AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
League Football Education has published an awarded contract notice for delivery of its 16–19 full-time Study Programme through an English Football League-affiliated community trust. The award is to TIGERS SPORT AND EDUCATION TRUST.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, valued at £146,000, to TIGERS SPORT AND EDUCATION TRUST.
Market significanceThis is a £146,000 training-services award for education delivery in the North East, using a negotiated procedure without prior publication.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
TIGERS SPORT AND EDUCATION TRUST
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-b201ff75-69aa-4e4e-8a9f-eb3143275568-1 · 146000 GBP · active
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The active award names Tigers Sports and Education Trust as supplier and gives an award value of £146,000. The supplied company-number verification identifies the legal company name as TIGERS SPORT AND EDUCATION TRUST (company number 04320313).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded contract notice published; award status recorded as active
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The source labels the notice "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and records the award status as "active".
Award date
98% confidence1 September 2026
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Award record date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Published date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T12:26:24+01:00.
Contract period
98% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award and tender contractPeriod records startDate 2026-09-01 and endDate 2027-07-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£146,000
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The award value is 146000 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceSingle award value; no lot-level allocation published
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One award is recorded at £146,000 and no lots are supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
98% confidence31 August 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period endDate: 2026-08-31T17:00:00+01:00.
Contract start
98% confidence1 September 2026
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Published contractPeriod startDate: 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract end
98% confidence31 July 2027
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Published contractPeriod endDate: 2027-07-31T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished: 2026-10-15T12:26:24+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
96% confidenceDelivery of the 16–19-year-old full-time Study Programme through local community trusts affiliated with English Football League professional football clubs
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Published description states this requirement.
Category
99% confidenceServices — Training services (CPV 80500000)
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The tender classification is CPV 80500000, "Training services", with main procurement category services.
Delivery location
96% confidenceNorth East, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address identifies the North East, United Kingdom.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
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Published procurementMethod is "limited" and procurementMethodDetails states "Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)".
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
SME suitability
96% confidenceMarked suitable for SMEs
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Tender suitability records sme as true.
VCSE suitability
96% confidenceNot marked suitable for VCSEs
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Tender suitability records vcse as false.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Published term
97% confidenceApproximately 11 months, from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Published contract period runs from 2026-09-01 to 2027-07-31.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route-to-market signal
96% confidenceThe negotiated procedure without prior publication indicates a non-open route to market for this award.
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Published procurementMethodDetails states "Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)".
Commercial transparency
96% confidenceA total award value and contract period are published, but no pricing structure, scoring, tender count or lot allocation is provided.
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The published award gives £146,000 and dates, while no evaluation, bidder-count, pricing-breakdown or lot data is supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name difference resolved
99% confidenceThe source supplier name differs from the verified legal company name; legal identity is verified by company number.
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Source: "Tigers Sports and Education Trust". Verified company name: "TIGERS SPORT AND EDUCATION TRUST", company number 04320313.
No lot data
99% confidenceNo lots or individual lot values are published.
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The lots dataset is empty and the award has no lot IDs.
Limited competition and evaluation data
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No tender count, bidder identities beyond the awardee, scores or evaluation rationale are provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source supplier name, "Tigers Sports and Education Trust", differs from the verified legal company name, "TIGERS SPORT AND EDUCATION TRUST"; the verified legal name is used in this analysis.
- No lot titles, lot allocations or individual lot values are published.
- Information on tender participation, evaluation criteria, scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and extension options is not supplied in the published notice.
- The published record is an award notice and active award record; it does not explicitly provide separate evidence of contract signature.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
League Football EducationTIGERS SPORT AND EDUCATION TRUSTeducation delivery contracttraining servicesNorth EastContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the League Football Education contract?
TIGERS SPORT AND EDUCATION TRUST, verified under company number 04320313.
What is the value of the award?
The published award value is £146,000.
What is being delivered?
Delivery of a full-time Study Programme for 16–19-year-olds through an English Football League-affiliated community trust.
When does the published contract period end?
31 July 2027.
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