AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Somerset Council published an award notice for a Skills Bootcamps delivery agreement covering training provision in Somerset and Dorset. The notice identifies Yeovil College as the supplier for the single published lot.
Published outcomeAward 1 is marked active, with a published net award value of £79,800 (gross value £95,760). The record includes a scheduled future signature milestone on the award date, so the supplied data does not explicitly confirm that the agreement was signed.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold direct award without competition for adult and other education services, funded in the context of a DfE grant agreement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Yeovil College
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 79800 GBP · active
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Award 1 identifies Yeovil College (GB-UKPRN-10007696) as supplier, relates it to lot 1, and states a GBP 79,800 award amount.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 098903-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender.
Procurement record status
96% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is "complete" and process display status is "awarded".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status "active".
Signature position
98% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed; a future signature date was scheduled for 20 October 2026
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Award 1 contains a futureSignatureDate milestone, due 2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00, with status "scheduled".
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value (net)
99% confidence£79,800 GBP
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Award 1 value.amount is 79800 GBP.
Published award value (gross)
99% confidence£95,760 GBP
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 95760 GBP.
Lot-level value
99% confidenceNot published
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Lot 1 has no value amount or currency in the supplied data.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Notice 098903-2026 was published at 2026-10-20T11:38:38+01:00.
Published contract period start
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Published contract period end
98% confidence31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceSkills Bootcamps delivery agreements for training providers in Somerset and Dorset, under a DfE grant funding agreement
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Process description states this scope.
Service category
99% confidenceAdult and other education services
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Award item carries CPV 80400000, described as Adult and other education services.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne published lot (lot 1)
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Tender data lists only lot 1; award 1 relates to lot 1.
Delivery area
90% confidenceUKK23
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The award item lists delivery address region UKK23. The description also names 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 states "Below threshold - without competition".
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition was conducted according to the published method detail
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The published method detail explicitly says "without competition".
Evaluation and bid information
99% confidenceNot published
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No bidder count, evaluation criteria, scores or award rationale are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published period
98% confidence20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceNot published
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No extension or option terms are supplied.
Pricing breakdown
99% confidenceNot published
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The record provides net and gross award values but no unit rates or pricing schedule.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
99% confidenceThe award used a below-threshold direct route without competition.
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Published procurement method detail is "Below threshold - without competition".
Value interpretation
95% confidenceThe £79,800 net figure applies to the single published award and should not be treated as a price schedule or unit-cost benchmark.
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Award 1 provides an aggregate amount only; no pricing breakdown is supplied.
Delivery context
97% confidenceThe requirement is linked to DfE grant funding and Skills Bootcamps delivery.
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This is stated in the process description.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Signature and contract conclusion
98% confidenceThe record labels the award active and publishes a contract period, but also records a scheduled future signature milestone. The supplied evidence does not explicitly confirm signature.
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Award 1 status is active; contractPeriod is populated; futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled.
Supplier identity
98% confidenceYeovil College is identified by a UKPRN. No Companies House legal-name verification was applicable or supplied.
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Supplier identity status is not_applicable and identifier scheme is GB-UKPRN.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
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Supplied lot record contains null title, description and value fields.
Publication coverage
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation detail, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied data does not explicitly confirm that the agreement was signed; it records a scheduled future signature milestone on 20 October 2026.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- No tender publication date, submission deadline, bidder count, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale or detailed pricing is supplied.
- No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
- Supplier identity is based on the published UKPRN record; no Companies House legal-name verification was applicable or supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Somerset CouncilYeovil CollegeSkills Bootcampsadult education servicesdirect awardSomerset and Dorset
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as the supplier?
Yeovil College was named as supplier for award 1 and lot 1.
What is the published award value?
The award notice gives a net value of £79,800 and a gross value of £95,760.
Was this competed?
The published method detail says below threshold - without competition.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 31 March 2027. No renewal or extension terms were supplied.
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.