AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Somerset Council published a contract award notice for a Skills Bootcamp delivery agreement covering Somerset and Dorset. The active award names Yeovil College and is valued at £47,880 excluding VAT (£57,456 including VAT).
Published outcomeAward 1 is recorded as active, with a stated delivery period from 20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027. A future signature milestone was still scheduled for 20 October 2026, so the notice does not explicitly confirm that the contract had been signed.
Market significanceThis is a small, direct below-threshold education-services award without competition, linked to Skills Bootcamp delivery under a DfE grant funding agreement.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Yeovil College
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £47,880 excluding VAT; £57,456 including VAT GBP · Active award
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Award 1 names Yeovil College as supplier, relates to lot 1, and reports amount £47,880 and amountGross £57,456.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract award notice on Find a Tender
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Published document 098979-2026 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.
Signature status
96% confidenceNot explicitly confirmed; future signature milestone scheduled for 20 October 2026
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Award 1 includes a futureSignatureDate milestone with status scheduled and due date 2026-10-20T23:59:59+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£47,880
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Award 1 value amount is 47880 GBP.
Award value including VAT
99% confidence£57,456
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Award 1 value amountGross is 57456 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceThe published value is for the single reported award; no separate lot value is published.
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Award 1 relates 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 2026-10-20T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
99% confidence20 October 2026
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Document 098979-2026 was published at 2026-10-20T12:48:00+01:00.
Stated contract period
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod startDate is 2026-10-20 and endDate is 2027-03-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceSkills Bootcamp delivery agreements for training providers in Somerset and Dorset, under the DfE grant funding agreement.
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Process description states this requirement.
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 carries CPV 80400000.
Delivery area
90% confidenceSomerset and Dorset; award delivery address is recorded in UKK23.
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Process description names Somerset and Dorset; award item delivery address specifies region UKK23.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceDirect procurement
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Tender procurementMethod is direct.
Competition basis
99% confidenceBelow threshold — without competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states Below threshold - without competition.
Competition information
99% confidenceNo bid count, bidder identities, evaluation methodology or scoring information supplied in the published notice.
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No such fields are present in the supplied award data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated delivery period
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 31 March 2027
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Award 1 contractPeriod gives these dates.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or variation terms are supplied.
Pricing structure
99% confidenceUnknown beyond total award value excluding and including VAT.
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The supplied notice reports only aggregate award values.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used a direct, below-threshold route without competition for this requirement.
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Tender procurement method is direct and details state Below threshold - without competition.
Supplier opportunity signal
95% confidenceThe requirement concerns adult education and Skills Bootcamp delivery funded through a DfE grant agreement.
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The process description and CPV classification describe Skills Bootcamp delivery and adult education services.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Contract conclusion evidence
96% confidenceThe award is active and has stated start and end dates, but a signature milestone remained scheduled; the source does not explicitly confirm signature.
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Award 1 status is active; contractPeriod is provided; futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no published title, description or standalone value.
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Lot 1 is recorded only with ID and complete status; title, description and value are null.
Supplier verification context
98% confidenceYeovil College is identified by a GB-UKPRN rather than a Companies House company number; Companies House matching is not applicable to this record.
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Supplier identity status is not_applicable and identifier scheme is GB-UKPRN.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed; it records a scheduled future signature milestone.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria, scores, pricing breakdown, reasons for supplier selection, extension options and renewal terms.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Somerset CouncilYeovil CollegeSkills Bootcampsadult education servicesSomerset procurementDorset trainingdirect award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the Skills Bootcamp award?
The active award names Yeovil College as supplier.
What is the award value?
The award value is £47,880 excluding VAT and £57,456 including VAT.
Was the opportunity competed?
The notice records a direct, below-threshold procurement without competition.
When does the stated delivery period end?
The stated 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.