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Provision of delivery of education for LFE

LEAGUE FOOTBALL EDUCATION

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15 Oct 2026 at 11:58

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30 Oct 2024 at 10:58

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Summary of the contracting process

League Football Education (LFE) buys delivery of its full-time Study Programme for 16–19-year-olds, using engagement with local community trusts affiliated to professional football clubs in the English Football League. This is education and training service delivery, rather than a general training course: the requirement is to provide the programme to young people through a community-trust setting. The named provider, Bristol Rovers Community Trust, is based at the Memorial Stadium in Bristol. The delivery locations are recorded as being in South West England. The buyer is League Football Education, and the procurement is for a defined programme delivered in the local community.

The procurement is complete and has resulted in two active awards to Bristol Rovers Community Trust. The first award was made on 31 August 2024 for £266,000, for a contract period from 1 September 2024 to 31 July 2025. A further award was made on 1 September 2026 for £234,200, covering 1 September 2026 to 31 July 2027. These are separate award values and periods. The stated procurement route was a limited negotiated procedure without prior publication, described as above threshold. The original estimated procurement value was £266,000. The process was marked suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. No evaluation criteria are recorded in the procurement information.

For suppliers that did not win, this award history shows LFE purchasing a full-time 16–19 Study Programme delivered through a community trust linked to a professional English Football League club. A credible competitor would need to deliver education directly to young people in that local setting and work effectively with the community-trust and football-club context. The selected provider is itself a Bristol community trust, indicating that this model can be delivered by an organisation embedded in the local community. The repeat award also demonstrates demand for delivery across successive programme periods, rather than a one-off training intervention. The first contract was valued at £266,000 and the later one at £234,200, indicating a substantial, defined service requirement. Small and medium-sized businesses were considered suitable to participate.

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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-b5fd17-2350d0e5-1676-46b7-91c3-78d093c6ee67
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c05c829a-2794-40c4-ae0d-b5f45e847a00
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
£266,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£500,200 £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
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Preston

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Bristol Rovers Community Trust

Further Information

Notice Documents

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