AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Somerset Council published a contract award notice for Skills Bootcamps delivery in Somerset and Dorset under the DfE grant funding agreement. The active award names ELLISONS COMMERCIAL TRAINING LIMITED for lot 1, valued at £71,856 excluding VAT (£86,227.20 including VAT).
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active, with a stated delivery period from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The notice also records a future signature milestone scheduled for 19 October 2026; it does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold education-services award for adult and other education services, covering Skills Bootcamps delivery in Somerset and Dorset.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
ELLISONS COMMERCIAL TRAINING LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 71856 GBP · active
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Award 1 names supplier GB-COH-13448976, verified as ELLISONS COMMERCIAL TRAINING LIMITED, and records £71,856 excluding VAT for the award.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Document 098661-2026 is described as “Contract award notice on Find a Tender”.
Tender status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender C1001478 has status “complete”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status “active”.
Signature status
98% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed; future signature milestone scheduled for 19 October 2026
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Award 1 includes a milestone of type futureSignatureDate, due 2026-10-19, with status “scheduled”.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£71,856
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Award 1 value.amount is 71856 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£86,227.20
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 86227.2 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAllocated to award 1 / lot 1
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-19.
Award notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award notice 098661-2026 was published at 2026-10-19T16:47:46+01:00.
Stated contract period start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-19.
Stated 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
99% confidenceSkills Bootcamps delivery agreements for training providers in Somerset and Dorset, under a 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”.
Service classification
99% confidenceCPV 80400000 — Adult and other education services
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Award item 1 lists this CPV classification.
Delivery geography
90% confidenceSomerset and Dorset stated in description; structured delivery address is UKK23
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Tender description names Somerset and Dorset, while award item deliveryAddresses lists region UKK23 only.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1; no published lot title or description
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Award 1 relates to lot 1. The lot record has no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - unknown
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Tender procurementMethodDetails is “Below threshold - unknown”.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tenderer list, scoring or evaluation information is provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated delivery period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension or renewal provisions are present in the supplied data.
Funding context
98% confidenceDfE grant funding agreement
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Tender description states that delivery is as per the DfE grant funding agreement.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
99% confidenceOne active award, one named supplier and one related lot
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The supplied notice contains award 1, naming one supplier and related lot 1.
Commercial value basis
99% confidencePublished as £71,856 excluding VAT and £86,227.20 including VAT
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Award 1 records amount and amountGross in GBP.
Demand focus
98% confidenceAdult and other education services for Skills Bootcamps delivery
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The CPV classification and tender description identify the service focus.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion evidence
98% confidenceThe notice is an award notice and the award is active, but signature is not expressly confirmed
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A futureSignatureDate milestone is still marked scheduled; no explicit signed-contract field is supplied.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value
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The lot record contains only ID 1 and status complete; the award supplies the value.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale is included.
Geographic detail
95% confidenceNarrative scope names Somerset and Dorset, while structured delivery geography lists UKK23 only
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Tender description and award deliveryAddresses provide different levels of geographic detail.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed; it instead shows a scheduled future signature milestone.
- No lot title, lot description or individual lot value is published for lot 1.
- Information on bidders, bid prices, evaluation, scoring and award rationale is not supplied in the published notice.
- No extension, renewal, pricing breakdown or performance terms are published.
- The narrative mentions Somerset and Dorset, whereas the structured delivery address provides only region UKK23.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Somerset CouncilELLISONS COMMERCIAL TRAINING LIMITEDSkills BootcampsPathway Badult education servicesSomersetDorsetFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the W7X - ECT - Pathway B award?
ELLISONS COMMERCIAL TRAINING LIMITED, verified under company number 13448976, is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the published award value?
The notice states £71,856 excluding VAT and £86,227.20 including VAT.
When does the stated delivery period end?
The award record gives a contract period end date of 31 March 2027.
Does the notice confirm that the contract was signed?
No. It records an active award and a future signature milestone scheduled for 19 October 2026, but does not explicitly confirm signature.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.