AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Somerset Council published an award notice for a Skills Bootcamps electrical training delivery agreement in Somerset and Dorset. Yeovil College is named as the supplier for award 1, valued at £60,000 excluding VAT (£72,000 including VAT).
Published outcomeAward 1 is marked active and relates to lot 1. The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
Market significanceThis is a small public-sector adult education services award supporting Skills Bootcamps delivery under a Department for Education grant funding agreement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Yeovil College
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · 60000 GBP · active
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Award 1 names Yeovil College (GB-UKPRN-10007696) as supplier, relates to lot 1, and records a £60,000 award value excluding VAT.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Document 098971-2026 is described as a Contract award notice on Find a Tender, published 20 October 2026.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 has status 'active'.
Contract signature position
98% confidenceNot confirmed; signature was scheduled for 20 October 2026
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Award 1 includes a futureSignatureDate milestone, status 'scheduled', due 20 October 2026. No signed-contract field or completed signature milestone is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£60,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 60000 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£72,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 72000 GBP.
Value allocation
97% confidenceAllocated to award 1; no separate lot value published
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The award is linked to lot 1, while the lot record has no value amount.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award 1 date is 2026-10-20.
Notice publication
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award notice 098971-2026 was published at 2026-10-20T12:42:23+01:00.
Contract period start
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Award 1 contractPeriod.startDate is 2026-10-20.
Contract period end
99% confidence31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod.endDate is 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceSkills Bootcamps electrical training delivery
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The title is 'W7X - YC - Electrical' and the description states that delivery agreements are for Skills Bootcamps training providers in Somerset and Dorset under the DfE grant funding agreement.
Service classification
99% confidenceAdult and other education services (CPV 80400000)
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Award item 1 carries CPV 80400000, described as Adult and other education services.
Delivery geography
91% confidenceSomerset and Dorset; published delivery region UKK23
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The description names Somerset and Dorset. The award item lists delivery address region UKK23.
Lot
99% confidenceLot 1, title and description not published
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Award 1 is related to lot 1; the supplied lot record contains no title or description.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceDirect
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The tender procurementMethod is 'direct'.
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold - without competition
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The tender procurementMethodDetails is 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Competition data
99% confidenceNo bid count, bidder identities or evaluation results published
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No such fields are supplied in the notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published contract period
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Funding context
96% confidenceDepartment for Education grant funding agreement
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The procurement description states that delivery is as per the DfE grant funding agreement.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market observation
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct below-threshold route without competition
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The published procurement method and detail are 'direct' and 'Below threshold - without competition'.
Commercial scale
98% confidence£60,000 excluding VAT for the published award period
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Award 1 records £60,000 excluding VAT and a period ending 31 March 2027.
Unpublished selection rationale
99% confidenceThe notice does not state why Yeovil College was selected
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No award rationale, evaluation, scoring or supplier-selection explanation is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Signature and contract conclusion
99% confidenceThe record is an active award with a scheduled signature milestone, not explicit evidence of a signed contract
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The futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled; no completed signature or signed-contract evidence is provided.
Supplier verification limitation
98% confidenceYeovil College is identified by UKPRN, but no Companies House verification is supplied or applicable
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supplier_identity_status is 'not_applicable'; verified company fields are empty.
Published information gaps
99% confidenceLot title, lot description, lot-level value, bid count, evaluation, award rationale, extension terms and pricing detail are not supplied in the published notice data
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These fields are absent or null in the supplied record.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The supplied record does not confirm that the contract was signed: the signature milestone is scheduled rather than completed.
- No Companies House legal-name verification is supplied or applicable for the UKPRN-identified supplier.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes lot title and description, lot-level value, bidder numbers, evaluation details, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension or renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Somerset CouncilYeovil CollegeSkills Bootcampselectrical trainingadult education servicesdirect awardSomerset procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier for the Somerset Council electrical Skills Bootcamps award?
Yeovil College is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the published value of the award?
The award value is £60,000 excluding VAT and £72,000 including VAT.
Was the agreement confirmed as signed?
No. The supplied notice records a signature date as scheduled, but does not provide evidence that the contract was signed.
When does the published contract period end?
The published end date is 31 March 2027.
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.