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Supply of temporary teachers and agency staff

Leeds City Council

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23 Jul 2026 at 17:35

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Summary of the contracting process

Leeds City Council procured personnel supply services for Leeds schools. The requirement covered temporary teachers and agency staff across all school phases, including special schools and provision for children and young people with special needs. It also covered one-to-one tuition for children and young people with special needs and looked-after children, alongside leadership staff such as headteachers, deputy headteachers and assistant headteachers. Delivery was in Leeds. The procurement falls within the personnel supply and temporary staffing market (CPV 79620000). Four requirement areas were identified: general school staffing, special schools and special educational needs, one-to-one tuition, and school leadership staffing. The buying organisation is Leeds City Council.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a restricted further competition under Crown Commercial Service framework RM6238, limited to suppliers on the relevant framework. Price was the stated evaluation criterion for each requirement area. The four lots covering general school staffing, special schools and special educational needs, one-to-one tuition, and leadership staff were subsequently recorded as cancelled. Active awards were made to Academic Appointments, Career Teachers, Castle Employment Agency, Connex Education Partnership, Leader Recruitment Group, Maze Recruitment Group, Protocol Education, Provide Education, Reed Specialist Recruitment, Veritas Education Recruitment and Randstad Solutions. The contracts were signed on 27 October 2025, except Randstad Solutions’ contract, signed on 27 July 2025. There were 24 bids recorded for each award area, with valid bids ranging from £1 to £23,000,000.

This procurement demonstrates sustained public-sector demand for an agency capable of supplying education personnel across mainstream schools, special schools, special educational needs provision, one-to-one tuition and senior school leadership. A credible competitor would need a broad, reliable candidate network covering qualified teachers, temporary classroom staff, specialist staff able to support children with additional needs, tutors and experienced school leaders. It would also need the operational capacity to respond across Leeds schools and manage multiple placements or staffing categories at the same time. The successful supplier group included predominantly SMEs alongside a large recruitment business, showing that both specialist regional agencies and larger organisations can be relevant. Because price was the evaluation basis, competitive rates and efficient fulfilment would be central to future credibility. Access to the relevant Crown Commercial Service framework was also a prerequisite for this route.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply of temporary teachers and agency staff

Notice Description

The Supply of temporary teachers and agency staff for Leeds schools

Lot Information

Supply across all school phases.

The supply of temporary teachers and agency staff for Leeds schools

Supply for special schools and children with special needs

Supply for special schools and children with special needs

Supply for 1-2-1 tuition for children and you people with special needs and looked after children.

Supply for one-to-one tuition for children and young people with special needs and looked after children

Supply of leadership team staff, Deputy Headteachers and Assistant Headteachers.

Supply for leadership team staff, including Headteachers, Deputy Headteachers and Assistant Headteachers

Procurement Information

The tender procedure was a further competition under the Crown Commercial Services framework RM6238 for Supply Teachers and Temporary Staffing lot 1 and was therefore restricted to only those suppliers that were on that framework.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d28b
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/069963-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
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

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Leeds City Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEEDS
Postcode
LS1 1UR
Postcode Area
Leeds
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE4 West Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE42 Leeds
Delivery Location
TLE42 Leeds
Local Authority
Leeds
Electoral Ward
Little London & Woodhouse
Westminster Constituency
Leeds Central and Headingley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
11
Supplier Names

Academic Appointments Limited

Career Teachers Limited

Castle Employment Agency

Connex Education Partnership

Leader Recruitment Group Ltd

Maze Recruitment Group

PROTOCOL EDUCATION LIMITED

Provide Education Ltd

REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Veritas Education Recruitment Limited

Randstad Solutions Limited

Further Information

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