AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
League Football Education published an award notice naming CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE 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.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded, valued at £30,672, with an award date and stated delivery period beginning 1 September 2026 and ending 27 June 2027.
Market significanceThis is a small, single-supplier education-services award using a negotiated procedure without prior publication. The notice does not publish competition, evaluation or pricing-detail information.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COLLEGE
84% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-d997aa67-0df0-4000-8f75-9947e94f8526-2 · £30,672 GBP · Unverified supplier identity; named on active award
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The award names CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COLLEGE as its sole supplier and has a value of 30,672 GBP. Supplier verification status is checked_unmatched.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice stage
99% confidenceAward
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Process stage is "award" and the published document is an "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder".
Award status
98% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-d997aa67-0df0-4000-8f75-9947e94f8526-2 is recorded with status "active".
Publication date
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice document datePublished is 2026-10-15T14:38:46+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£30,672
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The active award value is stated as 30,672 GBP.
Tender-level value
98% confidence£27,072
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The tender object states a value of 27,072 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
99% confidence1 September 2026
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The award date is 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Stated award contract period
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 27 June 2027
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The award contractPeriod gives startDate 2026-09-01 and endDate 2027-06-27.
Tender record contract period
99% confidence4 September 2018 to 30 June 2019
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The tender contractPeriod gives startDate 2018-09-04 and endDate 2019-06-30.
Tender deadline
99% confidence3 September 2018, 17:00 BST
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The tenderPeriod endDate is 2018-09-03T17:00:00+01:00.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceDelivery of BTEC Level 3 in Sport (Performance and Excellence) education
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The description specifies delivery of the BTEC Level 3 in Sport (Performance and Excellence).
Target cohort
99% confidence16–18-year-old apprentices in professional development phase academies at local football clubs
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This cohort is specified in the opportunity description.
Category
99% confidenceAdult and other education services (CPV 80400000)
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Primary classification is CPV 80400000, "Adult and other education services".
Delivery geography
96% confidenceEast of England, United Kingdom
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The tender item lists East of England, United Kingdom as the delivery address region.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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The tender procurementMethod is "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceNegotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
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The tender procurementMethodDetails states this procedure.
SME suitability flag
94% confidenceYes
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Tender suitability records sme as true.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Award-period dates
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 27 June 2027
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The award-level contractPeriod specifies these dates.
Extensions and renewal options
99% confidenceNot published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
Contract execution
99% confidenceNot confirmed
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The source is an award notice and records an active award, but does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
96% confidenceSingle named supplier; no lots published
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One award names one supplier, and no lot records or award lot IDs are supplied.
Value discrepancy
99% confidenceAward value exceeds tender-level value by £3,600
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The award states £30,672 while the tender object states £27,072.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting dates
99% confidenceMaterial date inconsistency in source data
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The tender record gives a 2018–2019 deadline and contract period, while the award gives a 2026–2027 award date and period.
Conflicting values
99% confidenceTender and award values differ
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Tender value is £27,072; award value is £30,672. The notice does not explain the difference.
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceSupplier name is unverified
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The Companies House workflow completed with checked_unmatched status and found no safe company match for CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COLLEGE.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice
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No bid count, bidder list, scoring, award rationale, pricing breakdown, lot allocation, extension terms or signature evidence is provided.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains unresolved conflicting periods: the tender record is dated 2018–2019, whereas the award is dated 2026–2027.
- The source contains unresolved values of £27,072 at tender level and £30,672 at award level.
- CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COLLEGE is an unverified supplier name: the completed Companies House matching workflow found no safe match.
- Information on bids, evaluation, award rationale, pricing, lots, extensions, renewal options and contract signature was not supplied in the published notice.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
League Football EducationCENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COLLEGEBTEC Level 3 Sporteducation servicesEast of Englandprocurement award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as supplier?
CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE COLLEGE was named as the sole supplier on the award. Its legal-company identity was not verified in the supplied matching workflow.
What is the award value?
The award-level value is £30,672. The tender record separately states £27,072, and the source does not explain the difference.
When does the stated award period end?
The award-level contract period ends on 27 June 2027. This is a stated end date, not a forecast of a follow-on procurement.
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