League Football Education awards BTEC Sport delivery to Bolton College

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 15:12.

Opportunity overview

Delivery of the BTEC Level 3 in Sport (Performance and Excellence) for the 16-18 year old apprentices that are part of the professional development phase academy at local football clubs.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Bolton College

Matched by number

Published award value: £30.5k
Awarded: 31 Aug 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-6adba81b-f1ae-4258-8135-6b32a90df097-2
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 11198091

Classification

CPV80400000 — Adult and other education services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: BOLTCOL
Status: complete
Procurement Method: limited
Procurement Method Details: Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80400000
Description: Adult and other education services

Tender Period

Ends: 1 Sept 2023, 17:00

Contract period

Starts: 4 Sept 2023, 00:00
Ends: 27 Jun 2025, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Postal Code: BL3 5BG

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-SRS-supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/4V3Ab3Kv
Name: LEAGUE FOOTBALL EDUCATION

Identifier

Legal Name: LEAGUE FOOTBALL EDUCATION
Scheme: GB-SRS
Id: supplierregistration.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/4V3Ab3Kv

Address

Street Address: E F L House 10-12 West Cliff
Locality: Preston
Postal Code: PR18HU
Country Name: England

Contact

Name: Jennifer Hornby
Email: jhornby@lfe.org.uk
Telephone: 01772 326870

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-COH-11198091
Name: Bolton College

Identifier

Legal Name: Bolton College
Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 11198091

Address

Street Address: DEANE ROAD CAMPUS BL3 5BG GB

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-6adba81b-f1ae-4258-8135-6b32a90df097-2
Status: active
Date: 1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 14:02

Value

Amount: 30,528
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-11198091
Name: Bolton College

Contract period

Starts: 4 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 27 Jun 2027, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 2
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9abef765-13c9-428e-a4cc-a72d9e0bd9f4 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 14:02
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Preston · PR18HU · England
Delivery location · BL3 5BG

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

9abef765-13c9-428e-a4cc-a72d9e0bd9f4-918021Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 15 Oct 2026, 14:02

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

League Football Education published an award notice naming BOLTON COLLEGE for delivery of BTEC Level 3 Sport education to 16–18-year-old apprentices in professional football academy development programmes. The published award record states £30,528 for 4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded contract notice published; source process marked completeEvidence: Process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete"; award notice published 15 October 2026.
Award record statusActiveEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-6adba81b-f1ae-4258-8135-6b32a90df097-2 has status "active".
Contract signatureNot explicitly statedEvidence: The supplied award notice data includes an active award and contract-period fields but no signature or conclusion field.

92% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 9abef765-13c9-428e-a4cc-a72d9e0bd9f4-918021
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6adba81b-f1ae-4258-8135-6b32a90df097
First published: 15 Oct 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 15:12
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 17 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

Award announced to BOLTON COLLEGE under a negotiated procedure without prior publication. The supplied record does not explicitly confirm contract signature.

Market significance

A small, specialist education-services award in the football academy apprenticeship market.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

BOLTON COLLEGE

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-6adba81b-f1ae-4258-8135-6b32a90df097-2 · 30528 GBP · active

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Award record names Bolton College; supplier verification identifies verified legal company name BOLTON COLLEGE, company number 11198091.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

98% confidence

Awarded contract notice published; source process marked complete

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Process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete"; award notice published 15 October 2026.

Award record status

98% confidence

Active

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Award ocds-b5fd17-6adba81b-f1ae-4258-8135-6b32a90df097-2 has status "active".

Contract signature

99% confidence

Not explicitly stated

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The supplied award notice data includes an active award and contract-period fields but no signature or conclusion field.

VALUES

Published values explained

Published award value

99% confidence

£30,528 GBP

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Award value is 30,528 GBP.

Value attribution

98% confidence

Single-supplier award value

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The award record lists one supplier, BOLTON COLLEGE.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award date

99% confidence

1 September 2026

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Award date is 2026-09-01.

Published date

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-15T14:02:17+01:00.

Stated contract period

99% confidence

4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027

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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-09-04 and endDate is 2027-06-27.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Service

99% confidence

Delivery of BTEC Level 3 in Sport (Performance and Excellence)

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Process description states this service requirement.

Beneficiaries

98% confidence

16–18-year-old apprentices in the professional development phase academy at local football clubs

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Process description identifies the intended learners.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 80400000 — Adult and other education services

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Primary classification supplied in tender data.

Delivery location

95% confidence

BL3 5BG

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Tender item delivery address gives postal code BL3 5BG.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

99% confidence

Limited

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Process and tender procurementMethod are "limited".

Procedure detail

99% confidence

Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)

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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this wording.

Competition information

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice data

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No bidder count, tenderer list, scores, or evaluation information is provided.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Stated term

99% confidence

4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027

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Award contractPeriod fields specify these dates.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice data

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No extension or renewal provisions are included in the supplied fields.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Award structure

98% confidence

One supplier is named on one award; no lots are supplied

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The supplied award has one supplier and lot_ids_json is null; no lot records are provided.

Market route

98% confidence

Directly negotiated route rather than an openly published competition

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The procedure is stated as negotiated without prior publication.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

92%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-6adba81b-f1ae-4258-8135-6b32a90df097
Analysed: 17 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

LEAGUE FOOTBALL EDUCATION

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Buyer party and process buyer_name identify LEAGUE FOOTBALL EDUCATION.

Buyer location

97% confidence

Preston, PR1 8HU, England

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Buyer address lists Preston, PR18HU, England.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

BOLTON COLLEGE (company number 11198091)

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Supplier verification matched the supplied GB-COH identifier to verified company number 11198091 and verified company name BOLTON COLLEGE.

Supplier verification status

99% confidence

Verified

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Supplier verification status is verified via company number match.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated end-date milestone

99% confidence

27 June 2027

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The explicit award contract end date is 2027-06-27. This is an end-date estimate only, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Conflicting underlying tender fields

99% confidence

The source also contains earlier tender-period, contract-period and value fields for 2023–2025 and £25,920, which differ from the 2026–2027 £30,528 award record.

View supporting evidence

Tender fields show £25,920 and 4 September 2023 to 27 June 2025; the award fields show £30,528 and 4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027.

Publication timing

99% confidence

The award notice was published after the stated contract start date.

View supporting evidence

Award notice published 15 October 2026; stated award contract start is 4 September 2026.

Unpublished commercial detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: lot allocation, pricing breakdown, bid count, evaluation, award rationale and signature confirmation.

View supporting evidence

These fields are absent from the supplied record.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The source contains conflicting earlier tender fields (£25,920; 4 September 2023 to 27 June 2025) and later award fields (£30,528; 4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027); the record does not explain their relationship.
The notice does not explicitly state that a contract was signed or otherwise concluded.
No bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, or extension terms are supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the League Football Education award?

BOLTON COLLEGE is named as the verified supplier on the award record.

What is the published award value?

The award record states £30,528 GBP.

Was the contract confirmed as signed?

No explicit signature confirmation is included in the supplied notice data.

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.

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Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Bolton College

Classification

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

Tender Period

Contract period

Suitability

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Identifier

Address

Details

Roles

Award information

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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