AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
League Football Education awarded a £110,700 training-services contract to BOLTON WANDERERS COMMUNITY TRUST for delivery of a 16–19 full-time Study Programme through a local community trust affiliated with an English Football League club.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded. The published award record gives a 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027 delivery period.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, limited-procedure education delivery award in North West England, valued at £110,700.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BOLTON WANDERERS COMMUNITY TRUST
98% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-48a5360a-c71c-481d-84be-0362724ea7ff-1 · 110700 GBP · active
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The award names supplier GB-COH-04323645. Supplier verification matched company number 04323645 to BOLTON WANDERERS COMMUNITY TRUST.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; process complete
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The process is labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder", with source status "complete" and display status "awarded".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-48a5360a-c71c-481d-84be-0362724ea7ff-1 has status "active".
Award date
95% confidence1 September 2026
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The award record date is 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Notice publication date
98% confidence15 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-15T12:20:48+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
98% confidence£110,700
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The award value is GBP 110700; the tender value is also GBP 110700.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to the single recorded award and supplier
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One award is recorded, with one supplier and an award value of GBP 110700.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence31 August 2026, 17:00 BST
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The tender period end date is 2026-08-31T17:00:00+01:00.
Delivery period
98% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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The award and tender contract periods state start 2026-09-01 and end 2027-07-31.
Published award notice
98% confidence15 October 2026
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The award notice document was published on 2026-10-15T12:20:48+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceDelivery of the 16–19-year-old full-time Study Programme through a local community trust.
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The published description states delivery of the 16-19 year old full time Study Programme to young people through engagement with their local community trust.
Community-trust model
96% confidenceTrusts working with LFE are affiliated with professional football clubs in the English Football League.
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The description states that all community trusts LFE works with are affiliated to their professional football club within The English Football League.
Classification
98% confidenceCPV 80500000 — Training services
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The tender classification is CPV 80500000, described as Training services.
Delivery location
94% confidenceNorth West, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies North West, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
98% confidenceLimited procedure — negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
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The published procurement method is "limited" and details state "Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)".
Competition information
98% confidenceBidder count and evaluation information not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award rationale is included in the supplied data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
98% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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The award contract period gives these start and end dates.
SME suitability
94% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records sme: true.
VCSE suitability
94% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability records vcse: false.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied notice.
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No pricing schedule, payment terms, performance measures or terms document is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
96% confidenceSingle active supplier award for programme delivery
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The supplied record contains one active award and one supplier.
Market route
98% confidenceThe buyer used a negotiated procedure without prior publication.
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This is the published procurement-method detail; the notice does not state the reason for using it.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier name reconciliation
99% confidenceThe source name differs from the verified legal name.
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Source data names "Bolton Wanderers in the Community", while company-number verification identifies BOLTON WANDERERS COMMUNITY TRUST. The verified legal name is used in this analysis.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No evaluation, bids, scoring, award rationale, lot allocation, pricing breakdown, payment terms or performance measures are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The published notice does not provide bid counts, bidder identities, evaluation methodology, scores, award rationale or savings.
- No lot titles or individual lot allocations are published; no lots are recorded in the supplied data.
- No extension, renewal, pricing breakdown, payment terms, performance measures or detailed contract document is supplied.
- The source supplier name, "Bolton Wanderers in the Community", differs from the verified legal company name BOLTON WANDERERS COMMUNITY TRUST; the legal name has been used for supplier identification.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
League Football EducationBOLTON WANDERERS COMMUNITY TRUSTBolton Wanderers in the Communityeducation delivery contracttraining servicesNorth WestContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the League Football Education education delivery contract?
BOLTON WANDERERS COMMUNITY TRUST, verified against company number 04323645. The source notice uses the name Bolton Wanderers in the Community.
What is the value of the award?
The single recorded award is valued at £110,700.
What is the delivery period?
The published contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027.
What procedure was used?
The notice records a limited, negotiated procedure without prior publication above threshold.
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