AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Somerset Council published a contract award notice for a Skills Bootcamps delivery agreement in Somerset and Dorset. The active award names PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTD and has a stated net value of £42,000 (£50,400 gross).
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active, with PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTD as the sole named supplier.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold direct award without competition for adult and other education services.
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, relates to lot 1, and states a £42,000 amount.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Document 098688-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender and its only lot are marked 'complete'.
Signature position
98% confidenceFuture signature date scheduled for 19 October 2026; signing is not explicitly confirmed
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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.amount is 42000 GBP; amountGross is separately stated as 50400.
Award value, including VAT
99% confidence£50,400
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 50400 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAward-level value attributable to the sole named supplier and lot
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Award 1 names one supplier and relates only to lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-19.
Notice publication
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The award notice was published at 2026-10-19T17:20:44+01:00.
Stated contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies startDate 2026-10-19 and endDate 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSkills Bootcamps delivery agreements for training providers in Somerset and Dorset under a DfE grant funding agreement
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The procurement description states this scope.
Service category
99% confidenceAdult and other education services (CPV 80400000)
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Award item classification is CPV 80400000, described as Adult and other education services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot; no published lot title or description
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Tender lists lot 1 only; its title and description are not supplied.
Delivery geography
91% confidenceSomerset (UKK23); the description also refers to Somerset and Dorset
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The award delivery address is UKK23, while the procurement description states Somerset and Dorset.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Legal basis
98% confidenceProcurement Act 2023 (2023/54)
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Tender legalBasis identifies UKPGA 2023/54.
Bidder and evaluation information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, bidder identities, scores, evaluation results or award rationale are supplied in the notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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The notice supplies award totals but no pricing schedule or payment terms.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe buyer used a below-threshold direct award without competition.
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The stated procurement method details are 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Addressable scope
98% confidenceThe award concerns Skills Bootcamps delivery within a DfE grant-funded arrangement.
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This is stated in the procurement description.
Value interpretation
96% confidenceThe published £42,000 net and £50,400 gross figures are award totals for the single-supplier, single-lot award.
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Award 1 has one named supplier, one related lot, amount 42000 GBP and amountGross 50400.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion evidence
99% confidenceThe record is an active award with stated contract dates, but the only signature-related field is a scheduled future signature date; execution is not explicitly confirmed.
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Award status is active; contractPeriod is supplied; futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled rather than completed.
Published scope detail
99% confidenceLot title and lot description are not supplied.
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Lot 1 has no title or description in the supplied data.
Competition detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation, scores and award rationale.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
Commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: pricing breakdown, payment terms, extension terms and renewal options.
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
Geographic detail
93% confidenceThe description covers Somerset and Dorset, while the structured delivery address identifies Somerset region UKK23 only.
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The description names both areas; the award item delivery address lists UKK23.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that the agreement was signed; it records a scheduled future signature date.
- Lot-level title, description and separate lot value are not published.
- Bid counts, competing suppliers, evaluation methodology, scores and award rationale are not published.
- Pricing breakdowns, payment terms, renewal options and extension provisions are not published.
- The narrative scope names Somerset and Dorset, but structured delivery geography identifies Somerset region UKK23 only.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Somerset CouncilPROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTDSkills Bootcampsadult education servicesSomersetDorsetdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Somerset Council's W7X - PA - Team Lead award?
PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS LTD, verified under company number 10147140, is the sole named supplier for award 1.
What is the value of the Skills Bootcamps award?
The published award value is £42,000 excluding VAT and £50,400 including VAT.
Was the Skills Bootcamps requirement competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct procurement below threshold without competition.
When does the stated contract period end?
The stated end date is 31 March 2027. No renewal or extension terms are published.
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.