AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
League Football Education published an award notice naming WIGAN ATHLETIC FC COMMUNITY TRUST for delivery of a 16–19 Study Programme through a local football community trust. The award record is valued at £98,000 and has a stated period from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Published outcomeAward announced to WIGAN ATHLETIC FC COMMUNITY TRUST (company number 06303512). The source marks the award as active; it does not explicitly state that a contract has been signed.
Market significanceA £98,000 training-services award using a negotiated procedure without prior publication, focused on education delivery in North West England.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WIGAN ATHLETIC FC COMMUNITY TRUST
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-4d425f76-af1b-45fc-a342-c33ca15ca186-2 · 98000 GBP · active
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The award names Wigan Athletic Community Trust as supplier; supplier verification matches company number 06303512 to WIGAN ATHLETIC FC COMMUNITY TRUST.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Document 2 is titled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder” and was published 15 October 2026.
Procurement stage
99% confidenceAward
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Process stage is “award”; the release history is tagged “award”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-4d425f76-af1b-45fc-a342-c33ca15ca186-2 has status “active”.
Contract signature status
99% confidenceUnknown
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No explicit signature or contract-conclusion field is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£98,000 GBP
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The award value is 98,000 GBP.
Tender-level value in source
99% confidence£12,600 GBP
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The tender object records a value of 12,600 GBP, which differs from the award value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence31 August 2023, 17:00 BST
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Tender period end date is 2023-08-31T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The award notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-15T12:13:06+01:00.
Award contract period
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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The award contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% confidenceDelivery of the full-time 16–19 Study Programme through local community trusts affiliated with English Football League professional football clubs.
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Process description and tender description.
Category
99% confidenceServices — Training services (CPV 80500000)
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Main procurement category is services; primary CPV classification is 80500000, Training services.
Delivery area
98% confidenceNorth West, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address identifies the North West, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Process and tender procurementMethod are “limited”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceNegotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
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Tender procurementMethodDetails states this procedure.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information on invited suppliers, bids received and evaluation is not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated award period
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award contractPeriod startDate and endDate.
Extension or options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
SME indicator
90% confidenceSupplier is recorded as an SME
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The supplier party details identify scale as “sme”.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceOne supplier is named for a single published award; no lot allocation is supplied.
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One award and one supplier are present; lot_ids_json is null and no lots are supplied.
Value attribution
96% confidenceThe £98,000 figure is an award-level value and is reported against the sole named supplier.
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The award names one supplier and records an award value of 98,000 GBP.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting source periods and values
99% confidenceThe tender object reports a £12,600 value and a 1 September 2023 to 31 July 2024 period, while the award reports £98,000 and 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The notice does not explain the discrepancy.
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Tender value and contractPeriod differ from the award value and award contractPeriod.
Supplier naming normalisation
99% confidenceThe supplied source supplier name differs from the verified legal company name; the verified legal name is used in this analysis.
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supplier_name_mismatch is true; verification by company number 06303512 returned WIGAN ATHLETIC FC COMMUNITY TRUST.
Unpublished procurement detail
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice includes bid counts, evaluation criteria or scores, pricing breakdown, award rationale, lot titles and extension terms.
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No such fields are present in the supplied award and tender data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains unresolved contradictions between tender-level and award-level values and contract periods; neither version has been selected as a replacement for the other.
- The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature, execution or subsequent delivery.
- Information on competition, bids, scoring, award rationale, individual pricing and extension provisions was not supplied.
- No lots or lot-level allocation are supplied.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
League Football EducationWIGAN ATHLETIC FC COMMUNITY TRUSTeducation deliveryStudy Programmetraining servicesContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award?
WIGAN ATHLETIC FC COMMUNITY TRUST, verified against company number 06303512.
What is the award value?
The award record states £98,000 GBP.
When is the stated award period?
1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Is a signed contract confirmed?
No. The supplied data is an award notice and 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.