AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
League Football Education published an award notice naming BRISTOL ROVERS COMMUNITY TRUST for delivery of a 16–19 Study Programme through a local football community trust in the South West.
Published outcomeThe notice records an active award to BRISTOL ROVERS COMMUNITY TRUST, valued at £234,200, with an award-level delivery period of 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The supplied evidence does not explicitly confirm signature of a contract.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, limited-procedure training-services award in the football-community education delivery market.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BRISTOL ROVERS COMMUNITY TRUST
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-2350d0e5-1676-46b7-91c3-78d093c6ee67-2 · 234200 GBP · active award
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Verified company name supplied for company number 04153673; the award names Bristol Rovers Community Trust and states a value of £234,200.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process display status is "awarded" and the notice is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award record status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-2350d0e5-1676-46b7-91c3-78d093c6ee67-2 has status "active".
Contract conclusion
98% confidenceNot explicitly evidenced
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The supplied award notice contains an active award and a contract period but no explicit signature or contract-conclusion field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£234,200
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The award record states value amount 234200, currency GBP.
Tender-level value
99% confidence£266,000
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The tender object states value amount 266000, currency GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-15T11:58:13+01:00.
Award-level delivery period
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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The award contractPeriod specifies startDate 2026-09-01 and endDate 2027-07-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
97% confidenceDelivery of the 16–19 full-time Study Programme through local community trusts affiliated to English Football League clubs
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Process description and tender description.
Category
99% confidenceTraining services (CPV 80500000)
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Primary classification is CPV 80500000, "Training services".
Delivery area
97% confidenceSouth West, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies the South West, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited; negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails gives this procedure description.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied
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No bid, participant, evaluation, or scoring data is included in the supplied notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Award-level term
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Extensions and renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension or option terms are provided in the supplied data.
SME indicator
90% confidenceYes
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The tender suitability field marks SME true, and the supplier party details state scale "sme".
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
96% confidenceOne named supplier receives the single published award value
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The sole award names one supplier and gives one award value of £234,200; no lots are supplied.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe £234,200 is an award-level value, not a published lot-level breakdown
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No lots or individual lot values are supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting tender and award fields
99% confidenceThe tender-level dates and value differ from the award-level record
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Tender data gives £266,000 and a period of 1 September 2024 to 31 July 2025, while the award gives £234,200 and 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. Neither version has been selected as a replacement for the other.
Supplier identity quality
99% confidenceVerified
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The source supplier is matched by company number 04153673 to verified legal name BRISTOL ROVERS COMMUNITY TRUST.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, and extension terms.
- The supplied data does not explicitly confirm contract signature or provide a contract document.
- The notice contains inconsistent tender-level and award-level values and periods; the reason for the discrepancy is not supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
League Football EducationBRISTOL ROVERS COMMUNITY TRUSTtraining servicesStudy ProgrammeSouth WestContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
BRISTOL ROVERS COMMUNITY TRUST, verified against company number 04153673.
What is the published award value?
The award record states £234,200.
Is a signed contract confirmed?
No. The supplied evidence records an active award and a delivery period but does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.