AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
League Football Education awarded Fleetwood Town Community Trust a £141,100 award to deliver the 16–19 full-time Study Programme through a local community trust affiliated with an English Football League club.
Published outcomeThe published award is active. The award record gives a period from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027.
Market significanceThis is a specialist education and training-services requirement delivered in North West England through the football-community-trust model.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
FLEETWOOD TOWN COMMUNITY TRUST
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-a9c2cef2-f6da-438a-b318-3412092f5d7e-2 · 141100 GBP · active
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Verified company identity is FLEETWOOD TOWN COMMUNITY TRUST (company number 07586116); the active award names Fleetwood Town Community Trust and has value £141,100.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded; award status active
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Process display status is 'awarded'; the award status is 'active'.
Award notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice and award datePublished are 2026-10-15T12:10:48+01:00.
Award decision date
98% confidence1 September 2026
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The award date is 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Award period
98% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-09-01 and endDate is 2027-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£141,100
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The single published award has value.amount 141100 and currency GBP.
Tender-level value
97% confidence£147,000
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The tender value is £147,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence31 August 2023, 17:00 BST
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Tender tenderPeriod.endDate is 2023-08-31T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
98% confidence1 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-01.
Published award notice
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice publication timestamp is 2026-10-15T12:10:48+01:00.
Award period end
98% confidence31 July 2027
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Award contractPeriod.endDate is 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceDelivery of the 16–19 year old full-time Study Programme through local community trusts affiliated with English Football League clubs.
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Published procurement description.
Category
99% confidenceTraining services (CPV 80500000)
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Primary CPV classification is 80500000, Training services.
Delivery area
94% confidenceNorth West, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies North West, United Kingdom.
Lots
98% confidenceNo lot information published
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No lots are supplied and the award has no lot IDs.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
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Published procurement method and method details.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not published
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No bid-count, scoring or evaluation information is supplied in the notice data.
SME suitability
96% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability.sme is true.
VCSE suitability
96% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability.vcse is false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published award period
98% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
Contract signature
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The data records an active award and award period but contains no explicit contract-signature information.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award-to-tender value difference
98% confidenceThe £141,100 award value is £5,900 below the published £147,000 tender value.
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Published tender value is £147,000 and the single award value is £141,100.
Route to market
94% confidenceThe buyer used a negotiated procedure without prior publication, so the notice does not evidence an open competitive tender.
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Procedure is stated as negotiated without prior publication; bid information is not supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting procurement periods
99% confidenceThe tender-level contract period is 1 September 2023 to 31 July 2024, while the award-level period is 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027.
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Tender contractPeriod lists 2023-09-01 to 2024-07-31; award contractPeriod lists 2026-09-01 to 2027-07-31.
Late publication relative to award date
99% confidenceThe award notice was published on 15 October 2026, after the recorded award date of 1 September 2026.
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Award date is 2026-09-01 and datePublished is 2026-10-15.
Information not supplied in the published notice
99% confidenceNo bid count, evaluation rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, signature evidence, or extension terms are available.
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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 materially inconsistent tender-level and award-level contract periods; this analysis reports both rather than selecting an unsupported period.
- The published notice does not state bid numbers, bidder identities beyond the awardee, scores, award rationale, detailed pricing, lot allocation, signature status, or extension and renewal provisions.
- The £147,000 tender value and £141,100 award value are distinct published figures; the notice does not explain the difference.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
League Football EducationFLEETWOOD TOWN COMMUNITY TRUSTFleetwood Town Community Trusteducation servicestraining servicesContracts FinderNorth West£141,100
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the League Football Education award?
FLEETWOOD TOWN COMMUNITY TRUST, verified against company number 07586116.
What is the published award value?
£141,100.
What is being delivered?
The 16–19 year old full-time Study Programme through local community trusts affiliated with English Football League clubs.
When does the published award period run?
From 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027, according to the award record.
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.