AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
League Football Education published an award notice naming West Herts College for delivery of BTEC Level 3 Sport (Performance and Excellence) education to 16–18-year-old apprentices in professional-development-phase football academies.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, valued at £38,016, with a stated period from 1 September 2026 to 27 June 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, specialised education-services award using a negotiated procedure without prior publication.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
West Herts College
95% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-cf1220fc-c8e8-4291-9445-a1ec9a8b6148-1 · 38016 GBP · active
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The sole active award names "West Herts College" as supplier and has value GBP 38,016.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
98% confidenceAwarded; source tender status complete and award status active.
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Process stage is "award" and display status is "awarded"; tender status is "complete"; the sole award has status "active".
Contractual status
93% confidenceAn active award and contract period are recorded; the supplied data does not explicitly confirm signature.
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Award status is "active" and includes a contract period; no signature field or signed-contract evidence is supplied.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£38,016 GBP
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The award value is 38,016 GBP; the tender value is also 38,016 GBP.
Value allocation
95% confidenceThe full published value is associated with the sole award to West Herts College.
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One award is supplied, with one named supplier and value GBP 38,016.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender submission deadline
99% confidence31 August 2026, 17:00 BST
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Tender period end date: 2026-08-31T17:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Award date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract start
99% confidence1 September 2026
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Award and tender contract-period start date: 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated contract end
99% confidence27 June 2027
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Award and tender contract-period end date: 2027-06-27T23:59:59+01:00.
Award notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished and process published_at: 2026-10-15T15:18:53+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
98% 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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Published procurement description.
Category
99% confidenceServices — Adult and other education services (CPV 80400000).
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Main procurement category is services; primary CPV classification is 80400000.
Delivery location
96% confidenceLondon, United Kingdom.
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Tender item delivery address specifies region London, country United Kingdom.
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, bidder identities, evaluation results and award rationale are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated term
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 27 June 2027.
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Published award contractPeriod.
Extension and renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SME suitability flag
93% confidenceThe tender was marked suitable for SMEs; the supplier record is also marked SME.
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Tender suitability shows sme: true; supplier party details show scale: sme.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Service model
95% confidenceThe requirement is for specialist delivery of a named Level 3 sports qualification to academy apprentices.
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Published procurement description specifies BTEC Level 3 in Sport (Performance and Excellence) for 16–18-year-old apprentices at local football clubs.
Route to market
95% confidenceThe buyer used a negotiated procedure without prior publication; the notice does not disclose the justification, competing suppliers or evaluation.
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Published procedure details; no further procedure justification or competition data supplied.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity verification
99% confidenceWest Herts College is a source-supplied name, but the completed Companies House workflow found no safe match. It is therefore unverified and is not presented as Companies House-verified.
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supplier_identity_status: checked_unmatched; lookupStatus: completed; lookupDecision: still_unmatched; verified company name and number are null.
Contract signature evidence
98% confidenceThe notice records an active award and contract period, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
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No signature status, signature date or signed-contract document is supplied.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation and scoring, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, extension terms and renewal terms.
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These fields are absent from the supplied notice data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- West Herts College is not Companies House-verified in the supplied data: the completed matching workflow returned checked_unmatched, with no safe company match.
- The data does not explicitly evidence contract signature; it supports an active award and a stated contract period only.
- Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, detailed pricing, lot allocation, extension provisions and renewal provisions.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
League Football EducationWest Herts CollegeBTEC Level 3 Sporteducation services contractfootball academy apprenticeshipsContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the League Football Education education delivery award?
The published award names West Herts College. Its legal identity remains unverified because no safe Companies House match was found in the completed verification workflow.
What is the value of the award?
The sole published award is valued at £38,016 GBP.
When does the stated contract period end?
The published contract period ends on 27 June 2027.
Was the contract confirmed as signed?
No explicit signature evidence is included in the supplied award notice data.
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