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PP-10161 Harris Federation Permanent and Contingency Staffing

HARRIS FEDERATION

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

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27 Mar 2026 at 16:18

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17 Feb 2026 at 15:21

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29 Jan 2026 at 18:09

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21 Nov 2025 at 23:07

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25 Jun 2025 at 11:25

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13 Jun 2025 at 16:47

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process initiated by Harris Federation, headquartered in Croydon, aims to establish a comprehensive recruitment framework titled "PP-10161 Harris Federation Permanent and Contingency Staffing" across various sectors like education, administration, and IT, throughout the United Kingdom. This framework is procured under the open procedure and accommodates direct award and mini-competition approaches. Valued at approximately £192 million, the framework is divided into 12 lots covering a range of categories, including education leadership, classroom teaching, digital, data and technology, and estates. The procurement has reached the award stage as of 2025-11-21, with contracts scheduled to commence from 2026-01-01 and spanning up to eight years, allowing for renewals as detailed in the prior tender documentation.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialized in recruitment services by providing access to multiple sectors needing staffing support. Companies that excel in providing qualified or supply teaching services, administrative roles, IT support, and executive search will find this framework beneficial for growth. Ideal contenders will demonstrate robust capabilities in offering quality recruitment services, accommodating the levy structure based on call-off contracts at a rate of 0.75%. Engagement with the framework permits leveraging various sourcing methods, fostering business expansion within the UK’s educational sector. SMEs particularly are encouraged to participate, ensuring a diverse and competitive supplier landscape.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PP-10161 Harris Federation Permanent and Contingency Staffing

Notice Description

Harris Federation has established a permanent and contingent (PerCo) recruitment Open Framework, procured under the Open procedure, to secure the provision of general and specialist recruitment services by preferred suppliers that support the staffing requirements of all existing, and future, academies within the Federation. This framework consists of 12 Lots. The call off options for the Client will be direct award, and mini competition. It is the Client's intention that call offs will take place via a specified platform. Suppliers that are appointed to the framework will be required to pay a Framework Levy for all call-off contracts they are successfully awarded under the framework, at a rate of 0.75% (excluding VAT) of the total value of the call off contract in question. The Framework shall be open for use by the following classifications of Contracting Authority throughout all administrative regions of the UK: UK public sector bodies, identified in detail in the URLs below (and any future successors to these organisations), which include schools, academies, multi academy trusts, RBCs, DfE school buying hubs, colleges, universities.

Lot Information

Education Leadership

Academy based Senior Leadership Team (SLT) Central Team Education Executive Leadership

Classroom Teaching (i.e. permanent and FTC)

Qualified Teachers Unqualified Teachers SEND Teachers Vocational Skills / Higher Education

Supply Teaching (short term cover i.e. sickness/absence)

Qualified Teachers Supply / Cover Teachers Cover Supervisors

Classroom Support & Pastoral

1:1 Support SEND Teaching Assistants Early Years Welfare and Safeguarding Classroom Technicians Exam Invigilators / Officers Heads of Year

Administration & Operational

Administrational Office Roles Operational Roles

Digital, Data and Technology

Data/School MIS IT Service Delivery IT Support Infrastructure Cyber Security

Corporate

Health & Safety Procurement Marketing Communications Legal Commercial Fundraising

Finance & Audit

Audit Accounting Academy finance Business partnering

Human Resources

HR Payroll Operations Talent Acquisition L&D

Estates

Facilities and Premises Estates management Project management

Executive Search

Senior management Directors Executive leadership (central team) Principal Technical & specialist

Managed Service

Off payroll contingent workers

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0548d4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028719-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£160,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
£160,000,000 £100M-£1B
Awards Value
£124,000,000 £100M-£1B
Contracts Value
£124,000,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Mar 20265 months ago
Submission Deadline
30 Jul 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Nov 20259 months ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2027 1-2 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
HARRIS FEDERATION
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
CROYDON
Postcode
CR0 1LH
Postcode Area
Croydon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI6 Outer London - South
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI62 Croydon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Croydon
Electoral Ward
Fairfield
Westminster Constituency
Croydon West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
64
Supplier Names

1ST EXECUTIVE LIMITED

A-DAY CONSULTANTS LIMITED

AFFINITY WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

ASPIRE PEOPLE LIMITED

ATHONA EDUCATION LIMITED

Achieve Teachers Ltd

Adecco UK Limited

Axis Recruitment Ltd

BLUE ARROW LTD

C22 LIMITED

CAMHS Professionals Limited

CAREER TEACHERS LIMITED

CASTLEFIELD RECRUITMENT LIMITED

COMPLETE CLASSROOM SERVICES LTD

CY EXECUTIVE RESOURCING LIMITED

Carrington Blake Recruitment Ltd

Choice Teachers (South) LTD

Create Education Ltd

DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITED

EDEN BROWN LIMITED

EDEX EDUCATION RECRUITMENT LTD

EIGHT CORP LTD

ENGAGE PARTNERS LIMITED

ES SOLUTIONS GROUP LTD

Everest Recruitment and Services Ltd

Evisa Solutions Limited

FUSION PEOPLE LIMITED

HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED

HUNTER GATHERER AHP RESOURCING LIMITED

HUNTRESS SEARCH LIMITED

Humly London ltd.

JORECRUITMENT LIMITED

K & G RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY LIMITED

LAW MORGAN LIMITED

LONDON TEACHING POOL LIMITED

MASTER CLASS EDUCATION LTD

Milk Education

Morgan Hunt UK LTD

NALA GLOBAL LIMITED

O R EDUCATION LIMITED

PHOENIX RESOURCING SERVICES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

PORTFOLIO PAYROLL LIMITED

PRINCIPAL RECRUITMENT TECHNOLOGY LTD

Prospero Group Ltd

Qualiteach Ltd

RANDSTAD SOLUTIONS LIMITED

REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED

REMEDY RECRUITMENT GROUP LIMITED

RESPOND RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Recruitment Team Nine Limited

SAHL RECRUITMENT LTD

SANZA TEACHING AGENCY LIMITED

STEP TEACHERS LIMITED

STRATEGY EDUCATION LTD

TEACHING PERSONNEL LIMITED

TEMPEST RESOURCING LIMITED

TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD

UNIFORM EDUCATION LIMITED

US Tech Solutions Limited

Unity Education Limited

VELOX HEALTHCARE LIMITED

VERITAS EDUCATION (PRESTON) LTD

VISION FOR EDUCATION LIMITED

ZUNA BD LTD

Further Information

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