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Truro & Penwith Academy Trust - Provision of Supply Agency Services & Preferred Provider List

TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

30 Oct 2023 at 08:51

TenderUpdate

16 Jun 2023 at 07:49

Tender

04 May 2023 at 15:39

Summary of the contracting process

The Truro & Penwith Academy Trust is inviting tenders for the provision of Supply Agency Services & Preferred Provider List. This procurement opportunity falls under the services category and entails selecting three successful providers to offer supply agency services to schools within the Trust. The procurement is at the award stage, with a contract signed on 11th August 2023, and a total contract value of £1,271,944.47 GBP. The Trust is located in Truro, UK, and the main industry category is supply services of personnel including temporary staff.

This tender by the Truro & Penwith Academy Trust presents opportunities for businesses in the recruitment services sector to compete for becoming a preferred provider on the Trust's list. Businesses that specialise in providing teaching and teaching assistant posts, temporary staff, and have experience in SEN support are well-suited to compete. With a focus on quality and price criteria, this tender aims to establish long-term supply agency service providers for various school needs within the Trust, offering growth opportunities for successful bidders.

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Notice Title

Truro & Penwith Academy Trust - Provision of Supply Agency Services & Preferred Provider List

Notice Description

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust and Providers are invited to tender to become a Provider on the Trust Supply Agency Services preferred Provider List. The Trust is looking to appoint the three highest scoring successful Providers to provide Supply Agency Services to all schools within the Trust.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This Tender opportunity has been issued by Truro and Penwith Academy Trust and Providers are invited to tender to become a Provider on the Trust Supply Agency Services preferred Provider List. The Trust is looking to appoint the three highest scoring successful Providers to provide Supply Agency Services to all schools within the Trust. The Trust is looking to appoint the three highest scoring Providers who will become part of the Trust's preferred Provider List. This will enable each school to select any Provider from the list in order to book suitable cover for the role(s) required. The Trust will not guarantee any level of supply for each individual Provider on the list and the schools will have the freedom to select whichever Provider they choose to use from this preferred Providers list. Cover is predominantly required for Teaching and Teaching Assistant posts. However, there have been a small minority of cases where cover has been required for school administration. Cover is required for short term absence including sickness or CPD or authorised other absence. Longer term cover is also a significant requirement e.g., long term sickness cover or while a role is being recruited. The need for specialist SEN experience for teachers and Teaching Assistants is on the increase in all schools and to support two on site specialist support provisions. Currently, each school in the Trust refer to a Supply Agency Provider in the instance the cover is required. No formal contract is in place. For primary schools, the School Administrator manages the bookings and for secondary schools, this role is performed by the School Business Manager or Cover Supervisor. The Preferred Provid

Renewal: two further years in 12 monthly increments.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c673
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031913-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£4,195,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£4,195,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,271,944 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Oct 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
16 Jun 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Aug 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST
Contact Name
Judy Brinson
Contact Email
judyb@tpacademytrust.org
Contact Phone
+44 1872613272

Buyer Location

Locality
TRURO
Postcode
TR4 9LD
Post Town
Truro
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Delivery Location
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Threemilestone & Chacewater
Westminster Constituency
Truro and Falmouth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

CONCORDE GROUP

TEACHING PERSONNEL

ZEN EDUCATE

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