AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Somerset Council has published a contract award notice for a Skills Bootcamps delivery agreement covering training provision in Somerset and Dorset. The award names verified supplier TRAIN4ALL LIMITED and has a published net value of £79,000 (£94,800 gross).
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active, with a stated contract period from 19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. The notice also records a future signature milestone scheduled for 19 October 2026; this does not explicitly confirm that the contract was signed.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, direct award without competition for adult and other education services, linked to Department for Education grant-funded Skills Bootcamps delivery.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TRAIN4ALL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 79000 GBP · verified
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Award 1 names TRAIN4ALL LIMITED as supplier. The supplied supplier-verification record matches Companies House number 06500036 by company number.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 098709-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is recorded as active.
Tender status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender and lot 1 are both recorded with status complete.
Signature position
98% confidenceFuture signature date scheduled for 19 October 2026; signature not explicitly confirmed
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Award 1 contains a futureSignatureDate milestone with scheduled status and due date 19 October 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value, excluding VAT
99% confidence£79,000
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Award 1 value amount is 79,000 GBP; the source also provides a gross amount separately.
Award value, including VAT
99% confidence£94,800
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Award 1 value amountGross is 94,800 GBP.
Value allocation
96% confidenceAward-level value allocated to award 1 / lot 1
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Award 1 is linked only to lot 1 and names one supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-19.
Notice publication date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award notice 098709-2026 was published at 2026-10-19T17:58:51+01:00.
Stated contract start date
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-19.
Stated contract end date
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod endDate is 2027-03-31.
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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Tender description states this scope.
Service classification
99% confidenceAdult and other education services (CPV 80400000)
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Award item lists CPV 80400000.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender data lists lot 1 only; award 1 is related to lot 1.
Delivery area
94% confidenceUKK23 (Somerset)
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Award item delivery address is recorded as region UKK23. The description additionally refers to Somerset and Dorset.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is direct.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states Below threshold - without competition.
Threshold position
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competitive process is indicated by the published procedure detail
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The notice states a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence19 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these start and end dates.
Contract category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Extension or option terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial model
95% confidenceGrant-linked training delivery agreement
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The tender description says the agreements are to be delivered in accordance with the Department for Education grant funding agreement.
Published pricing detail
99% confidenceOnly total net and gross award values are published
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The award provides amount and amountGross but no unit rates, milestones or pricing schedule.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract execution evidence
99% confidenceThe record contains an active award and stated contract period, but only a scheduled future-signature milestone; it does not explicitly evidence a signed contract.
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Award status is active; the futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled rather than completed.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate lot value.
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Lot 1 is present with status complete, while its title, description and value fields are null.
Evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid counts, scores, ranking, award rationale or evaluation breakdown is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature; it records a scheduled future-signature date.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, extension terms and renewal options.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
- The description refers to Somerset and Dorset, while the structured delivery address identifies only region UKK23 (Somerset).
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Somerset CouncilTRAIN4ALL LIMITEDSkills Bootcampsadult education servicesSomerset procurementDorset trainingdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was awarded the Somerset Skills Bootcamps agreement?
The published award names TRAIN4ALL LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 06500036.
What is the published value of the award?
The award value is £79,000 excluding VAT and £94,800 including VAT.
Was the agreement competitively tendered?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procedure without competition.
Is the contract confirmed as signed?
No explicit signature confirmation is published. The notice records a scheduled future-signature milestone.
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