League Football Education awards BTEC sport education delivery to Doncaster 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.

Doncaster College

Matched by number

Published award value: £43.3k
Awarded: 31 Aug 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-14e68b7d-a46c-4d80-a860-33d47dd52b46-2
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 11283876

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: DONCOL
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: DN1 2RF

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-11283876
Name: Doncaster College

Identifier

Legal Name: Doncaster College
Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 11283876

Address

Street Address: The Hub DN1 2RF GB

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-14e68b7d-a46c-4d80-a860-33d47dd52b46-2
Status: active
Date: 1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 13:56

Value

Amount: 43,300
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-11283876
Name: Doncaster 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/2a754009-beac-4f1a-9e91-df92e72b2c74 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 13:56
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Preston · PR18HU · England
Delivery location · DN1 2RF

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

2a754009-beac-4f1a-9e91-df92e72b2c74-918016Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 15 Oct 2026, 13:56

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 awarded contract notice for delivery of BTEC Level 3 Sport (Performance and Excellence) education to 16–18-year-old apprentices in professional football academy development programmes. The notice records an active award to DONCASTER COLLEGE worth £43,300.

Published outcome signals

Notice stageAwarded contract noticeEvidence: Process display status is "awarded" and notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award record status is "active".
Contract execution statusUnknownEvidence: The supplied award notice provides an active award and contract-period dates, but no explicit signature or execution confirmation.

88% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 2a754009-beac-4f1a-9e91-df92e72b2c74-918016
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-14e68b7d-a46c-4d80-a860-33d47dd52b46
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 DONCASTER COLLEGE under award ID ocds-b5fd17-14e68b7d-a46c-4d80-a860-33d47dd52b46-2. The source does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.

Market significance

A small specialist education-services award using a negotiated procedure without prior publication.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

DONCASTER COLLEGE

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-14e68b7d-a46c-4d80-a860-33d47dd52b46-2 · 43300 GBP · active

View supporting evidence

The award names Doncaster College as supplier; supplier verification identifies the legal supplier as DONCASTER COLLEGE, company number 11283876.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice stage

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice

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Process display status is "awarded" and notice type is "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".

Award status

98% confidence

Active

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Award record status is "active".

Contract execution status

95% confidence

Unknown

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The supplied award notice provides an active award and contract-period dates, but no explicit signature or execution confirmation.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£43,300

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Award ocds-b5fd17-14e68b7d-a46c-4d80-a860-33d47dd52b46-2 has value amount 43300 GBP.

Published tender-level value

95% confidence

£26,784

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The process/tender data states a value of 26784 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award date

99% confidence

1 September 2026

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Award date is 2026-09-01.

Award notice publication date

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-15T13:56:55+01:00.

Award contract period

99% confidence

4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027

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The award record specifies contractPeriod startDate 2026-09-04 and endDate 2027-06-27.

Tender-period deadline in process data

98% confidence

1 September 2023, 17:00 BST

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Tender data states tenderPeriod endDate 2023-09-01T17:00:00+01:00.

Tender-level contract period in process data

98% confidence

4 September 2023 to 27 June 2025

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Tender data states contractPeriod startDate 2023-09-04 and endDate 2025-06-27.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

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

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Published description specifies delivery of this qualification for 16–18-year-old apprentices in professional development phase academies at local football clubs.

Delivery location

94% confidence

DN1 2RF

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Tender item delivery address gives postal code DN1 2RF.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Limited

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Tender procurementMethod is "limited".

Procedure detail

99% confidence

Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)

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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this procedure.

Competition information

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information on bidder numbers, tenderers, evaluation scores and reasons for award was not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Award-record term

99% confidence

4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027

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Award contractPeriod specifies these dates.

Extensions, options and pricing structure

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Value allocation

98% confidence

The £43,300 award value is attributable to the sole named supplier.

View supporting evidence

One supplier is listed on the £43,300 award record.

Commercial rationale

99% confidence

Unknown

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The notice does not publish award rationale, evaluation results, pricing detail or comparative bid information.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

88%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-14e68b7d-a46c-4d80-a860-33d47dd52b46
Analysed: 17 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

LEAGUE FOOTBALL EDUCATION

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The process and buyer party identify LEAGUE FOOTBALL EDUCATION as buyer.

Buyer location

96% confidence

Preston, England (PR1 8HU)

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Buyer party address lists Preston, PR18HU, England.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

DONCASTER COLLEGE (company number 11283876)

View supporting evidence

Supplier verification status is verified using company number 11283876; verified company name is DONCASTER COLLEGE.

Supplier SME indicator

93% confidence

SME

View supporting evidence

The supplier party details state scale "sme".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Potential re-procurement timing

70% confidence

Estimated around the award-record end date of 27 June 2027

View supporting evidence

This is an estimate based solely on the explicit award contract end date; no renewal, extension or re-procurement plan is published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Conflicting value and period data

99% confidence

The tender/process data gives £26,784 and a 2023–2025 period, while the award record gives £43,300 and a 2026–2027 period.

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Both sets of fields are present in the supplied source data; neither is treated as a replacement for the other.

Contract status evidence

95% confidence

The record is an active award notice, not explicit evidence of a signed contract.

View supporting evidence

No supplied field confirms signature or execution.

Unpublished procurement detail

99% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid numbers, evaluation, lot allocation, extensions and pricing breakdown.

View supporting evidence

These fields are absent from the supplied data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The source contains unresolved conflicting tender-level and award-level values and contract periods: £26,784/2023–2025 versus £43,300/2026–2027.
The notice does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed or executed.
Information on competition, evaluation, award rationale, lots, individual pricing, extensions and renewal terms was not supplied in the published notice.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the League Football Education education delivery award?

DONCASTER COLLEGE is the verified legal supplier named on the award record.

What is the award value?

The award record states £43,300. Separate tender-level source data states £26,784, so the published data contains conflicting values.

Is there evidence that the contract was signed?

No. The supplied source confirms an active award notice but does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution.

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

Doncaster 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

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