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Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment - Lot 2 Managed Service

The David Ross Education Trust

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23 Sep 2026 at 14:25

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The David Ross Education Trust procured temporary and supply teaching staff, together with related education recruitment services, to meet staffing needs across its schools and educational establishments. The work includes supplying suitably qualified and experienced education professionals for short-term, temporary and other staffing requirements, with safeguarding, compliance and service quality requirements. It is a managed recruitment service rather than a purchase of teaching materials or school facilities. Delivery covers schools across the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West of England. The buying organisation is The David Ross Education Trust, an education trust based in Loughborough.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a competitive call-off from a Government Commercial Agency framework, using a selective procedure. Affinity Workforce Solutions Limited was selected as supplier. The award is dated 23 September 2026 and is valued at £13.4 million excluding VAT (£16 million including VAT). The contract period runs from 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2030. The procurement is arranged as one lot, covering the managed supply-teaching and education recruitment service. The award information identifies the successful supplier and the service scope, but does not set out a detailed scoring breakdown or specific eligibility thresholds.

For suppliers competing for a similar requirement in future, this award indicates demand for a managed service capable of sourcing and supplying temporary teachers and other education professionals across a multi-school trust and a broad spread of English regions. Credible providers will need access to a reliable pool of suitably qualified and experienced education staff, and the operational capacity to fulfil short-term and other variable staffing needs across multiple establishments. The Trust’s stated emphasis on safeguarding, compliance and quality makes robust recruitment checks and consistent service controls central capabilities. Experience in education recruitment and the ability to work within an approved public-sector framework are relevant to this buyer’s purchasing route. The award went to a large workforce solutions provider, showing the scale of supplier selected for this requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment - Lot 2 Managed Service

Notice Description

The David Ross Education Trust undertook a procurement exercise for the provision of Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment Services - Lot 2, through the relevant Government Commercial Agency (GCA) frameworks. The contract covers the provision of temporary and supply teaching personnel and associated education recruitment services to support the staffing requirements of the Trust's schools and educational establishments. The appointed supplier(s) will provide suitably qualified and experienced education professionals in accordance with the requirements of the Trust and the terms and conditions of the applicable GCA framework. The procurement was conducted through the relevant GCA framework arrangements, enabling the Trust to access approved suppliers for the provision of supply teachers and education recruitment services. The contract is intended to provide the Trust with access to appropriately qualified teaching personnel to support short-term, temporary and other staffing requirements across its schools, while maintaining appropriate standards of safeguarding, compliance and quality.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0778b0
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/090175-2026
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

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£13,400,000 £10M-£100M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
23 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Jan 2027 - 31 Dec 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The David Ross Education Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LOUGHBOROUGH
Postcode
LE11 4SQ
Postcode Area
Leicester
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLF East Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Charnwood
Electoral Ward
Loughborough Ashby
Westminster Constituency
Loughborough

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

AFFINITY WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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