AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
NHS England has published a contract award notice naming GOAL 17 LTD for a supported internship programme for care leavers. The award remains pending, with a future signature date scheduled for 30 October 2026 and a planned contract period from 2 November 2026 to 31 March 2029.
Published outcomeOne pending award, covering lot 1, is recorded for GOAL 17 LTD. The published award value is £1,450,000 excluding VAT (£1,740,000 including VAT).
Market significanceThis is an above-threshold NHS England services award under the Light Touch Regime, with a published net award value of £1.45m.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GOAL 17 LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £1,450,000 excluding VAT; £1,740,000 including VAT (shared award value; one supplier recorded) GBP · Pending award
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Award 1 names Goal 17 Limited as supplier and has status pending. Supplier verification identifies the legal company name as GOAL 17 LTD, company number 11434976, through an exact-name match.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award status
99% confidencePending
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Award 1 is recorded with status "pending" in the contract award notice data.
Award notice published
99% confidence16 October 2026
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The UK6 contract award notice 098210-2026 was published on 2026-10-16.
Planned signature
98% confidence30 October 2026
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Award milestone: futureSignatureDate due 2026-10-30T23:59:59Z, status scheduled.
Planned contract period
98% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 March 2029
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The pending award's contractPeriod lists startDate 2026-11-02 and endDate 2029-03-31.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published award value excluding VAT
99% confidence£1,450,000
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Award 1 value.amount is 1450000 GBP.
Published award value including VAT
99% confidence£1,740,000
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Award 1 value.amountGross is 1740000 GBP.
Process maximum value
90% confidence£1,500,000
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Process-level value_max is recorded as 1500000 GBP; its basis is not specified.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Preliminary market engagement notice
98% confidence3 August 2026
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Release history records planning notices 073143-2026 and 073234-2026 on 2026-08-03.
Tender notice
98% confidence21 August 2026
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Release history records tender notice 080055-2026 on 2026-08-21.
Tender notice update
98% confidence1 September 2026
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Release history records tender update 082683-2026 on 2026-09-01.
Submission deadline
98% confidence21 September 2026, 12:00 BST
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Process data records submission_deadline 2026-09-21T12:00:00+01:00.
Award date recorded
97% confidence15 October 2026
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Award 1 records date 2026-10-15.
Assessment summaries sent
97% confidence16 October 2026
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Award data records assessmentSummariesDateSent as 2026-10-16.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupported Internship Programme for Care Leavers
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Tender and award title: "Supported Internship Programme for Care Leavers".
Category
99% confidenceEducation and training services (CPV 80000000)
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Award item 1 lists CPV 80000000, Education and training services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne recorded lot: lot 1
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Tender data lists lot 1; award 1 is related to lot 1.
Lot description
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied data
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Lot 1 has no title or description in the supplied lot record.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Open procedure".
Regime
99% confidenceLight Touch Regime
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Tender specialRegime lists "lightTouch"; the description also states the procurement used the Light Touch Regime.
Threshold
99% confidenceAbove threshold
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Award 1 records aboveThreshold as true.
Competition information
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied notice data
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No bidder count, tenderer identities, scores, or evaluation results are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Awarded lot
99% confidenceLot 1
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Award 1 lists relatedLots ["1"].
Standstill end
98% confidence28 October 2026
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Award 1 standstillPeriod endDate is 2026-10-28T23:59:59Z.
Planned term
98% confidence2 November 2026 to 31 March 2029
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The award contractPeriod provides these planned dates.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceNot evidenced
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The award is pending and the signature milestone is scheduled rather than completed.
Extension or renewal terms
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied notice data
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No extension or renewal option is recorded.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Award maturity
99% confidenceThe supplier selection has been announced, but the record does not evidence a signed or active contract.
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The award is pending, with a scheduled future signature date and planned future start date.
Value interpretation
94% confidenceThe £1.45m net award amount is distinct from the £1.5m process-level maximum, whose value basis is not supplied.
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Award value.amount is £1,450,000; process value_max is £1,500,000 and value_basis is null.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Pending award record
99% confidenceThis is a published award announcement, not evidence of a concluded or signed contract.
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Award status is pending; signature is scheduled for 30 October 2026.
Unallocated lot value
99% confidenceNo individual value is published for lot 1.
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Lot 1 value_amount is null; the reported award value is held at award level.
Limited competition and evaluation detail
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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No bid count, scores, pricing breakdown, evaluation rationale, or unsuccessful supplier information is included in the supplied data.
Term and extension detail
99% confidenceA planned end date is published, but extension or renewal options are not supplied.
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The award contractPeriod gives an end date, while no extension or renewal terms are recorded.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award remains pending; the supplied data does not evidence contract signature, conclusion or commencement.
- The lot has no published title, description or individual value.
- Information not supplied in the published notice: bidder count, tenderer identities, evaluation scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown and savings.
- The process-level maximum value (£1.5m) has no stated value basis and should not be treated as the award value.
- No extension or renewal options are published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
NHS EnglandGOAL 17 LTDSupported Internship Programme for Care LeaversLight Touch Regimeeducation and training servicesFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who is named in the NHS England award?
GOAL 17 LTD is named as the supplier for award 1 and lot 1.
Has the contract been signed?
Not evidenced. The award is pending and the notice records a future signature date of 30 October 2026.
What is the published award value?
£1,450,000 excluding VAT and £1,740,000 including VAT.
When is the planned contract end date?
31 March 2029.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.