AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Somerset Council published a contract award notice for Skills Bootcamps delivery in Somerset and Dorset. The active award names Yeovil College and is valued at £79,800 excluding VAT (£95,760 including VAT).
Published outcomeAward 1 was published as active on 20 October 2026. The notice records a scheduled future signature date of 20 October 2026, so it does not explicitly confirm that a contract has been signed.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold direct award without competition for adult and other education services, covering a short delivery period through 31 March 2027.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Yeovil College
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 79800 GBP · active
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Award 1 names Yeovil College as supplier, relates to lot 1, and records a value amount of 79,800 GBP.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice
99% confidenceContract award notice published 20 October 2026
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Document 098965-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender and dated 2026-10-20.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Signature status
98% confidenceFuture signature date scheduled; signature not confirmed
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Award 1 milestone is type 'futureSignatureDate', due 2026-10-20, with status 'scheduled'.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£79,800
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Award 1 value.amount is 79,800 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£95,760
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 95,760 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-20.
Contract delivery start
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-20.
Contract delivery end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2027-03-31.
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-20T12:34:45+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
98% 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.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is services.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 80400000 — Adult and other education services
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Award item 1 contains this CPV classification.
Delivery area
96% confidenceUKK23
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Award item 1 delivery address is region UKK23; the description states 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 this wording.
Threshold status
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Award 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Competition information
98% confidenceNo competition was used; bid count and evaluation information were not supplied
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The published method detail says 'without competition'; no bid or evaluation fields are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence20 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 or renewal provisions are supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to market
99% confidenceDirect, below-threshold award without competition
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Tender procurementMethod and procurementMethodDetails state direct and below threshold - without competition.
Delivery duration
98% confidenceAbout five months
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The stated period runs from 20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027.
Funding context
97% confidenceThe service is described as being delivered under a DfE grant funding agreement
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Process description explicitly references the DfE grant funding agreement.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Signature and contract conclusion
99% confidenceInformation not supplied as a completed signature event
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The only signature-related field is a scheduled futureSignatureDate milestone; no signed-contract confirmation is provided.
Supplier legal-entity verification
98% confidenceNo Companies House legal-name verification supplied
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The supplier is identified using GB-UKPRN 10007696 and has supplier_identity_status 'not_applicable'.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or individual value
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Lot 1 fields for title, description and value are null.
Evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, scoring, pricing breakdown or award-rationale fields are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice records a scheduled future signature date but does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
- The supplier is identified by a UKPRN; no Companies House legal-name verification was supplied.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or separate value.
- Bid count, evaluation, scoring, rationale, pricing breakdown and savings information were not supplied.
- No extension or renewal terms were supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Somerset CouncilYeovil CollegeSkills Bootcampsadult education servicesSomerset and Dorsetdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Skills Bootcamps award?
The active award names Yeovil College as supplier.
What is the award value?
The award is valued at £79,800 excluding VAT and £95,760 including VAT.
When does delivery end?
The published award period ends on 31 March 2027.
Was the award competed?
The notice describes a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
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.