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title: "Somerset Council Apprenticeship Services Provision"
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# Somerset Council Apprenticeship Services Provision

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/somerset-council-apprenticeship-services-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-061007). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** 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. 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. Published lot titles: Business and administration; Health and Social Care and Protective Services; Construction and the built environment; Creative, Design and Digital; Education and early years; Engineering and manufacturing; Legal, finance and accounting; Sales, marketing and procurement.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Somerset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-council-ons-e06000066)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £4,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 8
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/somerset-council-apprenticeship-services-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-061007#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-061007`

## 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-council-apprenticeship-services-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-061007#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplierlive.proactisp2p.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsupplierlive.proactisp2p.com%2FAccount%2FLogin%23)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/somerset-council-apprenticeship-services-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-061007#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (8)
### Lot 1: Business and administration
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
- **Contract Period:** 01/07/2026 to 30/06/2029

### Lot 2: Health and Social Care and Protective Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** 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 Period:** 01/07/2026 to 30/06/2029

### Lot 3: Construction and the built environment
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** 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 Period:** 01/07/2026 to 30/06/2029

### Lot 4: Creative, Design and Digital
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** Creative, Design and Digital
For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
- **Contract Period:** 01/07/2026 to 30/06/2029

### Lot 5: Education and early years
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** Education and early years
For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
- **Contract Period:** 01/07/2026 to 30/06/2029

### Lot 6: Engineering and manufacturing
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** Engineering and manufacturing
For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
- **Contract Period:** 01/07/2026 to 30/06/2029

### Lot 7: Legal, finance and accounting
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** Legal, finance and accounting
For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
- **Contract Period:** 01/07/2026 to 30/06/2029

### Lot 8: Sales, marketing and procurement
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** Sales, marketing and procurement
For further information regarding this opportunity, including accessing to the tender documents, please visit the Proactis e-tendering portal.
- **Contract Period:** 01/07/2026 to 30/06/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007239-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-27T15:57:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-11T12:46:25.872Z
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