Official UK procurement notice
Distanced Learning Subcontract Services
Authority: University Centre Somerset College Group (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe aim of the College Service will be to provide a high quality accredited, and Department for Education (DfE) Funded Distance Learning qualifications which complement the Authority’s current Adult Learner provision.
The following are identified as the key objectives which the Contractor (Service Operator) will be expected to address:
? To provide learners with high quality, specifically designed, flexible and innovate learning
? To ensure effective Safeguarding policies and procedures to protect learners
? To provide excellence through all its operations
? To provide Information, Advice and Guidance through to enrolment and beyond
? To ensure compliance and audit throughout the contract.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - unknown
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Aug 2026, 14:56 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 14:56 BST
- Authority reference
CA17104- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079991- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e9bdFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published21 Aug 2026, 14:56 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learning Curve Group Limited, The Skills Networkjoint award | £200,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Distanced Learning Subcontract Services · Learning Curve Group Limited, The Skills Network
- Signed
- 23 Jul 2026
- Value
- £200,000
- Period
- 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Jul 2028 · up to 31 Jul 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Extensions allowed: Yes (3 x 12 months)
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Learning Curve GroupAwarded supplier
- The Skills NetworkAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender