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Supply Agency Transform Trust

TRANSFORM TRUST

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

13 Aug 2026 at 13:14

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

05 Aug 2026 at 17:45

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Transform Trust procured supply agency staffing for all of its schools. The requirement is a services contract covering the recruitment and provision of temporary education staff, with the work delivered across the Trust’s schools. Transform Trust, a public authority based in Nottingham, is the buying organisation. The procurement sits within the wider business and recruitment services category, and is intended to provide schools with access to suitable staff when required. The requirement is relevant to education staffing agencies, recruitment businesses and managed supply providers able to support multiple schools rather than a single-site staffing need. It may also suit technology-enabled education recruitment platforms with the operational capacity to coordinate placements and maintain service quality across the Trust.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a selective procedure under a framework, without a competitive call-off. There was one completed lot. Zen Educate Limited was awarded the contract on 16 July 2026 for £6,800,000 excluding VAT, or £8,160,000 including VAT. The contract was signed on 13 August 2026 and runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030. The award was above the relevant threshold. Evaluation and performance are linked to customer satisfaction, fill rate and quality of staff. Zen Educate Limited is the selected supplier. The award is active and the contract is active, so this procurement has moved beyond the opportunity to submit bids.

This award demonstrates sustained demand from a multi-school education trust for agency staffing delivered at scale through a framework route. A credible competitor for the same requirement would need an established education recruitment operation, access to a dependable pool of suitably qualified temporary staff, and the systems and account management capacity to serve all schools consistently. Strong performance would depend on filling vacancies reliably, maintaining the quality and suitability of supplied staff, and monitoring customer satisfaction across multiple locations. Providers should be able to coordinate school-level requirements, respond quickly to changing staffing needs, manage compliance and safeguarding checks, and report clear performance information against fill rate, staff quality and user satisfaction. The awarded supplier is an SME, showing that specialist providers can compete with larger recruitment businesses when they can demonstrate sufficient coverage and delivery capability.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply Agency Transform Trust

Notice Description

To provide supply agency staffing across all Transform Trust schools

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06dcf0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077243-2026
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
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
£6,800,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£6,800,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Aug 20261 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
TRANSFORM TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NOTTINGHAM
Postcode
NG7 1LD
Postcode Area
Nottingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF14 Nottingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Nottingham
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Nottingham East

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ZEN EDUCATE LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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