AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
League Football Education published an award notice naming BIRMINGHAM CITY FC FOUNDATION for delivery of a 16–19 full-time Study Programme through a local community trust linked to an English Football League club.
Published outcomeThe active award record names one supplier and states a value of £250,200 for 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The notice evidences an award, but does not explicitly confirm that a contract was signed.
Market significanceThis is a specialist education and training services requirement in the West Midlands, awarded through a negotiated procedure without prior publication.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BIRMINGHAM CITY FC FOUNDATION
96% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-e19eab59-afeb-4d62-a864-bb5f5a53442f-2 · 250200 GBP · Active award
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The award names Birmingham City FC Community Trust; supplier verification matched company number 04077355 to BIRMINGHAM CITY FC FOUNDATION.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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The process and award document are labelled "Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder" and were published on 15 October 2026.
Award status
98% confidenceActive award
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Award ocds-b5fd17-e19eab59-afeb-4d62-a864-bb5f5a53442f-2 is recorded with status "active".
Award date
98% confidence1 September 2026
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The award record gives date 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Contract signature status
97% confidenceUnknown
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The supplied notice contains an active award and contract-period fields, but no explicit signature or conclusion date.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
98% confidence£250,200
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The active award record states value amount 250200, currency GBP.
Value allocation
94% confidenceAllocated to the single named award, not to a published lot
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One supplier is named on the award and no lot allocation is supplied.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award notice published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award document datePublished is 2026-10-15T11:54:04+01:00.
Stated award/contract period start
98% confidence1 September 2026
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The award's date and contractPeriod startDate are both 2026-09-01.
Stated award/contract period end
98% confidence31 July 2027
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The 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 engagement with a local community trust
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Process description.
Service category
98% confidenceTraining services (CPV 80500000)
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Tender classification identifies CPV 80500000, Training services.
Delivery area
96% confidenceWest Midlands, United Kingdom
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The tender item delivery address specifies West Midlands, United Kingdom.
Sector context
95% confidenceCommunity trusts affiliated to professional football clubs in the English Football League
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The supplied description states that LFE's community trusts are affiliated to their professional football club within The English Football League.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Process and tender fields state procurementMethod "limited".
Procedure detail
99% confidenceNegotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
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The tender procurementMethodDetails field states this procedure.
Competition information
99% confidenceUnknown
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No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores or reasons for supplier selection are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated period on active award
98% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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The award contractPeriod gives these dates.
Extensions and options
99% confidenceUnknown
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No extension, option or renewal terms are supplied.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market route
90% confidenceThe stated negotiated procedure without prior publication may limit visibility of competitive market participation.
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The procedure is explicitly recorded as negotiated without prior publication; no competition data is supplied.
Requirement fit
91% confidenceThe scope is tailored to delivery through a football-club-affiliated community trust.
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The description specifies engagement with local community trusts affiliated to professional football clubs in the English Football League.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting historic tender fields
99% confidenceThe process-level tender fields show a £201,400 value and a 1 September 2024 to 31 July 2025 period, while the active award shows £250,200 and 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027.
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Both sets of fields are present in the supplied record. This analysis reports the active award separately and does not reconcile them.
Supplier name difference
99% confidenceThe source calls the supplier Birmingham City FC Community Trust, whereas verified company-number data identifies BIRMINGHAM CITY FC FOUNDATION.
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The completed company-number verification for 04077355 flags nameMismatch as true.
Unpublished commercial detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: pricing breakdown, evaluation, bids received, lot titles, individual lot values, extension terms and signature date.
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These fields are absent from the supplied data.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The record contains conflicting process-level 2024/25 tender value and period fields and 2026/27 active-award value and period fields; the source does not explain their relationship.
- The source supplier name differs from the verified legal company name, although both are associated with company number 04077355.
- No explicit signed-contract date, pricing breakdown, bidder count, evaluation result, lot allocation or extension terms are provided.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
League Football EducationBIRMINGHAM CITY FC FOUNDATIONBirmingham City FC Community Trusteducation deliverytraining servicesWest MidlandsContracts Finder
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was named as the supplier?
The verified legal supplier is BIRMINGHAM CITY FC FOUNDATION (company number 04077355). The published source supplier name is Birmingham City FC Community Trust.
What is the award value?
The active award record states £250,200.
Has a signed contract been confirmed?
No. The supplied data confirms an active award record but does not explicitly provide a signature or contract-conclusion date.
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