AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
League Football Education published an award notice for delivery of BTEC Level 3 Sport (Performance and Excellence) education to 16–18-year-old apprentices in professional-development-phase football academies. The active award is to Barnsley College Development Company Limited.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, dated 1 September 2026, with a stated value of £79,080 and a contract period from 4 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
BARNSLEY COLLEGE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY LIMITED
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-72a1b2ea-21d5-4860-81c6-f2b29b7990fc-2 · 79080 GBP · active
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The active award names this supplier and states a value of £79,080. Supplier identity is verified against Companies House number 06994842.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document description.
Record status
98% confidenceAwarded; award status active
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Process display status is awarded and award status is active.
Award decision date
98% confidence1 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-01.
Published date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award datePublished: 2026-10-15T14:06:41+01:00.
Contract start
98% confidence4 September 2026
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Award contractPeriod startDate: 2026-09-04.
Contract end
98% confidence27 June 2027
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Award contractPeriod endDate: 2027-06-27.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£79,080
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Award value: 79080 GBP.
Tender-level stated value
95% confidence£76,472
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Tender value in the source details: 76472 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Submission deadline
98% confidence1 September 2023, 17:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2023-09-01T17:00:00+01:00.
Award decision date
98% confidence1 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-01.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award document datePublished: 2026-10-15T14:06:41+01:00.
Award contract period
98% confidence4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027
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Award contractPeriod dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDelivery of BTEC Level 3 in Sport (Performance and Excellence) for 16–18-year-old apprentices in the professional development phase academy at local football clubs.
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Process and tender description.
Category
99% confidenceServices
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main_category is services.
CPV classification
99% confidence80400000 — Adult and other education services
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Primary classification record.
Delivery location
95% confidencePostcode S70 2YW
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Tender item delivery address.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Process and tender procurementMethod: limited.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceNegotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
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Process and tender procurementMethodDetails.
SME suitability
93% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme: true.
VCSE suitability
93% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability.vcse: false.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Award contract period
98% confidence4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027
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Award contractPeriod start and end dates.
Stated award value
99% confidence£79,080
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Award value: 79080 GBP.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Value variance
98% confidenceThe active award value (£79,080) is £2,608 higher than the tender-level stated value (£76,472).
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Tender value is 76472 GBP; award value is 79080 GBP.
Route to market
95% confidenceThe buyer used a negotiated procedure without prior publication, so the notice does not evidence an open competitive process.
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Published procurementMethodDetails; bid participation information is not supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting tender and award periods
99% confidenceThe tender-level dates state 4 September 2023 to 27 June 2025, while the active award states 4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027. Both are reported without selecting an unsupported version.
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Tender contractPeriod and award contractPeriod in the source data.
Chronology inconsistency
99% confidenceThe recorded submission deadline is 1 September 2023, which predates the 2026 award decision and award contract period by three years.
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TenderPeriod endDate and award date/contractPeriod.
No lot allocation published
99% confidenceNo lot records or award-to-lot allocation are supplied.
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Lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
Contract conclusion evidence
98% confidenceThe record is an active award notice, but the supplied data does not explicitly confirm signature or execution of a contract.
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Notice type, award status, and absence of explicit signing data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains conflicting tender-level and award-level contract dates; the analysis does not resolve which dates reflect the underlying commercial arrangement.
- The tender-level value (£76,472) differs from the active award value (£79,080); no explanation is published.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, bidder identities, evaluation criteria or scores, pricing breakdown, award rationale, extension options, renewal terms and individual lot allocation.
- No explicit evidence of contract signature or execution is supplied; an active award notice should not be read as confirmation that a contract was signed.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
League Football EducationBarnsley College Development Company LimitedBTEC Level 3 Sporteducation servicesContracts Finder£79,080
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who received the award?
Barnsley College Development Company Limited, verified against company number 06994842.
What is the award value?
The active award states £79,080.
When does the award contract period run?
The award record states 4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027; separate tender-level dates in the source differ.
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