---
title: "W7X - Dor - PC - AI for Work"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078b3f"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Somerset County Council"
published: "2026-10-19"
---

# W7X - Dor - PC - AI for Work

Buyer: Somerset County Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078b3f

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## Summary

Somerset Council commissioned adult education and training services through Skills Bootcamps delivery agreements. The training is for delivery within Somerset and Dorset and is intended to meet the terms of the Department for Education grant funding agreement. The awarded work relates to the “AI for Work” Skills Bootcamp, placing it within workforce training focused on applying artificial intelligence in work settings. The service category is adult and other education services. The award’s delivery location is Somerset; the wider programme description also refers to Dorset. The buyer is Somerset Council, the local authority responsible for the procurement.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to PROJECT COSMIC. Somerset Council used a direct award below the procurement threshold, without competition. The award was made on 19 October 2026 and is valued at £33,500 excluding VAT (£40,200 including VAT). The contract period runs from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The process comprised one lot, covering the Skills Bootcamp delivery agreement. The available information records the direct-award route but does not set out an evaluation basis or bidder eligibility requirements.

For providers considering comparable future Skills Bootcamp work with Somerset Council, this award demonstrates demand for adult training focused on AI at work, delivered under a Department for Education grant funding agreement and spanning Somerset and Dorset. A credible competitor would need the ability to design and deliver practical workforce training in artificial intelligence, reach learners across the stated area, and operate within the programme’s grant-funding requirements. Experience delivering adult education and managing funded training would be directly relevant. The council used a below-threshold direct award without competition for this agreement, so the route used here did not test competing bids; the award itself identifies a local training provider as the selected supplier.ema

## 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/098698-2026 |
| 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 17:38 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098698-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098698-2026
  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/

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