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Aspire Academy Trust Supply Agency Services

ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

03 Dec 2025 at 09:56

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

03 Nov 2025 at 09:40

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

23 Jul 2025 at 11:52

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

20 May 2025 at 13:54

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Aspire Academy Trust, located in St. Austell, has completed the procurement process for its supply agency services, appointing Zen Educate Limited as the supplier. The tender focused on services that provide emergency and planned absence cover for teachers and teaching assistants across all Trust schools. The procurement followed an open procedure under the legal basis of UKPGA 2023/54. With the award process finalised on 3rd December 2025, the contract commenced on 1st September 2025, with a three-year term and the possibility of two additional one-year extensions. The procurement category involves services within the educational sector, emphasising the Trust's need for competent agency workers, best value, and robust management information systems.

This contract represents a growth opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and organisations specialising in educational personnel supply. With a focus on high-performance levels, vetting procedures, and comprehensive reporting, businesses that excel in providing skilled workers and value for money are well-suited to compete. Furthermore, businesses that can demonstrate a strong past performance in similar settings and adhere to rigorous standards in recruitment are in an advantageous position to meet the Trust's expectations. The contractual arrangement also opens potential for additional services as new schools join the Trust, further expanding opportunities for collaborating suppliers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Aspire Academy Trust Supply Agency Services

Notice Description

The contract is for the provision of supply agency services for all schools belonging to the Trust. The Trust appointed a single Supply Agency provider to supply this service. It is the Trust's expectation that the Provider is responsible for the operation of the supply agency function and provide both emergency and planned absence cover for teachers and teaching assistants including the following requirements: a. Availability of agency workers that have the required levels of competence and experience to cover the booking requests. b. Provision of a dedicated Account Manager for the Trust c. Best Value for money d. Robust vetting procedures e. Comprehensive management information and reporting, with a dedicated platform f. High levels of school satisfaction. g. Consistently high-performance levels which meet or exceed KPI requirements. h. Consolidated invoicing weekly/ monthly as required. i. Provision of training and expert advice on any legislative requirements related to Agency Workers.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0518cf
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079198-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
£10,000,000 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Dec 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
23 Jun 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Jul 20251 years ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
Additional Buyers

Aspire Academy Trust

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CARCLAZE, ST. AUSTELL, CORNWALL,
Postcode
PL25 4FD
Postcode Area
Plymouth
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
Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Penwithick & Boscoppa
Westminster Constituency
St Austell and Newquay

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ZEN EDUCATE LIMITED

Further Information

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