AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
League Football Education published an award notice for delivery of its 16–19 full-time Study Programme through an affiliated football community trust. The active award names Carlisle United FC Community Sports Trust and is valued at £135,300.
Published outcomeOne active award is reported to Carlisle United FC Community Sports Trust.
Market significanceThis is a £135,300 training-services award for education delivery in the North West, using a negotiated procedure without prior publication.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CARLISLE UNITED FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-e6addb8e-db73-4210-9c4d-bb706c92c9a4-2 · 135300 GBP · active
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Award record names CARLISLE UNITED FC COMMUNITY SPORTS TRUST as supplier, with value £135,300 and status active. Verified company number: 06731387.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source process status complete and award status active.
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Process display status is "awarded"; source status is "complete"; award status is "active".
Award decision date
98% confidence1 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T11:57:03+01:00.
Contract signature
99% confidenceUnknown; the supplied notice does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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No signature field or signed-contract document is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£135,300
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Award value: 135300 GBP.
Top-level tender value
92% confidence£235,600
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Tender value in the source tender record: 235600 GBP.
Value reconciliation
99% confidenceThe £235,600 top-level tender value differs from the £135,300 active award value; the notice does not explain the difference.
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Source tender value is £235,600; award value is £135,300.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Published award notice
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Notice publication timestamp: 2026-10-15T11:57:03+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence1 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award contract period
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award contractPeriod startDate 2026-09-01 and endDate 2027-07-31.
Tender period deadline
97% confidence31 August 2024
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Top-level tenderPeriod endDate: 2024-08-31T17:00:00+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceDelivery of the 16–19-year-old full-time Study Programme through local community trusts affiliated with professional football clubs in the English Football League.
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Published procurement description.
Category
99% confidenceTraining services (CPV 80500000).
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Primary classification: CPV 80500000, Training services.
Delivery area
97% confidenceNorth West, United Kingdom.
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Tender item delivery address region: North West; country: United Kingdom.
Lots
99% confidenceNo lot structure or lot allocation is supplied.
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Lots array is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited.
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Process and tender procurementMethod: limited.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceNegotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold).
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procurementMethodDetails in the process and tender record.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown; the notice does not provide bidder numbers, tenderer identities, scores or evaluation detail.
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No bid, score or evaluation fields are supplied.
SME suitability
97% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs; not marked suitable for VCSEs.
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Tender suitability: sme true; vcse false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Reported award period
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027.
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extensions or options
99% confidenceUnknown.
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Pricing and payment terms
99% confidenceUnknown.
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No pricing breakdown or payment terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier opportunity
96% confidenceThe award covers delivery of a defined 16–19 education programme through the buyer's football community-trust network.
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Published requirement description.
Route-to-market observation
98% confidenceThe buyer used a negotiated procedure without prior publication, so the notice does not evidence an open competitive route for this award.
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Published procedure detail: negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold).
Value interpretation
99% confidence£135,300 is the reported value of the active award; it should not be conflated with the differing £235,600 top-level tender value.
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Award value £135,300; tender value £235,600.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe top-level tender dates are 1 September 2024 to 31 July 2025, while the active award dates are 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The source does not explain this two-year difference.
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Tender contractPeriod is 2024-09-01 to 2025-07-31; award contractPeriod is 2026-09-01 to 2027-07-31.
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe published top-level tender value (£235,600) differs from the active award value (£135,300).
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Tender value and award value in the supplied record.
Missing published information
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation results, award rationale, lot allocation, signature evidence, extension terms, and pricing breakdown.
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These fields and documents are absent from supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains unresolved date differences between the top-level tender period (2024–2025) and the active award period (2026–2027).
- The source contains differing top-level tender (£235,600) and award (£135,300) values without an explanation.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, lot allocation, signed-contract evidence, extension terms and detailed pricing.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
League Football EducationCarlisle United FC Community Sports Trusteducation deliveryStudy Programmetraining servicesNorth WestContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the League Football Education award?
The award notice names Carlisle United FC Community Sports Trust, company number 06731387.
What is the reported award value?
The active award is valued at £135,300.
When does the reported award period end?
The award record reports an end date of 31 July 2027.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied notice 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.