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Star Academies Agency PSL (GCA Lot 1)

Star Academies

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15 Sep 2026 at 16:05

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Star Academies has established an agency staffing provider list for teaching and educational support roles under Lot 1 of the GCA framework. The requirement is for personnel supply, including temporary staff, supporting schools across England. Star Academies is the buying organisation, based in Blackburn. Delivery covers the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. This is a schools-focused education staffing service rather than a general recruitment requirement. The arrangement is relevant to recruitment agencies and education staffing businesses that can source and provide teachers and educational support personnel across a broad geographic area, including organisations able to operate within a public-sector framework arrangement.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a selective procedure as a non-competitive award under the GCA framework. It comprised one lot. Awards were made on 1 September 2026 to Academic Appointments, Affinity Workforce Solutions, Aspire People, Choice Teachers, Engage Education, Guardian Selection (GSL Education), Hays Specialist Recruitment, Keystage Teacher Supply, Just Teachers, MESA Education, Now Education Group, Principal Resourcing, Randstad Solutions, Reed Talent Solutions, Teaching Personnel, Veritas Education (Preston), Vision for Education and Zen Educate. Each award is valued at £6,000,000 excluding VAT (£7,200,000 including VAT). Each contract runs from 16 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. The evaluation basis is not set out beyond selection under the framework, and the process was above the relevant threshold.

This procurement demonstrates substantial, geographically extensive demand from Star Academies for agency-supplied teaching and educational support staff. It is most relevant to education recruitment agencies with established access to qualified teachers, teaching assistants and other school support personnel, and with the operational capacity to serve schools across England. The appointed supplier group includes both specialist education recruiters and large workforce businesses, indicating that credibility depends on reliable candidate sourcing, effective vetting and fulfilment, and the ability to manage staffing requirements at scale. Suppliers considering future work with this buyer should understand framework-based procurement and be able to provide consistent service across multiple regions rather than serving a single school or locality. The arrangement also shows that smaller specialist agencies can compete alongside larger recruitment providers.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Star Academies Agency PSL (GCA Lot 1)

Notice Description

Star Academies chosen PSL suppliers compliant under Lot 1 of the GCA framework. Services support teaching and educational support roles.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06fa76
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087446-2026
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, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£6,000,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Sep 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
16 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 6-12 months
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
Star Academies
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BLACKBURN
Postcode
BB1 2HT
Postcode Area
Blackburn
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD41 Blackburn with Darwen
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Blackburn with Darwen
Electoral Ward
Blackburn South East
Westminster Constituency
Blackburn

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
18
Supplier Names

Academic Appointments Limited

AFFINITY WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

ASPIRE PEOPLE LIMITED

Choice Teachers Limited

Engage Education

GUARDIAN SELECTION LIMITED (GSL Education)

Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

Keystage Teacher Supply Limited

Just Teachers

Mesa Education Ltd

NOW EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED

Principal Resourcing Ltd

Randstad Solutions Limited

Reed Talent Solutions Limited

TEACHING PERSONNEL LIMITED

VERITAS EDUCATION (PRESTON) LTD

VISION FOR EDUCATION

ZEN EDUCATE LIMITED

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