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Lancashire Teaching Agency - Provision of Supply Services to Schools

Lancashire County Council

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

15 Jun 2026 at 11:53

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Tender

06 Feb 2026 at 15:22

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

31 Oct 2025 at 16:22

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

23 May 2025 at 09:38

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "Lancashire Teaching Agency - Provision of Supply Services to Schools," managed by Lancashire County Council, has recently concluded. This tender, classified under the services industry category, focused on providing supply teachers and support staff to schools within Lancashire. The process followed the open procedure method and included various stages such as planning, tender, and award, with a significant cancellation occurring on 15th June 2026. Despite the completion of the tender, the procurement process highlighted an extensive engagement strategy involving preliminary market engagement and detailed planning phases. Key dates included a tender period ending on 5th March 2026 and an award period completed by 14th April 2026.

This tender presented substantial growth opportunities for businesses specialising in recruitment, education services, and personnel supply. Companies capable of providing full and part-time educational staff, along with rigorous compliance and safeguarding measures, would find this contract particularly appealing. The contract promised a gross value of £96,000,000, making it an attractive prospect for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with the capability to fulfil the diverse staffing needs of educational institutions. The project offered opportunities for long-term partnerships, with a potential contract renewal extending up to eight years, thus providing a stable revenue stream for any successful bidder. Moreover, businesses with the capacity to manage both quantitative and qualitative social value outcomes were encouraged to participate, leveraging the project's emphasis on comprehensive social value and quality frameworks.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Lancashire Teaching Agency - Provision of Supply Services to Schools

Notice Description

The provision of full and part time supply teachers, teaching assistants and all support staff roles to schools within the Lancashire border to fulfil permanent, long- and short-term vacancy needs. The LTA will offer a specialist recruitment service to best match the needs of the school to the skills of the supply staff, providing training and rigorous safeguarding practices to ensure all staff are compliant with current requirements.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The initial Contract period will be four years, after such time the Authority may extend the Contract by any number of defined periods, provided that the total duration does not exceed eight years.

Planning Information

Lancashire County Council is conducting preliminary market engagement relating to the provision of Lancashire Teaching Agency Provision of Supply Services to Schools. Prior to publication of a full invitation to tender (anticipated January 2026), interested organisations are invited to engage with this preliminary market engagement exercise. Interested organisations should: - Visit: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/ - Navigate to the market engagement project by clicking on the link for Lancashire Teaching Agency - Provision of Supply Services to Schools - Review the Preliminary Market Engagement document(s) contained on this project page. This document provides more information regarding this preliminary market engagement exercise. - Submit your expression of interest (EOI) via email to contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk by no later than 28th November 2025 at 12 noon.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-052014
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056120-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination 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

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
£80,000,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£80,000,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Jun 20263 months ago
Submission Deadline
5 Mar 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
5 Jan 2026Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Lancashire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PRESTON
Postcode
PR1 0LD
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
TLD4 Lancashire
Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Preston

Further Information

Notice Documents

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