AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
League Football Education awarded WALSALL FC FOUNDATION a £173,100 contract to deliver education services for the 16–19 Study Programme through a local community trust affiliated with an English Football League club.
Published outcomeOne active award is recorded to WALSALL FC FOUNDATION.
Market significanceThis is a single-supplier, limited-procedure education and training services award for delivery in the West Midlands.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
WALSALL FC FOUNDATION
99% confidenceAward ocds-b5fd17-f7772c2a-2a89-4ec1-a382-c80b1f93dfbd-2 · 173100 GBP · active
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The active award names Walsall FC Foundation as supplier; verified company name and number 04077345 are supplied.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceAwarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
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Document description and release history.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award ocds-b5fd17-f7772c2a-2a89-4ec1-a382-c80b1f93dfbd-2 has status 'active'.
Award date
98% confidence1 September 2026
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Award date is 2026-09-01T00:00:00+01:00.
Published
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-15T12:15:45+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Award value
99% confidence£173,100
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Award value is 173100 GBP.
Tender value in source record
99% confidence£59,500
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Tender-level value is 59500 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Award date
98% confidence1 September 2026
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Award date supplied in the award record.
Contract period stated on award
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award contractPeriod startDate is 2026-09-01 and endDate is 2027-07-31.
Notice publication
99% confidence15 October 2026
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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-15.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
97% confidenceDelivery of the full-time 16–19 Study Programme through local community trusts affiliated to English Football League clubs.
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Published tender description.
Category
99% confidenceTraining services (CPV 80500000)
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Primary CPV classification supplied in tender data.
Delivery location
96% confidenceWest Midlands, United Kingdom
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Tender item delivery address specifies West Midlands.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceLimited procedure: negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
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Tender procurementMethod and procurementMethodDetails.
Competition information
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation details are unknown.
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
SME suitability flag
95% confidenceSME: yes
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Tender suitability records sme as true.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Stated award period
99% confidence1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027
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Award contractPeriod.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceUnknown
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Contract signature
99% confidenceNot stated
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The supplied record is an active award notice and does not explicitly state that a contract was signed.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award structure
98% confidenceThe published award identifies one supplier and no lot allocation.
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One award and one supplier are supplied; lot IDs are not supplied.
Value discrepancy
99% confidenceThe £173,100 award value differs from the £59,500 tender-level value in the same source record.
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Award value is 173100 GBP; tender value is 59500 GBP. The notice does not explain the difference.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Conflicting source periods
99% confidenceThe tender-level record gives a 2023–2024 contract period, while the award record gives a 2026–2027 period.
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Tender contractPeriod is 2023-09-01 to 2024-07-31; award contractPeriod is 2026-09-01 to 2027-07-31.
Award-date sequencing
99% confidenceThe award date is 1 September 2026, after the tender submission deadline of 31 August 2023.
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Published fields provide these dates; no explanation is supplied.
Supplier verification
99% confidenceSupplier identity is verified by company number.
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Verified company number 04077345 and verified company name WALSALL FC FOUNDATION are supplied.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The source contains conflicting tender-level and award-level contract periods; the analysis reports both rather than selecting an unsupported period.
- The £173,100 award value conflicts with a £59,500 tender-level value, and no explanation or pricing breakdown is supplied.
- No bid count, bidder list, evaluation criteria, scoring, award rationale, lot allocation, extension terms or renewal option is supplied.
- The award notice does not explicitly confirm contract signature.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
League Football EducationWALSALL FC FOUNDATIONeducation delivery contract16–19 Study Programmetraining servicesWest Midlands
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the League Football Education education delivery award?
WALSALL FC FOUNDATION, verified under company number 04077345.
What is the published award value?
The award record states £173,100. The source also contains a separate tender-level value of £59,500, without explaining the difference.
When does the stated award period end?
The award record states an end date of 31 July 2027.
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