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Somerset Council Apprenticeship Services Provision

Education and training services
South West (UKK23)
Official notice
Published value
£4,000,000
Submission deadline 27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Lots published8
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Somerset Council: "Somerset Council Apprenticeship Services Provision". Published status: active. Published value: £4,000,000. 8 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySomerset CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£4,000,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Somerset Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Somerset Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
6.5Bids / Report
16.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
SWARCO SMART CHARGING LTDTop vendor: 73.5% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 278 active published awards; 6 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
SWARCO SMART CHARGING LTD1 win£11,666,667
SOMERSET SKILLS & LEARNING CIC1 win£2,550,000
THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR SOMERSET1 win£498,000
C F Psychology Ltd1 win£320,000
Psychology Direct Ltd1 win£320,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySomerset Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSFramework
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published27 Jan 2026, 15:57 GMT
Last source update27 Jan 2026, 15:57 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationEducation and training services
Delivery area
South West (UKK23)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-061007
What is being bought
The purpose of this procurement is to contract with multiple providers to deliver an Apprenticeship Service to eligible people. The Authority requires a service provider, or providers, to manage the delivery of its Apprenticeship programme. The Apprenticeships to be provided via this procurement exercise are funded via the Authority's Apprenticeship Levy. Applicants must be able to access Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) levy funding for apprentices and listed on the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers throughout this contract.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £4,000,000
    27 Jan 2026, 15:57 GMT
  2. Status changed to active
    27 Jan 2026, 15:57 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    27 Jan 2026, 15:57 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to 27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
    27 Jan 2026, 15:57 GMT
  5. Buyer information updated
    27 Jan 2026, 15:57 GMT
Lots and requirements (8)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Business and administration
    active
    Published value£4,000,000
    For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Health and Social Care and Protective Services
    active
    Published value£4,000,000
    Health and Social Care and Protective Services For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Construction and the built environment
    active
    Published value£4,000,000
    Construction and the built environment For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #4
    Creative, Design and Digital
    active
    Published value£4,000,000
    Creative, Design and Digital For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #5
    Education and early years
    active
    Published value£4,000,000
    Education and early years For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 6 · #6
    Engineering and manufacturing
    active
    Published value£4,000,000
    Engineering and manufacturing For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 7 · #7
    Legal, finance and accounting
    active
    Published value£4,000,000
    Legal, finance and accounting For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 8 · #8
    Sales, marketing and procurement
    active
    Published value£4,000,000
    Sales, marketing and procurement For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    27 Jan 2026, 15:57 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    27 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Somerset Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PPGC-1434-MQPJ
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Documents (2)
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