AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Somerset Council has published a contract award notice for Skills Bootcamps delivery in Somerset and Dorset under a Department for Education grant funding agreement. The active award is to PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTD for £42,000 excluding VAT (£50,400 including VAT).
Published outcomeOne active award covers lot 1, with a stated contract period from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier adult education services award for regional Skills Bootcamps delivery.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 42000 GBP · active
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Award 1 names PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTD as supplier and states an amount of £42,000 excluding VAT. Supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 10147140.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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The published document is described as "Contract award notice on Find a Tender" (UK6).
Procurement status
95% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is recorded as "complete" and the award status as "active".
Award date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award 1 records date "2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00".
Future signature milestone
98% confidenceScheduled for 19 October 2026
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Award milestone type "futureSignatureDate" is scheduled for "2026-10-19T23:59:59+01:00".
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£42,000
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Award 1 value records amount "42000" in GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£50,400
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Award 1 value records amountGross "50400" in GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026, 17:02 BST
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The award notice publication timestamp is "2026-10-19T17:02:14+01:00".
Stated contract start
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is "2026-10-19T00:00:00+01:00".
Stated contract 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 a Department for Education grant funding agreement
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The process description states this scope.
Service category
99% confidenceAdult and other education services (CPV 80400000)
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The awarded item has CPV classification 80400000, described as "Adult and other education services".
Delivery area recorded
90% confidenceSomerset (UKK23)
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Award item delivery address is region UKK23. The process description additionally refers to Somerset and Dorset.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 is related to lot 1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender records procurementMethod as "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender records procurementMethodDetails as "Below threshold - without competition".
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Award 1 records aboveThreshold as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod provides these start and end dates.
Contract signature
98% confidenceNot confirmed by the published data
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The record contains a scheduled future signature milestone, rather than an explicit signed-contract confirmation.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceSingle active supplier award for one lot
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One award is published, naming one supplier and relating to lot 1.
Commercial route
99% confidenceDirect below-threshold award without competition
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The published procurement method and detail state direct and below threshold without competition.
VAT treatment
99% confidenceThe gross value is £8,400 higher than the stated net value
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The notice records £50,400 gross and £42,000 excluding VAT.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value
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Lot 1 is listed only with status "complete"; title, description and value are null.
Competition information
99% confidenceBidder numbers, evaluation results and award rationale were not supplied in the published notice
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No bid-count, scoring, evaluation or rationale fields are provided.
Signature status
98% confidenceThe notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed
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Only a scheduled future signature date is provided.
Renewal and extension terms
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide a lot title, lot description or separately allocated lot value.
- Bidder numbers, tender submissions, evaluation scores, award rationale and pricing breakdowns were not supplied.
- The record schedules a signature date but does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
- No extension, option or renewal terms were published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Somerset CouncilPROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTDSkills Bootcampsadult education servicesSomerset procurementFind a Tenderdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received Somerset Council's Skills Bootcamps award?
PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTD received the active award for lot 1.
What is the value of the award?
The published value is £42,000 excluding VAT and £50,400 including VAT.
Was this competitively tendered?
The notice describes a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published end date is 31 March 2027.
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.