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Supply Agency MSP KCSP

KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

22 Jul 2026 at 13:12

UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Award

22 Jul 2026 at 13:00

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Kent Catholic Schools’ Partnership procured a master vendor supply agency service for all schools in its partnership. The requirement is a managed recruitment and staffing service, covering the supply of agency personnel to schools rather than the purchase of goods or construction works. The buyer is based at Barham Court, Maidstone. Delivery was intended across schools in England, with the specified coverage spanning the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. The procurement is classified within business services, including recruitment. It was structured as one completed lot and concerned a partnership-wide arrangement rather than a service for a single school.

The procurement reached award stage but the award to Teaching Personnel Limited was cancelled on 22 July 2026. The stated reason was a contract-duration error, with the procurement to be republished with a three-year term. The route was selective, using an award under a framework, and the process was non-competitive. The cancelled award was valued at £4,000,000 excluding VAT and £4,800,000 including VAT. The published award proposed a contract from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030, with signature scheduled for 1 August 2026 and a standstill period ending on 31 July 2026. The requirement was evaluated through the framework-award route. Teaching Personnel Limited was the named supplier.

This procurement indicates substantial, partnership-wide demand for a master vendor agency staffing service across a broad English geographic footprint. A credible future competitor would need to recruit and supply agency personnel to multiple schools, manage a centralised service across different locations, and operate at the scale expected of a large education staffing provider. Experience delivering managed service provision or master vendor arrangements would be directly relevant, particularly where the service involves coordinating agency workers, handling school-level requirements and maintaining consistent delivery across a large group of education establishments. The framework-based route also indicates that suppliers should understand framework award processes and the associated commercial and operational requirements. The cancelled award shows the buyer’s intended service model and the scale of its recruitment requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply Agency MSP KCSP

Notice Description

To provide a master vendor supply agency service across all KCSP schools

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d0d6
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069161-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Award under framework
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£4,000,000 £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
Cancelled
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
KENT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS' PARTNERSHIP
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
MAIDSTONE
Postcode
ME18 5BZ
Postcode Area
Rochester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ4 Kent
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ45 Mid Kent
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Maidstone
Electoral Ward
Barming Heath & Teston
Westminster Constituency
Maidstone and Malling

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

TEACHING PERSONNEL LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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