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Supply Agency PSL TWHF

THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION

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24 Jul 2026 at 13:55

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The White Horse Federation is procuring agency supply services to provide temporary or other supply personnel across its schools. The requirement is a recruitment service supporting staffing needs throughout the federation, rather than the purchase of physical goods or construction works. The buyer is The White Horse Federation, a public authority based in Swindon. Delivery is across the United Kingdom. The procurement is categorised as services and uses CPV 79000000, covering business services including recruitment. It concerns one supply agency preferred-supplier-list arrangement, with several agencies appointed to support the federation’s schools. This is relevant to recruitment businesses with established education-sector supply operations and the capacity to provide personnel across multiple schools.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a selective procedure under a framework agreement. It involved one lot and was recorded as a non-competitive framework award. Four active awards were made on 24 July 2026: Teaching Personnel Limited received £340,800 gross; Tradewind Recruitment Ltd received £292,800 gross; Prospero Group Ltd received £278,400 gross; and Protocol Education Limited received £158,400 gross. Each award covers the period from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030. A future contract-signature milestone was scheduled for 4 August 2026. The awards are above the relevant threshold for the first three suppliers and below it for Protocol Education. The procurement was evaluated through the framework route, with the award outcome recorded for each appointed supplier.

This procurement demonstrates sustained demand from The White Horse Federation for education-focused agency staffing across its schools, with several established recruitment businesses appointed to share delivery. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need a proven ability to source, vet and supply suitable teaching or school personnel reliably, while managing multiple placements and responding to the operational needs of schools. Capacity matters because the requirement spans a federation rather than a single establishment, and the appointed suppliers are large recruitment businesses. Experience in education recruitment, an effective candidate and compliance process, dependable account management and the infrastructure to support delivery across the United Kingdom would place a supplier closer to the profile evidenced by this award.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply Agency PSL TWHF

Notice Description

Provide Supply across TWHF schools

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d350
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070317-2026
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

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
£892,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
24 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 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
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN1 2LB
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Eastcott
Westminster Constituency
Swindon South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
4
Supplier Names

TEACHING PERSONNEL LIMITED

TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD

Prospero Group Ltd

PROTOCOL EDUCATION LIMITED

Further Information

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