Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd3-60c5-7035-ab44-c2cd3b45fc37/somerset-council-apprenticeship-services-provision closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Somerset Council Apprenticeship Services Provision [Somerset Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/somerset-council) Estimated value £4,000,000 Published 27 Jan 2026 Deadline Closed 27 Feb 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Split into 8 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender 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. ## CPV classification Education and training services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-061007-2026-01-27T15:57:11Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-061007-2026-01-27T15:57:11Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Somerset Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/somerset-council) [Sector More Education & training tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/education-training) ## More tenders like this [Education and training services – REZ Bayern\_45ind\_AA Riesa · Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Regionales Einkaufszentrum Bayern, (mit Zuständigkeit für Bayern und Sachsen) · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7298-712f-903a-aa354be09b91/germany-education-and-training-services-rez-bayern-45ind-aa-riesa) [Tutorial services – Prestations de production d’une collection de podcasts audio et de vidéos à caractère scientifique et pédagogique · Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Espace, Secrétariat général, Service de l'action administrative et des moyens, Sous-direction des achats pour la Direction générale de la recherche et de l’innovation, l’Institut des Haut · 39 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6fb4-7066-8849-0a3e6a7231d0/france-tutorial-services-prestations-de-production-dune-collection-de-podca) [Health and first-aid training services – Realización de actividades educativas de promoción de la salud en los municipios de la provincia de Barcelona, ​​dividido en 6 lotes · Diputación de Barcelona · 24 days left · 12 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6616-7250-a2d1-652e047f90c2/spain-health-and-first-aid-training-services-realizacion-de-actividades-educ) [Tutorial services – Conception et fabrication d'une maquette pédagogique interactive sur l'adaptation des territoires côtiers de la Manche au changement climatique · Département de la Manche · 24 days left · 12 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6477-701b-aecc-2323975d0394/france-tutorial-services-conception-et-fabrication-dune-maquette-pedagogiqu) [Training seminars – Bereitstellung einer KI-Kompetenzplattform sowie Durchführung von KI-Grundlagen- und KI-Aufbauqualifizierung · Neue Wege Kreis Bergstraße - Kommunales Jobcenter · 10 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-67fd-7033-a4df-37ebb572d4c7/germany-training-seminars-bereitstellung-einer-ki-kompetenzplattform-sowie-d) [Education and training services – EU-udbud af rammeaftaler om levering af danskuddannelse til voksne udlændinge m.fl. Fredensborg, Helsingør og Hørsholm kommune · Fredensborg kommune · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8119-7035-ab97-ce2cb27832bd/denmark-education-and-training-services-eu-udbud-af-rammeaftaler-om-levering)