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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/somerset-county-council-apprenticeship-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02c35a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Somerset Council: "Somerset County Council Apprenticeship Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 8 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Somerset Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/somerset-council-ons-e06000066)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 8
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Vocational training services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK23
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02c35a`

## 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-county-council-apprenticeship-services-ocds-h6vhtk-02c35a#tl-md)

## Description
Somerset County Council (SCC) requires a service provider, or providers, to manage the administration and delivery of its Apprenticeship programme.  The Apprenticeships, to be provided via this procurement exercise, are funded via the Council’s Apprenticeship Levy, a proportion of which has been used as match-funding in a wider bid to the European Social Fund (ESF) Programme, to deliver the Somerset Skills for Growth Project.

## Lots (8)
### Lot 1: Legal finance and accounting apprenticeships
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80530000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Delivery of apprenticeships and support services in Legal Finance and Accounting.
Suppliers to deliver required support to eligible participants, referred to them via SCC and its partner organisations. Suppliers to respond to referrals within 2 worki...

### Lot 2: Sales, marketing and procurement
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80530000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Delivery of apprenticeships and support services in Sales, marketing and procurement.
Suppliers to deliver required support to eligible participants, referred to them via SCC and its partner organisations. Suppliers to respond to referrals within 2 w...

### Lot 3: Business and administration
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80530000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Delivery of apprenticeships and support services in Business and Administration.
Suppliers to deliver required support to eligible participants, referred to them via SCC and its partner organisations. Suppliers to respond to referrals within 2 workin...

### Lot 4: Catering, hospitality and facilities management
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80530000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Delivery of apprenticeships and support services in catering, hospitality and facilities management.
Suppliers to deliver required support to eligible participants, referred to them via SCC and its partner organisations. Suppliers to respond to refer...

### Lot 5: Childcare and education
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80530000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Delivery of apprenticeships and support services in childcare and education.
Suppliers to deliver required support to eligible participants, referred to them via SCC and its partner organisations. Suppliers to respond to referrals within 2 working da...

### Lot 6: Construction, Engineering, Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80530000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Delivery of apprenticeships and support services in construction, engineering, manufacturing, transport and Logistics.
Suppliers to deliver required support to eligible participants, referred to them via SCC and its partner organisations. Suppliers t...

### Lot 7: Digital, Creative and Design
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80530000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Delivery of apprenticeships and support services in digital, creative and design.
Suppliers to deliver required support to eligible participants, referred to them via SCC and its partner organisations. Suppliers to respond to referrals within 2 worki...

### Lot 8: Health, Social Care and Science
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80530000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Description:** Delivery of apprenticeships and support services in health, social care and science.
Suppliers to deliver required support to eligible participants, referred to them via SCC and its partner organisations. Suppliers to respond to referrals within 2 wo...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (8)
- **Award:** Legal Finance and Accounting (active)
  - Award id: `015335-2021-DN487261-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Exeter College, Learning Skills Partnership, Richard Huish College (+5 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-84397`, `GB-FTS-159300`, `GB-FTS-21450`, `GB-FTS-116078`, `GB-FTS-45054`, `GB-FTS-152157`, `GB-FTS-89459`, `GB-FTS-21455`

- **Award:** Sales Marketing and Procurement (active)
  - Award id: `015335-2021-DN487261-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Agincare Group, Just IT Training Ltd, Learning Curve Group (+4 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-21447`, `GB-FTS-99779`, `GB-FTS-54243`, `GB-FTS-21450`, `GB-FTS-45054`, `GB-FTS-152157`, `GB-FTS-21455`

- **Award:** Business and Administration (active)
  - Award id: `015335-2021-DN487261-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Agincare Group, Ioda Limited, Just IT Training Ltd (+8 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-21447`, `GB-FTS-99779`, `GB-FTS-54243`, `GB-FTS-21461`, `GB-FTS-89435`, `GB-FTS-45054`, `GB-FTS-36274`, `GB-FTS-152157`, `GB-FTS-185702`, `GB-FTS-21455`, `GB-FTS-70101`

- **Award:** Catering hospitality and Facilities Management (active)
  - Award id: `015335-2021-DN487261-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Exeter College, Learning Curve Group Ltd, Lifetime Training Group Ltd (+5 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-84397`, `GB-FTS-54243`, `GB-FTS-154712`, `GB-FTS-21467`, `GB-FTS-45054`, `GB-FTS-152157`, `GB-FTS-185702`, `GB-FTS-21455`

- **Award:** Childcare and Education (active)
  - Award id: `015335-2021-DN487261-5`
  - Supplier(s): **Agincare Group Ltd, Learning Curve Group Ltd, Richard Huish College (+5 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-42842`, `GB-FTS-54243`, `GB-FTS-21450`, `GB-FTS-21470`, `GB-FTS-45054`, `GB-FTS-152157`, `GB-FTS-185702`, `GB-FTS-21455`

- **Award:** Construction, Engineering, Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics (active)
  - Award id: `015335-2021-DN487261-6`
  - Supplier(s): **Exeter College, Learning Skills Partnership Ltd, South West Association of Training Providers Ltd (+5 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-84397`, `GB-FTS-159300`, `GB-FTS-116078`, `GB-FTS-45054`, `GB-FTS-152157`, `GB-FTS-40175`, `GB-FTS-185702`, `GB-FTS-21455`

- **Award:** Digital, Creative and Design (active)
  - Award id: `015335-2021-DN487261-7`
  - Supplier(s): **Exeter College, Just IT Training Ltd, Learning Curve Group Ltd (+6 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-84397`, `GB-FTS-99779`, `GB-FTS-54243`, `GB-FTS-116078`, `GB-FTS-45054`, `GB-FTS-152157`, `GB-FTS-40175`, `GB-FTS-185702`, `GB-FTS-21455`

- **Award:** Health, social care and science (active)
  - Award id: `015335-2021-Dn487261-8`
  - Supplier(s): **Agincare Group Ltd, Learning Curve Group Ltd, Richard Huish College (+5 more suppliers)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-42842`, `GB-FTS-54243`, `GB-FTS-21450`, `GB-FTS-21470`, `GB-FTS-45054`, `GB-FTS-36274`, `GB-FTS-152157`, `GB-FTS-185702`

## Contracts (8)
- **Contract:** Legal Finance and Accounting (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2021

- **Contract:** Sales Marketing and Procurement (active)

  - Signed Date: 17/06/2021

- **Contract:** Business and Administration (active)

  - Signed Date: 15/06/2021

- **Contract:** Catering hospitality and Facilities Management (active)

  - Signed Date: 15/06/2021

- **Contract:** Childcare and Education (active)

  - Signed Date: 15/06/2021

- **Contract:** Construction, Engineering, Manufacturing, Transport and Logistics (active)

  - Signed Date: 15/06/2021

- **Contract:** Digital, Creative and Design (active)

  - Signed Date: 15/06/2021

- **Contract:** Health, social care and science (active)

  - Signed Date: 15/06/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015335-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-07-05T10:41:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T01:38:59.721Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02c35a