League Football Education awards Study Programme delivery to Accrington Stanley Football i

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 13:27.

Opportunity overview

Delivery of the 16-19 year old full time Study Programme to young people through engagement with their local community trust. All community trusts that LFE work with are affiliated to their professional football club within The English Football League.

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.

Accrington Stanley Football in the Community Trust Limited

Matched by number

Published award value: £86.1k
Awarded: 31 Aug 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-4b2817ba-256a-40ec-8b9c-ffa87a26a38d-2
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 07369852

Classification

CPV80500000 — Training services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

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

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 80500000
Description: Training services

Tender Period

Ends: 31 Aug 2024, 17:00

Contract period

Starts: 1 Sept 2024, 00:00
Ends: 31 Jul 2025, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: North West
Country Name: United Kingdom

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-07369852
Name: Accrington Stanley Football in the Community Trust Limited

Identifier

Legal Name: Accrington Stanley Football in the Community Trust Limited
Scheme: GB-COH
Id: 07369852

Address

Street Address: Stanley Sports Hub, Thorneyholme Road, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 6BD

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-4b2817ba-256a-40ec-8b9c-ffa87a26a38d-2
Status: active
Date: 1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 12:02

Value

Amount: 86,100
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-07369852
Name: Accrington Stanley Football in the Community Trust Limited

Contract period

Starts: 1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Jul 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/7bab6156-f0f7-47dc-9fa0-d2f328eff62d ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 12:02
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Preston · PR18HU · England
Delivery location · North West · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

7bab6156-f0f7-47dc-9fa0-d2f328eff62d-917970Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 15 Oct 2026, 12:02

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 for delivery of its 16–19 Study Programme through an English Football League-affiliated community trust. The published award names ACCRINGTON STANLEY FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED and gives an award value of £86,100.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded contract notice published; source status completeEvidence: Process display status is "awarded" and source status is "complete"; the award notice was published on 15 October 2026.
Award statusActive awardEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-4b2817ba-256a-40ec-8b9c-ffa87a26a38d-2 has status "active".
Contract executionNot explicitly confirmedEvidence: The supplied notice records an active award and contract-period dates but contains no explicit signature or execution field.

92% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 7bab6156-f0f7-47dc-9fa0-d2f328eff62d-917970
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4b2817ba-256a-40ec-8b9c-ffa87a26a38d
First published: 15 Oct 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 13:27
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

One active award is recorded to ACCRINGTON STANLEY FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED. The award record gives a contract period from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027; the supplied data does not explicitly confirm signature.

Market significance

This is a specialist education and training-services award in the North West, using a negotiated procedure without prior publication.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

ACCRINGTON STANLEY FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED

99% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-4b2817ba-256a-40ec-8b9c-ffa87a26a38d-2 · 86100 GBP · active

View supporting evidence

The award names Accrington Stanley Football in the Community Trust Limited as supplier and records £86,100. Supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 07369852.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

98% confidence

Awarded contract notice published; source status complete

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

Award status

98% confidence

Active award

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Award ocds-b5fd17-4b2817ba-256a-40ec-8b9c-ffa87a26a38d-2 has status "active".

Contract execution

96% confidence

Not explicitly confirmed

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The supplied notice records an active award and contract-period dates but contains no explicit signature or execution field.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£86,100 GBP

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The active award value is 86100 GBP.

Tender-level value

94% confidence

£250,800 GBP

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The tender object records a value of 250800 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award date

98% confidence

1 September 2026

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The award date is 2026-09-01.

Award notice publication

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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The award notice document and process publication timestamp are dated 2026-10-15.

Award contract period

98% confidence

1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027

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The award contractPeriod specifies these dates.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

98% confidence

Delivery of the 16–19 full-time Study Programme through local community trusts affiliated to English Football League professional football clubs

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This is stated in the process and tender descriptions.

Classification

99% confidence

CPV 80500000 — Training services

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The tender classification is CPV 80500000, Training services.

Delivery area

96% confidence

North West, United Kingdom

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The tender item delivery address specifies the North West, United Kingdom.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Limited — negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)

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The tender procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails states this procedure.

Competition and evaluation information

97% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice

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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or award rationale is provided.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Award contract period

98% confidence

1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027

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The award-level contractPeriod contains these dates.

Extensions and options

97% confidence

Not supplied in the published notice

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No extension, option or renewal terms are provided.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Value structure

96% confidence

The published £86,100 award value is lower than the £250,800 value in the tender object; the notice does not explain the difference.

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Tender value is 250800 GBP, while the single active award value is 86100 GBP.

Market route

99% confidence

The buyer used a negotiated procedure without prior publication.

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The procurement method details explicitly state this route.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

92%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-4b2817ba-256a-40ec-8b9c-ffa87a26a38d
Analysed: 17 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

LEAGUE FOOTBALL EDUCATION

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The process buyer_name and buyer party name are LEAGUE FOOTBALL EDUCATION.

Buyer location

94% confidence

Preston, England

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The buyer party address gives Preston, PR1 8HU, England.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier identity

99% confidence

Verified legal entity: ACCRINGTON STANLEY FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED (Companies House 07369852)

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Supplier verification records a completed company-number match to 07369852 and this verified company name.

Supplier classification

92% confidence

SME

View supporting evidence

The supplier party details record scale as "sme".

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated end-point for re-procurement review

98% confidence

31 July 2027

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This is the explicit award contract end date. It is an end-date estimate only, not a forecast of renewal or re-procurement.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Date inconsistency

99% confidence

The tender object shows a 2024 submission deadline and a 2024–2025 contract period, while the active award is dated 2026 with a 2026–2027 contract period.

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TenderPeriod end is 31 August 2024 and tender contractPeriod is 1 September 2024 to 31 July 2025; award dates are 2026–2027.

Value inconsistency

98% confidence

Tender-level and award-level values differ, with no allocation or explanation supplied.

View supporting evidence

Tender value is £250,800; award value is £86,100.

Lots

99% confidence

No lot records or award-to-lot allocation are supplied.

View supporting evidence

The lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published data contains conflicting tender-era (2024–2025) and award-era (2026–2027) dates; neither version has been selected as a replacement for the other.
The tender-level £250,800 value and award-level £86,100 value differ, and the notice does not explain their relationship.
Information on bids received, evaluation, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, extensions and renewal terms was not supplied in the published notice.
The source does not explicitly state that the award resulted in a signed or executed contract.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who received the award?

The notice names ACCRINGTON STANLEY FOOTBALL IN THE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED, verified against Companies House number 07369852.

What is the published award value?

The active award record gives £86,100 GBP.

When is the recorded award contract period?

1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The source does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.

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

Accrington Stanley Football in the Community Trust Limited

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

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Published outcome signals

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