AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Somerset Council has published a contract award notice for Skills Bootcamps delivery in Somerset and Dorset. Award 1 names Yeovil College and has a stated net value of £37,000 (£44,400 gross).
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active, with Yeovil College named as supplier for lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold direct award without competition for adult and other education services, running from 20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Yeovil College
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 37000 GBP · active
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Award 1 names Yeovil College as supplier, relates to lot 1 and states a GBP 37,000 amount.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Document 098954-2026 is described as a "Contract award notice on Find a Tender" and published on 20 October 2026.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is "complete"; award 1 is marked "active".
Signature status
98% confidenceNot confirmed
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The award contains a futureSignatureDate milestone scheduled for 20 October 2026; no explicit signed-contract record is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value (net amount)
99% confidence£37,000 GBP
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Award 1 value.amount is 37000 GBP.
Award value (gross amount)
99% confidence£44,400 GBP
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 44400 GBP.
Lot 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 2026-10-20.
Award notice published
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Document 098954-2026 datePublished is 2026-10-20T12:28:36+01:00.
Stated contract period
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
Future signature milestone
98% confidence20 October 2026
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Award 1 records a futureSignatureDate due on 20 October 2026 with status scheduled.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSkills Bootcamps delivery agreements for training providers in Somerset and Dorset, under the DfE grant funding agreement.
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Tender description.
Service category
99% confidenceAdult and other education services (CPV 80400000)
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Award item additional classification.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot recorded: lot 1
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Tender data contains lot 1; award 1 is related to lot 1.
Delivery area
94% confidenceUKK23
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Award delivery address specifies region UKK23; the description refers to Somerset and Dorset.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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Tender procurementMethod is "direct".
Competition approach
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this explicitly.
Bidder count and evaluation detail
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Contract signature
98% confidenceNot confirmed
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A scheduled futureSignatureDate is supplied, but no explicit confirmation of signature is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceThe notice records a below-threshold direct procurement without competition.
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Value presentation
99% confidenceThe published award provides both net (£37,000) and gross (£44,400) values.
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Award 1 value fields.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Signature and active-contract interpretation
98% confidenceThe award is marked active, but the supplied record also shows a scheduled future signature milestone. The notice does not explicitly confirm a signed contract.
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Award 1 status is active; milestone type futureSignatureDate has status scheduled.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual lot value.
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Lot 1 fields are null for title, description and value.
Competition and evaluation information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, scoring, evaluation or selection information is present.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that the contract was signed; it records a scheduled future signature milestone.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information on bidders, evaluation, pricing breakdown, extension options and renewal terms was not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Somerset CouncilYeovil CollegeSkills Bootcampsadult education servicesdirect awardSomersetDorset
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the Somerset Council Skills Bootcamps award?
Yeovil College was named as the supplier for award 1 and lot 1.
What is the stated value of the award?
The notice states a net value of £37,000 GBP and a gross value of £44,400 GBP.
Was the contract confirmed as signed?
No explicit signature confirmation is supplied. The record includes a scheduled future signature milestone.
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.