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University Centre Somerset College Group

CA18227 - Somerset Community Learning Subcontracting Services

EducationCPV 80000000
Value£400k
Awarded8 Aug 2026
Published14 Jul 2026
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£400ktotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£2.4m

This is a large award for Education & Training — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 23,516 valued Education & Training tenders in our corpus.

The brief

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%.

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Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA18227 as the reason for registration.

Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054.

Key requirements

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01

The Authority is seeking a contract

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).

02

The following are identified as the key

The following are identified as the key objectives which the Contractor (Service Operator) will be expected to address:.

03

To provide learners with high quality, specifically

To provide learners with high quality, specifically designed, flexible and innovate learning.

04

To ensure effective Safeguarding policies and procedures

To ensure effective Safeguarding policies and procedures to protect learners.

05

To provide excellence through all its operations

To provide excellence through all its operations.

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Stage
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