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CA18524 - CPC/LO/01/2025: Staff Absence Protection and Reimbursement Services

Shaw Education Trust

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21 Oct 2026 at 08:18

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Summary of the contracting process

Shaw Education Trust procured staff absence protection and reimbursement services, an insurance service intended to protect education organisations against staff absence costs. The exercise retendered the existing CPC Staff Absence Protection and Reimbursement Framework. The resulting framework is intended for use by CPC member further education institutions, universities, sixth forms, academies, schools, museums and similar organisations; local authorities may use it when buying on behalf of educational establishments. Delivery is described as covering the United Kingdom and a range of overseas locations, including Europe, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and the rest of the world. The trust is the named buyer, while the framework’s stated scope extends to eligible CPC members beyond the trust itself.

The procurement is complete and awarded. Shaw Education Trust used an open procedure. Schools Advisory Service was selected, with an award date of 21 October 2026 and an award value of £673,466.82. The estimated procurement value was £600,000. The awarded contract period runs from 13 October 2026 to 31 August 2027. The tender deadline was 12 October 2026. The exercise covered one staff absence protection and reimbursement requirement, with the resulting framework intended to serve a range of CPC member education organisations. The published evaluation and eligibility information does not set out criteria or qualification thresholds, so the outcome identifies the selected provider but does not establish specific scoring weights or minimum capability requirements.

For insurers and specialist absence-protection providers, this award demonstrates a buyer requirement for cover that reimburses education organisations for staff absence costs, with potential use across schools, academies, colleges, universities, sixth forms, museums and similar CPC member bodies. A credible competitor would need to provide insurance protection suited to education employers and be able to support a framework used by multiple institutions, rather than a single school. The selected supplier, Schools Advisory Service, shows that a specialist service provider can meet the requirement. The broad stated geographic coverage also makes the ability to support participating organisations across the UK and overseas relevant. Small and medium-sized enterprises were identified as suitable for the procurement, indicating that scale alone need not exclude specialist suppliers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CA18524 - CPC/LO/01/2025: Staff Absence Protection and Reimbursement Services

Notice Description

This proposal for Staff Absence Protection is a retender of the current CPC Staff Absence Protection & Reimbursement Framework which expires 23/05/2025. Any resulting framework from this exercise will be available to all further education institutions, universities, sixth forms, academies, schools, museums and other similar organisations who are current and future CPC members https://www.thecpc.ac.uk/members/regions.php https://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-information-about-schools. Local Authorities may wish to use the resulting framework when procuring on behalf of Educational Establishments. To access this competition: Registered: Login to https://suppliers.multiquote.com and view the opportunity CA18524. Not registered: Visit https://suppliers.multiquote.com then register and quote CA18524 as the reason for registration. Any queries please contact MultiQuote on 020 3920 8054.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-fab4b233-0bd1-4013-be62-e4920b8b6e4f
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac53da5e-b690-415a-a162-dcb2224bf5e5
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

66 - Financial and insurance services

CPV Codes

66510000 - Insurance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£600,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£673,466 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Contract Period
13 Oct 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 6-12 months
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
Shaw Education Trust
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
STOKE-ON-TRENT
Postcode
ST7 4DL
Postcode Area
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Newcastle-under-Lyme
Electoral Ward
Kidsgrove & Ravenscliffe
Westminster Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Schools Advisory Service

Further Information

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