supplier. The award route was a direct award without competition, so this instance does not demonstrate an open competitive route or published selection criteria.

## 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/098695-2026 |
| 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 | £33,500 |
| 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 | PROJECT COSMIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 19 Oct 2026 at 17:30 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098695-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098695-2026
  19th October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.cosmic.org.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.somerset.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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