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Supply Agency MSP Lion Academy Trust

Lion Academy Trust

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21 Aug 2026 at 13:38

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lion Academy Trust is procuring a supply agency managed service to provide temporary agency staffing across all schools in the Trust. The requirement covers recruitment and supply of staff through an agency-managed arrangement, rather than a standalone staffing appointment. The buyer is Lion Academy Trust, a public authority based in Leyton. Delivery is across the Trust’s schools, although individual school locations are not identified. The procurement is categorised as services, with the associated classification covering business services including recruitment. It is relevant to staffing agencies, managed service providers and recruitment businesses able to coordinate supply staff across a multi-school education organisation. The arrangement concerns one service lot covering the Trust’s school network and is intended to support staffing needs across that network.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Lion Academy Trust used a selective procedure, with the award made under a framework; the call-off was not competitive. One completed lot was awarded on 21 August 2026 to ZEN EDUCATE LIMITED. The award value is £15,200,000 excluding VAT and £18,240,000 including VAT. The contract period runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030, with a scheduled signature milestone by 1 September 2026. The arrangement is for four years. Its terms allow termination on 30 days’ notice if the Trust’s strategic vision changes. The awarded supplier is an SME. No separate award criteria or weighted evaluation basis is published in the procurement data.

For a supplier that did not win this award, the procurement demonstrates substantial, multi-year demand for agency staffing across a school-trust network. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to recruit and supply temporary education staff at scale, coordinate placements across multiple schools, and operate a managed service rather than simply introduce individual candidates. It would also need the operational capacity to handle the Trust’s staffing requirements consistently across its schools, with processes suitable for public-sector contracting. The selected provider was an SME, indicating that delivery at this scale is not limited to the largest national staffing companies. Experience in recruitment and education staffing would strengthen a competing proposition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply Agency MSP Lion Academy Trust

Notice Description

To provide supply agency staffing across all of Lion Academy Trust schools. The agreement will be in place for 4 years but it is noted the terms and conditions allow for 30 days termination should the strategic vision of the Trust change during the contracting period.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e9a2
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079934-2026
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
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
£15,200,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
21 Aug 20266 days 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
Lion Academy Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEYTON
Postcode
E10 6EJ
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI5 Outer London - East and North East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI53 Redbridge and Waltham Forest
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Waltham Forest
Electoral Ward
Forest
Westminster Constituency
Leyton and Wanstead

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ZEN EDUCATE LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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