AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
League Football Education published an award notice naming Milton Keynes College as supplier for delivery of BTEC Level 3 Sport (Performance and Excellence) education for 16–18-year-old apprentices in professional development phase football academies. The published award record is active and states a £31,680 award value for 4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027; it does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to Milton Keynes College. The procurement used a negotiated procedure without prior publication.
Market significanceThis is a specialised education-services requirement in the football academy apprenticeship market. The individual award value is modest, but source-level date and value inconsistencies require care when interpreting the record.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
Milton Keynes College
97% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-976f7071-f737-49af-91a0-28d4ff849ce5-2 · 31680 GBP · active award
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The award names Milton Keynes College as its sole supplier and records value £31,680.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Published notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Process notice type and award document description.
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-976f7071-f737-49af-91a0-28d4ff849ce5-2 has status 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceNot explicitly stated
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The supplied award notice data contains no signature or contract-conclusion field.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
98% confidence£31,680 GBP
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Award value.amount is 31680 GBP.
Tender-level value in process record
95% confidence£316,800 GBP
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The tender data and process-level value_max state 316800 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence1 September 2023, 17:00 BST
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Tender period endDate is 2023-09-01T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% 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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Award datePublished and award-notice document publication date are 2026-10-15.
Award contract period
98% confidence4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027
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The award contractPeriod states these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDelivery of BTEC Level 3 in Sport (Performance and Excellence)
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Tender description.
Beneficiaries
98% confidence16–18-year-old apprentices in professional development phase academies at local football clubs
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Tender description.
Category
99% confidenceAdult and other education services (CPV 80400000)
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Primary CPV classification.
Delivery location
95% confidenceMK3 6DR
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Tender item delivery address postal code.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Procedure detail
99% confidenceNegotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No bid, tenderer, score or evaluation data is included.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Award period
98% confidence4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027
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Award contractPeriod.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot supplied in the published notice
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No extension or renewal terms are present in the supplied data.
SME suitability flag
93% confidenceSME suitable: yes
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
96% confidenceA single supplier is named for the active award, with no lot allocation published
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One award lists one supplier; lot_ids are absent and no lots are supplied.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe £31,680 award value should not be reconciled to the separate £316,800 tender-level value without further source evidence
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The award and tender records state different values.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Date inconsistency
99% confidenceThe tender-level contract period is 4 September 2023 to 27 June 2025, while the active award period is 4 September 2026 to 27 June 2027.
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Tender contractPeriod and award contractPeriod conflict.
Value inconsistency
99% confidenceThe tender-level value is £316,800, whereas the award value is £31,680.
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Tender value and award value conflict.
Supplier identity verification
99% confidenceMilton Keynes College was checked but no safe Companies House match was found; the supplied name remains unverified.
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supplier_identity_status is checked_unmatched; verified_company_name and verified_company_number are absent.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation results, pricing breakdown, lot titles, award rationale, signature confirmation, or extension terms are provided.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains unresolved tender-versus-award date and value inconsistencies; neither version has been selected as a replacement for the other.
- Milton Keynes College is a source-supplied, unverified supplier name: the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe match.
- No explicit evidence confirms contract signature, evaluation outcomes, bidder numbers, individual pricing, lot allocation, or extension options.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
League Football EducationMilton Keynes CollegeBTEC Level 3 Sporteducation servicesfootball academy apprenticeshipsContracts Finder award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named in the award?
The award record names Milton Keynes College. Its legal identity remains unverified because the supplied verification workflow found no safe Companies House match.
What is the published award value?
The award record states £31,680 GBP. A separate tender-level field states £316,800, so the two figures should not be treated as equivalent without further evidence.
Was the contract signed?
The supplied data is an active award notice but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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.