---
title: "W7X - YC - Gen AI for Bus 3"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078bce"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Somerset County Council"
published: "2026-10-20"
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# W7X - YC - Gen AI for Bus 3

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

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## Summary

Somerset Council commissioned Skills Bootcamps training delivery in Somerset and Dorset, under the Department for Education grant funding agreement. The requirement is for adult and other education services, specifically delivery of the funded bootcamp programme by training providers. Yeovil College is the selected provider for the single lot. The work is associated with both Somerset and Dorset; the procurement does not describe individual venues or specific bootcamp subjects beyond the tender title’s reference to generative AI for business. This is a training-services requirement rather than a purchase of equipment or construction works, and is relevant to providers able to deliver vocational or skills training within the stated grant-funded programme and geographic area.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to Yeovil College. Somerset Council used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The award date was 20 October 2026. The awarded value is £74,000 excluding VAT (£88,800 including VAT). The contract period runs from 20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The procurement comprised one lot. The recorded contract award concerns adult and other education services for delivery of Skills Bootcamps in Somerset and Dorset. No competitive evaluation basis is described, consistent with the direct-award route. A contract signature milestone was scheduled for 20 October 2026.

For providers considering comparable work for Somerset Council, this award demonstrates demand for grant-funded Skills Bootcamp delivery in Somerset and Dorset. A credible competitor would need to deliver adult skills training in line with the Department for Education funding agreement and operate across the relevant geography. The awarded provider was Yeovil College, a large education organisation, indicating that established provider capacity is relevant to this instance. The recorded scope also references generative AI for business, so experience delivering practical business-focused digital skills training would be pertinent to similar requirements. This was a direct award rather than a competed procurement, so the award does not establish a competitive scoring model or specific accreditation requirements. The award and contract period show the scale and duration of this particular delivery 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/098986-2026 |
| 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 | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 20 Oct 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £74,000 |
| 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 | Yeovil College |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80400000 - Adult and other education services

## Release History

- 20 Oct 2026 at 12:53 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098986-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/098986-2026
  20th October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://WWW.yeovil.ac.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.somerset.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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