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Agency staff S539613

Norfolk County Council

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25 Aug 2026 at 16:36

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Norfolk County Council procured agency staffing services connected with special education. The requirement is classified under CPV 80340000, covering special education services, and is titled Agency staff S539613. The buying organisation is Norfolk County Council, a local public authority based in Norwich. The appointed supplier, Solution Care 247 Ltd, is a small or medium-sized enterprise specialising in care and support staffing. The procurement concerns the provision of personnel rather than the purchase of equipment, construction or a standalone education programme. It is therefore relevant to agencies and specialist staffing providers able to supply suitably experienced staff for special education settings and related council requirements in Norfolk.

This procurement has been completed and awarded. It used a below-threshold procedure described as “below threshold - unknown”, with one completed lot. Solution Care 247 Ltd received the active award. The contract was signed on 13 November 2025, began on 14 November 2025 and runs to 31 March 2026. Its value is £75,000 excluding VAT and £90,000 including VAT. The award date is not stated separately from the available outcome information. The procurement was evaluated as a services requirement, but the published details do not set out award criteria, weightings or a separate selection basis. The contract remains active, and the recorded award covers the full requirement through the single lot.

This award indicates established council demand for agency personnel supporting special education services. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to operate as a dependable staffing provider, source suitable workers quickly and demonstrate that its personnel can work effectively in special education environments. Providers with experience supplying care, support or education staff to public authorities may be well placed, particularly where they can manage compliance, safeguarding, workforce continuity and council-facing administration. The successful supplier is an SME, showing that the requirement can be delivered by a smaller specialist business rather than only by a large national agency. Firms should assess whether they can provide a comparable specialist staffing service for Norfolk County Council at this scale.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Agency staff S539613

Notice Description

Agency staff S539613 PS75,000.00

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ebde
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080995-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - unknown
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80340000 - Special education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£75,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
13 Nov 20259 months ago
Contract Period
14 Nov 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Norfolk County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
NORWICH
Postcode
NR1 2DH
Postcode Area
Norwich
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLH East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLH5 Norfolk
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLH51 Norwich and East Norfolk
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Norwich
Electoral Ward
Lakenham
Westminster Constituency
Norwich South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SOLUTION CARE 247 LTD

Further Information

Notice Documents

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