AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
League Football Education published an award notice naming Nene Park Academy for delivery of BTEC Level 3 Sport education to 16–18-year-old apprentices in football-club academies.
Published outcomeOne active award is reported, with a stated value of £25,920.
Market significanceThis is a small, specialist education-services award using a limited negotiated procedure without prior publication.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Nene Park Academy
95% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-91a6a11f-aae7-4677-9480-44fd0e2268f6-2 · 25920 GBP · active
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The active award names "Nene Park Academy" as supplier and gives an award value of £25,920.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
97% confidenceAwarded; source process marked complete and award marked active
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Process display_status is "awarded" and source_status is "complete"; award status is "active".
Notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at are 2026-10-15T14:58:32+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence1 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award period
96% confidence1 September 2026 to 27 June 2027
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The award contractPeriod specifies these dates.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value
98% confidence£25,920
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Award value amount is 25920 GBP.
Value allocation
92% confidenceThe £25,920 value is reported for the single award.
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One award is supplied, with one named supplier and value of 25920 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Source tender deadline
98% confidence3 September 2018, 17:00 BST
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Top-level tender submission_deadline and tenderPeriod endDate state 2018-09-03T17:00:00+01:00.
Source tender contract period
98% confidence4 September 2018 to 30 June 2019
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Top-level contract dates and tender contractPeriod state these dates.
Award record dates
96% confidence1 September 2026 to 27 June 2027
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The award date and award contractPeriod state these dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Service
98% confidenceDelivery of BTEC Level 3 in Sport (Performance and Excellence)
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Tender description specifies this qualification.
Beneficiaries
97% confidence16–18-year-old apprentices in the professional-development-phase academies of local football clubs
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Tender description identifies the learner group and setting.
Category
99% confidenceAdult and other education services (CPV 80400000)
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Primary CPV classification is 80400000.
Delivery area
93% confidenceEast of England, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies East of England.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
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Tender procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails states this procedure.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results are unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
SME suitability flag
94% confidenceSuitable for SMEs: yes
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability flag
94% confidenceSuitable for VCSEs: no
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
Extension and renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial profile
91% confidenceA single-supplier £25,920 education-delivery award for a defined academy-apprentice cohort.
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The award names one supplier, gives a £25,920 value, and the scope defines the learner group.
Pricing detail
99% confidenceNo unit rates, price breakdown or payment terms published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Material date conflict
99% confidenceThe tender-level record gives a 2018–2019 deadline and contract period, while the award record gives a 2026–2027 award date and contract period. Neither version is selected as the definitive procurement timeline.
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Tender dates are 3 September 2018 to 30 June 2019; award dates are 1 September 2026 to 27 June 2027.
Supplier identity
99% confidenceNene Park Academy was checked but no safe Companies House match was found; the published name is therefore unverified.
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supplier_identity_status is "checked_unmatched" and lookupDecision is "still_unmatched".
Lot allocation
99% confidenceNo lots are published.
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Lots array is empty and award lot_ids_json is null.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains irreconcilable tender-level 2018–2019 dates and award-level 2026–2027 dates; this analysis reports both without determining which is correct.
- Nene Park Academy is a source-published supplier name only: the completed Companies House workflow found no safe match, so the legal entity is unverified.
- No lots, bid count, bidder identities, award rationale, scoring, pricing breakdown, evaluation detail, extension terms or renewal options are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
League Football EducationNene Park AcademyBTEC Level 3 Sporteducation servicesEast of EnglandContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award?
The award notice names Nene Park Academy. The supplier name remains unverified because a safe Companies House match was not found.
What is the published award value?
The award value is £25,920.
What services are covered?
Delivery of BTEC Level 3 in Sport (Performance and Excellence) for 16–18-year-old apprentices in professional-development-phase football academies.
When does the award record say the work runs?
The award record states 1 September 2026 to 27 June 2027, although tender-level dates in the source instead show a 2018–2019 period.
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