League Football Education award to Nottingham College

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 16:26.

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.

Nottingham College

Match pending…

Published award value: £35.1k
Awarded: 31 Aug 2026
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-513b32ce-1f71-4ee3-b227-ce8caa8bdba2-2
Status: active

Classification

CPV80400000 — Adult and other education services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: NOTTINGHAMCOL
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: 3 Sept 2018, 17:00

Contract period

Starts: 4 Sept 2018, 00:00
Ends: 30 Jun 2019, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: West Midlands
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-CFS-339245
Name: Nottingham College

Identifier

Legal Name: Nottingham College

Address

Street Address: 19 Westbury Road, Nottingham, NG5 1EP

Details

Scale: sme
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-513b32ce-1f71-4ee3-b227-ce8caa8bdba2-2
Status: active
Date: 1 Sept 2026, 00:00
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 15:00

Value

Amount: 35,136
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-CFS-339245
Name: Nottingham College

Contract period

Starts: 1 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/7d7931d7-129d-4436-a5c8-06593c3b1dc1 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 15:00
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

7d7931d7-129d-4436-a5c8-06593c3b1dc1-918061Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 15 Oct 2026, 15:00

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 has published an active award to Nottingham College for delivery of BTEC Level 3 Sport (Performance and Excellence) education to 16–18-year-old apprentices in professional football academy development programmes.

Published outcome signals

Notice statusAwarded contract notice; process source status completeEvidence: Process display status is 'awarded'; source status is 'complete'; notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award ocds-b5fd17-513b32ce-1f71-4ee3-b227-ce8caa8bdba2-2 has status 'active'.
Contract conclusion/signatureUnknownEvidence: The supplied award notice identifies an active award and contract period but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed or concluded.

91% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed3 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: 7d7931d7-129d-4436-a5c8-06593c3b1dc1-918061
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-513b32ce-1f71-4ee3-b227-ce8caa8bdba2
First published: 15 Oct 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 16:26
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, valued at £35,136 (GBP), with a stated award and contract-period start date of 1 September 2026 and end date of 27 June 2027.

Market significance

This is a small, specialist education-services award using a negotiated procedure without prior publication. The notice does not publish evaluation, competition or pricing detail.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

Nottingham College

98% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-513b32ce-1f71-4ee3-b227-ce8caa8bdba2-2 · 35136 GBP · active

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The active award names Nottingham College as supplier and records a value of £35,136.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice status

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice; process source status complete

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Process display status is 'awarded'; source status is 'complete'; notice type is 'Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder'.

Award status

99% confidence

Active

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Award ocds-b5fd17-513b32ce-1f71-4ee3-b227-ce8caa8bdba2-2 has status 'active'.

Contract conclusion/signature

98% confidence

Unknown

View supporting evidence

The supplied award notice identifies an active award and contract period but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed or concluded.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

99% confidence

£35,136 GBP

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Active award value is 35136 GBP.

Tender value in source record

98% confidence

£26,784 GBP

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The embedded tender record states a value of 26784 GBP.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Award date

99% confidence

1 September 2026

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Award date is 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.

Award notice published

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Award document datePublished is 2026-10-15T15:00:31+01:00.

Stated contract period

99% confidence

1 September 2026 to 27 June 2027

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The active award contractPeriod is 2026-09-01 to 2027-06-27.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Delivery of BTEC Level 3 in Sport (Performance and Excellence) for 16–18-year-old apprentices in professional development phase academies at local football clubs.

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Process description and embedded tender description.

Delivery location

94% confidence

West Midlands, United Kingdom

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Tender item delivery address specifies West Midlands, United Kingdom.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Limited; negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)

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Process procurement method is 'limited' and method details state 'Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)'.

Competition and evaluation

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Stated duration

96% confidence

Approximately 10 months

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Award contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 27 June 2027.

Extension or renewal terms

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Value discrepancy

99% confidence

The active award value (£35,136) differs from the embedded tender value (£26,784); the notice does not explain the difference.

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Award value is 35136 GBP, while embedded tender value is 26784 GBP.

Route to market

96% confidence

The published procedure indicates a negotiated route without prior publication; the notice does not state the rationale or identify other bidders.

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Procurement method details and absence of competition information in supplied data.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

91%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-513b32ce-1f71-4ee3-b227-ce8caa8bdba2
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 are LEAGUE FOOTBALL EDUCATION.

Buyer location

93% confidence

Preston, England

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Buyer party address lists Preston, PR18HU, England.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Published supplier name

98% confidence

Nottingham College (unverified identity)

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The award and supplier record name Nottingham College; supplier identity status is 'checked_unmatched'.

Published supplier classification

90% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details state scale 'sme'.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Estimated end-date watchpoint

99% confidence

27 June 2027

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The explicit award contract end date is 2027-06-27. This is an end-date estimate only, not a procurement forecast.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Supplier identity

99% confidence

Nottingham College remains unverified: the Companies House matching workflow completed without finding a safe company match.

View supporting evidence

supplier_identity_status is 'checked_unmatched'; lookup decision is 'still_unmatched'; no verified company name or number is supplied.

Conflicting historic and active fields

99% confidence

The embedded tender fields show a 2018–2019 period and £26,784, while the active award shows a 2026–2027 period and £35,136. Neither version is selected as a replacement for the other.

View supporting evidence

Tender contractPeriod is 2018-09-04 to 2019-06-30 and tender value is 26784 GBP; active award period is 2026-09-01 to 2027-06-27 and value is 35136 GBP.

Unpublished details

98% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice: lot allocation, evaluation, bid count, pricing breakdown, signature status, and extension terms.

View supporting evidence

No such fields are present in the supplied award, lot or document data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

Nottingham College is an unverified supplier identity: the completed Companies House matching workflow did not identify a safe company match.
The source contains unresolved conflicting tender and active-award values and dates; the notice does not explain whether these represent a correction, replacement, or separate procurement record.
Information not supplied in the published notice includes lots, individual lot values, evaluation results, bid count, pricing breakdown, contract signature status, and extension or renewal terms.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who received the award?

The published award names Nottingham College. Its identity remains unverified because the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe company match.

What is the award value?

The active award records £35,136 GBP. An embedded tender field separately states £26,784 GBP, without explaining the difference.

When does the stated contract period end?

The active award states 27 June 2027. This is a contract end-date watchpoint, not a forecast of a new procurement.

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

Nottingham 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

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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