DSTPN

Somerset Council
South West
Direct award
1 August 2025 to 24 January 2026

Delivery of a careers education, information, advice, and guidance (CEIAG) service for the Community Learning department. The service involves providing professional career support and educational guidance to learners, operating as an externally contracted delivery partnership.

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Awarded value: £50k; As published
Published: 17 November 2025
Awarded: 31 July 2025; Dorset & Somerset Training Provider Network
Contract length: 6 months; Ends 24 January 2026

What the contract covers

Externally contracted service

Provision of careers education, information, advice, and guidance services to support community learning and skills development programmes for local residents.

Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG) service for the Council’s Community Learning department

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Externally contracted service
Procedure: Direct award
Initial term: 6 months
Contract dates: 1 August 2025 to 24 January 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 80000000

Services in this contract

Careers information, advice and guidanceMain service£440k typicalCommunity Learning careers information, advice and guidance service

Lifecycle

Published
17 November 2025
Contract awardedto Dorset & Somerset Training Provider Network
31 July 2025
Contract starts
1 August 2025
Contract ends
24 January 2026

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Somerset Council

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Dorset & Somerset Training Provider Network

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/334876/dstpn
Buyer reference: C1000722
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e22a
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Somerset Council. DSTPN. Contract award, 17 November 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/334876/dstpn (accessed 5 November 2026).