Notice Information
Notice Title
Diocese of Coventry Master Vendor Supply
Notice Description
A Managed Vendor Provider will take responsibility for providing the Trust with recruitment services to meet their supply needs, including the sourcing, engagement and administration of the supply staff through standardised processes and use of technology. A Master Vendor Provider shall provide supply staff directly from their own pool of staff and then has the option of managing supplementary supply through an approved Sub-Vendor supply chain. The Supplier will manage provision of Supply Teachers, Education Support Staff and other temporary staffing services. The Trust contracts only with the Master Vendor, and the Master Vendor is responsible for managing their Sub-Vendor supply chain.
Lot Information
Lot LOT-0000
Options: To include additional schools that join the Trust and add in additional job categories when required
Renewal: Two furtehr one year extensions (3+1+1)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-069fe8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066997-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
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
- £5,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £5,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £5,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jul 2026Today
- Submission Deadline
- 30 Jun 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 14 Jul 2026Yesterday
- Contract Period
- 31 Aug 2026 - 31 Aug 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2031-01-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE DIOCESE OF COVENTRY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TOTNES
- Postcode
- TQ9 5RW
- Post Town
- Torquay
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG13 Warwickshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG33 Coventry
-
- Local Authority
- Nuneaton and Bedworth
- Electoral Ward
- Bulkington
- Westminster Constituency
- Rugby
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066997-2026
15th July 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047364-2026
21st May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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