Summary
- OCID:
- ocds-h6vhtk-067b1b
- Published by:
- Somerset Council
- Authority ID:
- AA83960
- Publication date:
- 31 July 2026
- Deadline date:
- -
- Notice type:
- UK6
- Has documents:
- No
- Has SPD:
- No
- Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
- N/A
Abstract
Somerset Council (the Council) has been awarded funding from the Department for Education (DfE) to deliver a Tailored Learning programme (formally known as Community Learning) across Somerset.The Tailored Learning programme will support our adult residents (19+) to develop skills, confidence, motivation and resilience to:• progress towards formal learning or employment• improve their health and well-being, including mental health• develop stronger communities• help parents to strengthen their children's educational successThe aim of the programme is to widen participation in learning across our communities, especially among groups that are hardest to reach. This involves not only removing barriers to learning but also actively promoting the benefits of learning and encouraging participation. Increasing access to learning will create opportunities for success and progression for a much broader cross section of residents, positively impacting the social, financial and health circumstances of many people in Somerset. Our intentions and priorities for the programme are set out later in this document. Locally based Community Learning supports residents to develop wider outcomes for their personal lives which, in turn, positively influences their communities, local businesses and the wider local economy.
Full notice text
Scope
Procurement reference
EPRO1000424 ERFX1002935
Procurement description
Somerset Council (the Council) has been awarded funding from the Department for Education (DfE) to deliver a Tailored Learning programme (formally known as Community Learning) across Somerset.
The Tailored Learning programme will support our adult residents (19+) to develop skills, confidence, motivation and resilience to:
• progress towards formal learning or employment
• improve their health and well-being, including mental health
• develop stronger communities
• help parents to strengthen their children's educational success
The aim of the programme is to widen participation in learning across our communities, especially among groups that are hardest to reach. This involves not only removing barriers to learning but also actively promoting the benefits of learning and encouraging participation. Increasing access to learning will create opportunities for success and progression for a much broader cross section of residents, positively impacting the social, financial and health circumstances of many people in Somerset. Our intentions and priorities for the programme are set out later in this document. Locally based Community Learning supports residents to develop wider outcomes for their personal lives which, in turn, positively influences their communities, local businesses and the wider local economy.
Contracting authority
Somerset Council
Identification register:
Address 1: County Hall, The Crescent
Town/City: Taunton
Postcode: TA1 4DY
Country: United Kingdom
Website: https://www.somerset.gov.uk/
Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPGC-1434-MQPJ
NUTS code: UKK23
Email: commercialandprocurement@somerset.gov.uk
Telephone: +443001232224
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Supplier
SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC
Identification register:
Address 1: Churchill House
Town/City: Bridgwater
Postcode: TA6 4DL
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://www.sslcourses.co.uk
Companies House: 08610815
NUTS code: UKK23
Email: enquiries@sslcic.co.uk
Type:
- Large
- Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Is this procurement under a special regime?
Light touch
Contract
Tailored Learning Programme - Core Delivery 2026-27
ID: 1
Status: Pending
Related lots
1
Date the contract will be signed (estimated)
12 August 2026, 23:59PM
Can this contract be extended?: Yes
Value
837000 GBP Excluding VAT
1004400 GBP Including VAT
CPV classifications
- 80400000 - Adult and other education services
Is the total value above threshold?
Above threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
12 August 2026, 00:00AM to 30 July 2027, 23:59PM
Extension end date (if all the extensions are used): 30 July 2029
Coding
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| 80400000 |
Adult and other education services |
Education and training services |
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About the buyer
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