AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
League Football Education awarded Oaklands College a £43,896 contract to deliver BTEC Level 3 Sport (Performance and Excellence) education for 16–18-year-old apprentices in professional football academy development programmes.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to Oaklands College. The notice records a contract period from 1 September 2026 to 27 June 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, specialist education-services award using a negotiated procedure without prior publication.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Oaklands College
96% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-1de74fdc-907c-4240-98a7-3e7fe375136b-1 · 43896 GBP · active
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The sole active award names Oaklands College as supplier and records a value of £43,896.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice; source status complete
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Process stage is "award", display status is "awarded", source status is "complete", and the published document is titled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award record status
98% confidenceActive
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The sole award has status "active".
Award date recorded
95% confidence1 September 2026
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The award record date is 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract execution
98% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The source provides an active award and contract-period dates but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£43,896
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The award value is 43896 GBP; the tender value is also stated as 43896 GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to the sole award
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One award is present and names one supplier, Oaklands College.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence31 August 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2026-08-31T17:00:00+01:00.
Recorded contract start
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Tender and award contract periods both start on 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Recorded contract end
99% confidence27 June 2027
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Tender and award contract periods both end on 2027-06-27T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The award notice datePublished is 2026-10-15T15:03:25+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDelivery of BTEC Level 3 in Sport (Performance and Excellence)
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The description specifies delivery of this qualification.
Beneficiaries
98% confidence16–18-year-old apprentices in professional development phase academies at local football clubs
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This population is specified in the requirement description.
Category
99% confidenceEducation services (CPV 80400000: Adult and other education services)
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The primary CPV classification is 80400000, "Adult and other education services".
Delivery region
95% confidenceLondon, United Kingdom
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The tender item lists London as the delivery-address region.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The process and tender both state procurement method "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceNegotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
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This wording is stated in procurementMethodDetails.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, evaluation results or scores are provided.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract period
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 27 June 2027
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The award contractPeriod states these start and end dates.
Extension or renewal options
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension, option or renewal terms are included in the supplied record.
SME suitability flag
96% confidenceSME: yes; VCSE: no
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Tender suitability states sme true and vcse false.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier opportunity
86% confidenceThe award indicates demand for specialist delivery of sport-focused post-16 education within football academy pathways.
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The published scope concerns BTEC Level 3 Sport delivery for academy apprentices.
Route-to-market signal
99% confidenceThe buyer used a negotiated procedure without prior publication for this requirement.
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The stated procedure detail is "Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier verification limitation
99% confidenceOaklands College is a source-supplied name and remains unverified
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The Companies House workflow completed with status "checked_unmatched" / decision "still_unmatched"; no verified company name or number is provided.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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The record does not provide bid counts, bidder identities, evaluation scores, pricing breakdown, award rationale, lot allocation, or extension terms.
Contract status interpretation
98% confidenceActive award does not explicitly evidence signature
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The source labels the award active but contains no explicit signing or execution statement.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Oaklands College could not be safely matched to a Companies House company record; its source-supplied name is therefore unverified.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes competition metrics, evaluation and award rationale, pricing detail, lot allocation, and extension or renewal terms.
- The source does not explicitly confirm contract signature or execution; it records an active award and a contract period only.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
League Football EducationOaklands CollegeBTEC Level 3 Sportfootball academy educationeducation services contractContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the League Football Education education delivery award?
The notice names Oaklands College. Its company identity remains unverified because the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe match.
What is the value of the award?
The sole award is valued at £43,896.
When does the recorded contract period run?
The notice records 1 September 2026 to 27 June 2027.
What procedure was used?
The notice states a negotiated procedure without prior publication, above threshold.
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