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Supply Staff Meridian Trust

Meridian Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

16 Jul 2026 at 14:22

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Award

15 Jul 2026 at 16:38

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Meridian Trust procured supply agency staff services across its trust, supporting the staffing needs of its schools and academies. The requirement is a managed recruitment and temporary staffing service rather than the supply of goods or construction works. The buying organisation is Meridian Trust, based at Sawtry Village Academy in Huntingdon. Delivery covers areas in the East Midlands and East of England, with activity across the trust’s participating establishments. The service falls within the broad business-services category, including recruitment and related support (CPV 79000000). This opportunity is relevant to recruitment agencies, education staffing providers and workforce-management businesses able to supply suitably qualified temporary staff across multiple school sites and coordinate placements for a large education trust.

The procurement has reached award stage under a framework, using a selective procedure. One lot was awarded to Value Match Services Ltd, an SME, on 16 June 2026. The award value is £5.6 million excluding VAT (£6.72 million including VAT). The awarded contract period is 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030, with a possible maximum extension to 31 August 2034. Renewal is subject to the framework successfully reopening in each of its first four years. A future signature milestone was scheduled for 17 July 2026. The contract was cancelled on 16 July 2026 because the wrong supplier was listed. The award itself is recorded as active, but the associated contract is cancelled, so the published outcome is not a completed live contract.

This procurement demonstrates substantial, recurring demand from Meridian Trust for agency staffing across a multi-school education organisation. A credible future competitor would need an established supply-agency operation, the capacity to source and place staff across the East Midlands and East of England, and systems for coordinating vacancies, candidates, compliance and deployment across multiple sites. Relevant experience in education staffing would help, particularly an understanding of school workforce requirements, safeguarding expectations, qualification checks and reliable short-notice cover. Suppliers should also be able to operate through a framework-based route and manage a requirement of trust-wide scale. The awarded provider’s SME status indicates that a specialist staffing business, not only a large national outsourcer, can be positioned for this type of requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply Staff Meridian Trust

Notice Description

Supplier to provide supply agency staff services across Meridian Trust

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cc3c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067303-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£5,600,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
16 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Jun 20263 months ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Cancelled

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Meridian Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
HUNTINGDON
Postcode
PE28 5TQ
Postcode Area
Peterborough
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Huntingdonshire
Electoral Ward
Sawtry
Westminster Constituency
Huntingdon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VALUE MATCH SERVICES LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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