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Provision of delivery of education for LFE

LEAGUE FOOTBALL EDUCATION

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15 Oct 2026 at 11:43

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30 Oct 2024 at 11:10

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Summary of the contracting process

League Football Education (LFE) buys delivery of a full-time Study Programme for young people aged 16–19, delivered through engagement with their local community trust. The programme is intended for young people connected with community trusts affiliated to professional football clubs in the English Football League. This is an education and training service, rather than a supply of goods or construction work. The named delivery organisation is Northampton Town FC Community Trust, based at Sixfields Stadium in Northampton. The delivery location is recorded as the East Midlands. The procurement is therefore relevant to providers able to deliver post-16 education through a football-club community trust and engage young people in their local community.

The procurement is complete and has resulted in an award to Northampton Town FC Community Trust. LFE used a negotiated procedure without prior publication, described as above threshold. The first recorded award was dated 31 August 2024, for £269,800, with a contract period from 1 September 2024 to 31 July 2025. A further active award to the same trust is dated 1 September 2026, valued at £278,800, for a contract period from 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. The original tender estimated value was £269,800, and its submission deadline was 31 August 2024 at 5pm. The procurement is categorised as services. The data records SME suitability and that the award was made to one supplier; no evaluation criteria are provided.

For suppliers who did not win, this award demonstrates that LFE commissions a full-time 16–19 Study Programme delivered through an English Football League club’s local community trust. A credible competitor would need the capability to deliver education to this age group and to work effectively through a football-club community organisation, engaging young people locally. The selected provider is a community trust, and the procurement was marked suitable for SMEs, indicating that the delivery model does not depend on a large supplier. Experience in post-16 education and established links with a club community trust would be directly relevant to this buyer’s requirement. The repeated award to Northampton Town FC Community Trust shows the buyer has procured this service from the same provider more than once, at a broadly similar scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of delivery of education for LFE

Notice Description

Delivery of the 16-19 year old full time Study Programme to young people through engagement with their local community trust. All community trusts that LFE work with are affiliated to their professional football club within The English Football League.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-1b0a5330-c4fd-49c4-9647-eac32b855628
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/87a94d72-327c-45bb-83df-ed2adc83d377
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80500000 - Training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£269,800 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£548,600 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
31 Aug 20242 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LEAGUE FOOTBALL EDUCATION
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PRESTON
Postcode
PR1 8HU
Postcode Area
Preston
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD45 Mid Lancashire
Delivery Location
TLF East Midlands (England)
Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Preston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Northampton Town FC Community Trust

Further Information

Notice Documents

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