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Supply Agency Chorus MAT

CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST

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22 Jul 2026 at 11:08

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Chorus Education Trust procured supply agency staffing across its multi-academy trust. The requirement is a recruitment and temporary staffing service, covering the provision of agency workers to support the trust’s education operations. Delivery spans England, including the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The buyer is Chorus Education Trust, based in Sheffield. The service is classified under business services, including recruitment. This is a single, trust-wide requirement rather than separate geographic work packages, with the appointed agencies providing staffing support across the trust’s locations.

The procurement is complete and was awarded on 22 July 2026 through a selective procedure under a framework agreement. Seven suppliers were appointed separately: Choice Teachers (South) Ltd for £3,000 net (£3,600 gross); Empowering Learning Limited for £32,000 net (£38,400 gross); Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited for £204,000 net (£244,800 gross); Prospero Group Ltd for £220,000 net (£264,000 gross); Protocol Education Limited for £608,000 net (£729,600 gross); QA Teaching Ltd for £92,000 net (£110,400 gross); and Tradewind Recruitment Ltd for £684,000 net (£820,800 gross). Each award covers 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030. A standstill period applied to Hays, Prospero, Protocol and Tradewind, ending on 31 July 2026; planned signature dates for awards were 31 July or 1 August 2026. The award was competitive within the framework, with the procurement record marked non-competitive.

This opportunity demonstrates sustained demand from Chorus Education Trust for agencies able to supply education staffing across a broad English footprint. The appointed supplier mix includes specialist education recruitment businesses, general specialist recruitment capability and both large and SME providers, indicating that credibility can come from focused teaching recruitment expertise as well as the operational capacity to service a multi-academy trust. Future competitors would need reliable access to suitable temporary education workers, effective candidate vetting and compliance processes, and the systems and regional coverage needed to respond to staffing requirements across multiple locations. The separate awards and wide variation in supplier scale suggest that providers may compete by matching their delivery capacity and specialist reach to the trust’s requirements rather than relying only on national scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply Agency Chorus MAT

Notice Description

To provide supply agency staffing across Chorus MAT

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d094
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069041-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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
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
£1,843,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
22 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, Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CHORUS EDUCATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
SHEFFIELD
Postcode
S9 4LR
Postcode Area
Sheffield
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE32 Sheffield
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Sheffield
Electoral Ward
Darnall
Westminster Constituency
Sheffield South East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
7
Supplier Names

CHOICE TEACHERS (SOUTH) LTD

EMPOWERING LEARNING LIMITED

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Prospero Group Ltd

PROTOCOL EDUCATION LIMITED

QA TEACHING LTD

TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD

Further Information

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