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The Stour Academy Trust Provision of Supply Agency Services

The Stour Academy Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

02 Sep 2026 at 08:16

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

03 Jul 2026 at 08:54

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Stour Academy Trust is procuring supply agency services to cover teaching and support staffing needs that cannot be met in-house. The service provides safe, compliant and good-quality temporary workers for short-term absence and operational requirements, with occasional longer-term cover for extended absence, vacancies and continuity of provision. The requirement covers personnel supply services, including temporary staff, for the Trust’s schools in Kent, particularly across Canterbury and Maidstone-area locations. The buyer is The Stour Academy Trust, based in Canterbury. The arrangement may also support additional schools and worker categories. Suppliers need to understand education staffing requirements, safeguarding, continuity of provision and the practical demands of responding quickly to school workforce needs.

This procurement has been awarded through a single-lot open procedure and the tender is complete. The award date was 1 September 2026. Four suppliers were selected separately: Kent Teaching Solutions Ltd, Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited, Nutrix Personnel Limited trading as Magisters Education, and Tempest Resourcing Limited. The award value is £1,250,000 excluding VAT and £1,500,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 28 September 2026 to 27 September 2029, with two possible one-year extensions, allowing a maximum end date of 27 September 2031. The evaluation allocated 50% to quality and 50% to price. Quality covered agency provision, temporary worker supply, vetting, mobilisation and contract management. Price assessed staff charge rates and temporary-to-permanent fees.

This award demonstrates sustained demand from a multi-school education trust for responsive temporary staffing, delivered through several agency providers rather than a single supplier. Businesses positioned for a future requirement would need an established education-sector recruitment operation, access to suitable teaching and support workers, and the capacity to provide both short-term absence cover and longer-term vacancy or continuity support. Safeguarding and worker compliance are central: credible providers should have robust vetting, verification and regulatory processes, supported by clear evidence. The competition also favoured strong mobilisation, account management and reliable response performance. Relevant suppliers include specialist education agencies and broader recruitment businesses able to evidence comparable education contracts, maintain service continuity and offer competitive, transparent staffing charge rates.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Stour Academy Trust Provision of Supply Agency Services

Notice Description

The proposed contracts will be for the provision of supply agency services to the Trust where cover cannot be provided in-house. The service is intended to provide access to safe, compliant and good quality agency workers when required, while supporting the Trust's objectives of continuity of provision, safeguarding compliance, operational flexibility and value for money. The Trust predominantly requires short-term supply cover where absence or operational need cannot be covered in-house. There may also be occasions where longer-term supply cover is required, including to support extended absence, vacancy cover or continuity of provision.

Lot Information

Lot LOT-0000

Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

Renewal: 3 years with the option of 2 further 1 year extensions (3 + 1 + 1)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c2f2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082881-2026
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, 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
£1,250,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,250,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,250,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
10 Aug 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
28 Sep 2026 - 27 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The Stour Academy Trust
Additional Buyers

PHP Law LLP

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CANTERBURY
Postcode
CT2 0NR
Postcode Area
Canterbury
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ44 East Kent
Delivery Location
TLJ South East (England), TLJ4 Kent
Local Authority
Canterbury
Electoral Ward
Sturry
Westminster Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

KENT TEACHING SOLUTIONS LTD

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

NUTRIX PERSONNEL LIMITED

Tempest Resourcing Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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