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Supply Agency PSL EVAT 1

THE EDUCATION VILLAGE ACADEMY TRUST

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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28 Jul 2026 at 09:15

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

28 Jul 2026 at 09:08

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Education Village Academy Trust procured agency staffing services for its schools. The requirement is to provide supply-agency personnel, covering recruitment and placement of staff across EVAT schools. The buyer is The Education Village Academy Trust, based in Darlington. Delivery is in the North East of England and across the trust’s school network. This is a services opportunity focused on education staffing rather than general recruitment, with the supplier expected to support the trust in filling school staffing requirements. The procurement is relevant to education recruitment agencies, temporary staffing providers and specialist teacher or school-support staffing businesses with the operational reach to serve a multi-school academy trust. The classification is CPV 79000000, covering business services including recruitment.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a selective procedure, with awards made under a framework, and comprised one lot. Three active awards were made on 16 July 2026: Vision for Education received £160,000 excluding VAT (£192,000 gross); Teaching Personnel Limited received £214,800 excluding VAT (£257,760 gross); and Zen Educate Limited received £50,000 excluding VAT (£60,000 gross). All three contracts were signed on 28 July 2026 and run from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030. The procurement was not competitive at call-off stage. The award basis and participation requirements are not set out beyond the selective framework award route. The arrangement is below threshold for Vision for Education and Zen Educate, and above threshold for Teaching Personnel.

This award demonstrates sustained demand from an academy trust for agency staffing delivered across several schools, with the requirement divided among three providers. A credible future supplier would need an established education recruitment operation, access to suitable teaching and school-support personnel, and the capacity to source and place staff across the trust’s operating area. The selected suppliers show that both SME-scale and large recruitment businesses can participate, so scale alone is not the defining factor. Performance would be judged against quality, fill rate and customer satisfaction, making reliable candidate supply, responsive fulfilment and effective service management central capabilities. Providers should be able to monitor placements, maintain service quality and satisfy schools’ staffing needs consistently across a multi-school account.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply Agency PSL EVAT 1

Notice Description

provide supply agency staffing across EVAT schools

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d4c4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071021-2026
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
£424,800 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£424,800 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 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
THE EDUCATION VILLAGE ACADEMY TRUST
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
DARLINGTON
Postcode
DL1 2AN
Postcode Area
Darlington
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC33 Darlington
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Darlington
Electoral Ward
Haughton & Springfield
Westminster Constituency
Darlington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
3
Supplier Names

VISION FOR EDUCATION

TEACHING PERSONNEL LIMITED

ZEN EDUCATE LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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