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Supply Agency Staff PSL

HEART ACADEMIES TRUST

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

29 Jul 2026 at 15:49

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

16 Jul 2026 at 09:02

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

HEART Academies Trust procured supply agency staff services for its schools and academies. The requirement covers the provision of temporary education staffing through recruitment agencies, supporting the Trust’s staffing needs across its estate. The buyer is HEART Academies Trust, based at Bedford Academy in Bedford, with Value Match Services Ltd acting as its procurement partner. Delivery is in the United Kingdom, within the South East England area. This is a recruitment and staffing services opportunity rather than a purchase of goods, construction or facilities services. It is relevant to agencies able to source and supply suitable education staff for multiple academies, manage placements and respond to requests from schools across the Trust.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a selective procedure under a framework agreement. One lot was awarded to three suppliers separately: Choice Teachers (South) Ltd, Teaching Tomorrow Ltd and Tradewind Recruitment Ltd. Each award is valued at £130,000 excluding VAT (£156,000 including VAT). All three awards were made on 16 July 2026. Each contract runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030, and the contracts are active. The contracts were signed on 16 July 2026 for Teaching Tomorrow Ltd and Tradewind Recruitment Ltd, and on 22 July 2026 for Choice Teachers (South) Ltd. Contract performance includes agreed response-time measures. The process was an award under an existing framework and was non-competitive at this stage.

This procurement shows established demand from HEART Academies Trust for agency staffing across several academies, with multiple recruitment suppliers appointed to provide resilience and choice. Suppliers well placed for a future requirement would be specialist education recruitment agencies with access to qualified and reliable temporary staff, particularly those able to support schools across the South East of England. Credibility would depend on maintaining a responsive fulfilment service, quickly presenting suitable candidates and managing placements consistently across multiple sites. Agencies should also be capable of working within a framework-based purchasing route, meeting the Trust’s service expectations and monitoring response-time performance. Both smaller specialist firms and larger recruitment businesses may be relevant, as the appointed supplier group includes SMEs and a large company.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply Agency Staff PSL

Notice Description

Supplier to provide supply agency staff services across HEART Academies Trust

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cc5e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071838-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, 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
£130,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£130,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 Jul 20262 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
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
HEART ACADEMIES TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BEDFORD
Postcode
MK42 9TR
Postcode Area
Milton Keynes
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH24 Bedford
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bedford
Electoral Ward
Cauldwell
Westminster Constituency
Bedford

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

CHOICE TEACHERS (SOUTH) LTD

TEACHING TOMORROW LTD

TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD

Further Information

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