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title: "Provision of Training - Skill Up Springboard"
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# Provision of Training - Skill Up Springboard

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-training-skill-up-springboard-ocds-h6vhtk-02ba0d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Somerset Council: "Provision of Training - Skill Up Springboard". Published status: complete. Published Value: £331,690. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Somerset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-council-ons-e06000066)
- **Published Value:** £331,690 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 July 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Vocational training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £237,999 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-training-skill-up-springboard-ocds-h6vhtk-02ba0d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ba0d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-training-skill-up-springboard-ocds-h6vhtk-02ba0d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%2FIndex%3FadvertId%3D047320b7-ffc8-eb11-810c-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-training-skill-up-springboard-ocds-h6vhtk-02ba0d#participate

## Description
Following a successful application to the European Social Fund, Somerset County Council has secured £2,078,053 of European Social Fund (ESF) investment to deliver the Somerset Skills for Growth Project. The Council is now seeking to procure and appoint suitably qualified suppliers to deliver the outputs and results specified within the Somerset Skills for Growth Grant Funding Agreement. 'Skill Up Springboard' will offer units at any accredited level, excluding basic skills. Accredited units applicable to this tender can be found on the following site https://register.ofqual.gov.uk/
The Authority is conducting this procurement process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This tender opportunity falls within Schedule 3 of the Regulations (Social and Other Specific Services) and below the Light Touch Regime threshold. Whilst this means that this Tender is exempt from EU procurement rules, it will be run in accordance with the EU Treaty principles of transparency, non-discrimination, equal treatment, mutual recognition, and proportionality.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £331,690
- **Description:** Following a successful application to the European Social Fund, Somerset County Council has secured £2,078,053 of European Social Fund (ESF) investment to deliver the Somerset Skills for Growth Project. The Council is now seeking to procure and appoi...
- **Contract Period:** 11/08/2021 to 30/06/2023

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of Training - Skill Up Springboard (active)
  - Award id: `027069-2021-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Aspire Training Team Limited, Bridgwater & Taunton College, Hair Academy South West Limited (+1 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-89363`, `GB-FTS-33018`, `GB-FTS-162141`, `GB-FTS-33019`
  - Value: £237,999 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of Training - Skill Up Springboard (active)
  - Signed Value: £237,999
  - Signed Date: 24/10/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027069-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-10-28T13:49:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T04:14:25.660Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ba0d