AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
League Football Education published an award notice naming Shrewsbury College for delivery of BTEC Level 3 Sport (Performance and Excellence) education to 16–18-year-old apprentices in professional-development-phase football academies.
Published outcomeThe published award record is active, dated 1 September 2026, with a stated value of £36,864 and an award-level delivery period from 4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027. The notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
Market significanceThis is a small, specialist education-services award using a negotiated procedure without prior publication. The published record contains materially conflicting tender-level and award-level dates, periods and values.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Shrewsbury College
93% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-63581e5a-fba8-44fd-ab17-83b2565be262-2 · 36864 GBP · Active award
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The award names “Shrewsbury College” as its supplier and states a value of GBP 36,864.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document are both labelled “Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder”.
Published award status
98% confidenceActive award
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Award ocds-b5fd17-63581e5a-fba8-44fd-ab17-83b2565be262-2 has status “active”.
Award date
98% confidence1 September 2026
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The award record gives date 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award notice publication date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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The award record and award-notice document give datePublished 2026-10-15T13:45:17+01:00.
Contract conclusion/signature
96% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied data is an award notice and does not state that a contract was signed or concluded.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£36,864 GBP
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Award ocds-b5fd17-63581e5a-fba8-44fd-ab17-83b2565be262-2 contains value amount 36864, currency GBP.
Tender-level stated value
98% confidence£34,560 GBP
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The tender object contains value amount 34560, currency GBP.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceUnresolved discrepancy between tender-level and award-level values
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The tender value is £34,560 while the award value is £36,864; no explanation or value basis is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award-level delivery period
99% confidence4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027
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The award contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-09-04 and endDate 2027-06-27.
Tender-level delivery period
99% confidence4 September 2023 to 27 June 2025
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The tender contractPeriod gives startDate 2023-09-04 and endDate 2025-06-27.
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence1 September 2023, 17:00 BST
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The tenderPeriod endDate is 2023-09-01T17:00:00+01:00.
Date consistency
99% confidenceTender and award records describe different years
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The tender-level dates fall in 2023–2025, whereas the award-level dates fall in 2026–2027.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDelivery of BTEC Level 3 in Sport (Performance and Excellence)
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The published description specifies delivery of this qualification.
Beneficiaries
99% confidence16–18-year-old apprentices in professional-development-phase academies at local football clubs
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This beneficiary group is stated in the published description.
Category
99% confidenceAdult and other education services (CPV 80400000)
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The tender classification is CPV 80400000, described as “Adult and other education services”.
Delivery location
92% confidenceSY2 6PR
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Tender item 1 lists a delivery address with postal code SY2 6PR.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender procurementMethod is “limited”.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceNegotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
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The tender procurementMethodDetails contains this wording.
Competition information
98% confidenceUnknown
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No bidder count, tenderer list, evaluation scores or award rationale is supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published award-level term
99% confidence4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027
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The award contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Extension or renewal options
98% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Pricing and payment terms
98% confidenceUnknown
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No pricing schedule, payment terms or value basis is supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
95% confidenceOne published award to one named supplier; no lots are published
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One award record names one supplier, and lot_ids are not supplied.
Addressable opportunity
96% confidenceSpecialist sports-education delivery for football-academy apprentices
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The requirement is specifically for BTEC Level 3 Sport delivery to the described apprentice group.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting core record data
99% confidenceThe tender and award data conflict on period and value
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Tender data states £34,560 and 2023–2025, while award data states £36,864 and 2026–2027. Neither record explains the difference.
Supplier identity assurance
99% confidencePublished supplier name is unverified against Companies House matching
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The supplier verification result is checked_unmatched, with no verified company name, number or match method.
Publication coverage
98% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No contract signature confirmation, lot allocation, evaluation detail, bid count, pricing breakdown, value basis, or extension terms are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source presents incompatible tender-level and award-level values and contract periods; the analysis reports both rather than selecting an unsupported version.
- Shrewsbury College is the published supplier name, but the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe match; no verified legal company identity is available.
- The published notice does not provide a signed-contract confirmation, bidder count, evaluation results, award rationale, lot titles or allocation, pricing breakdown, value basis, or extension and renewal terms.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
League Football EducationShrewsbury CollegeBTEC Level 3 Sporteducation servicesfootball academy apprenticesContracts Finder awardCPV 80400000
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
Shrewsbury College was named in the published award record. Its legal identity was not verified by the supplied matching workflow.
What is the published award value?
The award record states £36,864 GBP. A separate tender-level field states £34,560, and the notice does not explain the discrepancy.
When is the published award-level delivery period?
The award record states 4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027. Tender-level fields instead show 2023 to 2025.
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