AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Somerset Council published a contract award notice for Skills Bootcamps delivery in Somerset and Dorset. The active award names ELLISONS COMMERCIAL TRAINING LIMITED and has a published net value of £47,064 (£56,476.80 gross).
Published outcomeAward 1 was marked active on 19 October 2026 under a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition. The notice records a future signature date later on the same day, so it does not explicitly confirm that the agreement had been signed when published.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier education-services award for Skills Bootcamps delivery, funded within the stated DfE grant agreement context.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ELLISONS COMMERCIAL TRAINING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 47064 GBP · active
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Award 1 names ELLISONS COMMERCIAL TRAINING LIMITED as supplier and gives an amount of GBP 47,064. Supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 13448976.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Document 098658-2026 is described as a "Contract award notice on Find a Tender".
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Signature position
98% confidenceFuture signature date scheduled for 19 October 2026; signature not explicitly confirmed
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Award milestone type is "futureSignatureDate", due 2026-10-19T23:59:59+01:00, while the notice was published at 16:39:31+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£47,064
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Award 1 value amount is 47064 GBP; the source separately reports amountGross of 56476.8.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£56,476.80
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Award 1 value amountGross is 56476.8 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The award notice was published at 2026-10-19T16:39:31+01:00.
Published contract period start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSkills Bootcamps delivery agreements for training providers in Somerset and Dorset, under the stated DfE grant funding agreement
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Tender description states this requirement.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is "services".
CPV classification
99% confidence80400000 — Adult and other education services
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Award item additional classification is CPV 80400000.
Delivery area
91% confidenceSomerset (UKK23)
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Award delivery address identifies region UKK23. The tender description additionally refers to Somerset and Dorset.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
97% confidenceNo competitive process was reported; bidder numbers and evaluation information were not supplied
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The method detail says "without competition"; no bid count, scores or evaluation narrative are present.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or renewal terms are included in the supplied notice data.
Funding context
96% confidenceDfE grant funding agreement
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The tender description says delivery is "as per the DfE grant funding agreement".
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceOne active award to one verified supplier for lot 1
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The supplied data contains one award, one supplier and one related lot.
Commercial route
99% confidenceThe buyer recorded a below-threshold direct award without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - without competition".
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published figures distinguish £47,064 excluding VAT from £56,476.80 including VAT
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Award 1 reports amount 47064 and amountGross 56476.8, both in GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion status
98% confidenceThe notice is an award notice and marks the award active, but its future-signature milestone means signature is not expressly evidenced in the supplied data.
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Future signature date is scheduled for 19 October 2026 at 23:59:59+01:00; notice publication was earlier that day at 16:39:31+01:00.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
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The lot record contains no title, description or value amount.
Competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, tenderer list, scoring, evaluation rationale or award decision narrative is present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source schedules a future signature date and does not explicitly confirm signature or execution of the delivery agreement.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information on bids, competing suppliers, evaluation, scoring and award rationale was not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, renewal or re-procurement terms were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Somerset CouncilELLISONS COMMERCIAL TRAINING LIMITEDSkills Bootcampsadult education servicesSomerset procurementDorset trainingdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received Somerset Council's Skills Bootcamps award?
ELLISONS COMMERCIAL TRAINING LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 13448976, is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the published value of the award?
The notice reports £47,064 excluding VAT and £56,476.80 including VAT.
Was the opportunity competed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 31 March 2027. No renewal terms are supplied.
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