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title: "Somerset Community Learning Subcontracting Services"
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# Somerset Community Learning Subcontracting Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/somerset-community-learning-subcontracting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06ca77). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University Centre Somerset College Group: "Somerset Community Learning Subcontracting Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £400,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: suppliers.multiquote.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University Centre Somerset College Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-centre-somerset-college-group-urn-130803)
- **Published Value:** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 August 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £271,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/somerset-community-learning-subcontracting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06ca77#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06ca77`

## 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/somerset-community-learning-subcontracting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06ca77#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [suppliers.multiquote.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsuppliers.multiquote.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/somerset-community-learning-subcontracting-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06ca77#participate

## Description
The Authority is seeking a contract for a supplier to deliver high quality, accredited and Department for Education (DfE) Level 2 and Level 3 Adult Skills Funded (ASF) qualifications with a focus on Free Courses for Jobs (FCFJ). 
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 Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance through to enrolment and beyond
?	To ensure compliance and audit throughout the contract
Please note this tender is for provision of in person, classroom-based learning within the Somerset area 
The retained funding fee, retained by the College Group, will be 20%.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £400,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/09/2026 to 31/07/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Somerset Community Learning Subcontracting Services (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Somerset Skills & Learning**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-89435`
  - Value: £271,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 10/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F066002-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-17T09:03:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T03:34:43.732Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06ca77