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Crofty Education Trust - Provision of Supply Agency Services

Crofty Education Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

30 Jul 2026 at 09:58

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

08 Jun 2026 at 16:13

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Crofty Education Trust procured a single provider for supply agency services across all schools in the Trust, delivered in Cornwall. The requirement covers emergency and planned cover for teachers and teaching assistants, with flexibility to add other categories of supply workers during the contract. The service is therefore aimed at education recruitment and temporary staffing agencies able to source, vet and deploy teaching and support staff across multiple school sites. The Trust is the buying organisation, with PHP Law LLP acting as procurement consultant. The procurement is categorised as personnel supply services, including temporary staff. The requirement also accommodates schools that join the Trust, so the operating model needs to support a changing education estate and potentially broader staffing demand.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Teaching Personnel Limited on 30 July 2026. It used an above-threshold open procedure, with evaluation weighted 60% to quality and 40% to price. Quality covered the agency provider offer, temporary worker provision, vetting processes, and contract mobilisation and management. The single lot had an estimated value of £6.5 million excluding VAT, or £7.8 million including VAT. Four final-stage bids were recorded, including three from SMEs. The awarded contract runs from 2 November 2026 to 1 November 2029, with two possible 12-month extensions, giving a maximum end date of 1 November 2031. The award includes options to add worker categories and schools joining the Trust.

This award demonstrates sustained demand from a multi-school education trust for a managed supply workforce covering both teachers and teaching assistants, including urgent absence cover. A credible future competitor would need reliable recruitment capacity across multiple sites, fast response to bookings, and the ability to fulfil planned and emergency requirements without service gaps. Strong safeguarding and vetting controls are central, alongside experience delivering comparable education-sector contracts of similar complexity across more than one site. The buyer also expects professional recruitment standards, evidenced through membership of, or a commitment to obtain equivalent recognition from, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, the Association of Professional Staffing Companies, or Standards in Recruitment. Suppliers should be able to mobilise and manage the service, handle electronic timesheets and invoicing, and accommodate additional staffing categories and schools.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Crofty Education Trust - Provision of Supply Agency Services

Notice Description

This tender opportunity has been issued by Crofty Education Trust (the Trust) and Tenderers are invited to tender for the provision of Supply Agency services (the Service) for all schools within the Trust. The Trust is looking to appoint a single Provider, to provide both emergency and planned absence for Teachers and Teaching Assistants. There should also be the flexibility to have the ability for the Trust to request additional categories that may be needed throughout the term of the Contract.

Lot Information

Lot LOT-0000

Options: To include additional supply worker categories To enable schools who join the Trust to be added to the Contract. The contract value has been based upon current supply spend, also allowing for increases in rates each year due to staff pay increases and Trust growth if new schools join the Trust. However the Trust is actively looking to reduce their supply spend over the course of the contract term.

Renewal: Two (2) further years, in 12-month intervals (3 +1+1).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b01e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072022-2026
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
£6,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£6,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£6,500,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
13 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jul 20262 months ago
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Crofty Education Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CAMBORNE
Postcode
TR14 0HX
Postcode Area
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
Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Pool & Tehidy
Westminster Constituency
Camborne and Redruth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TEACHING PERSONNEL LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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