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Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment Services

Lionheart Educational Trust

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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01 Oct 2026 at 09:14

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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01 Oct 2026 at 09:07

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lionheart Educational Trust procured education recruitment and staffing services for schools across the Trust. The requirement covers temporary, fixed-term and permanent placements, including qualified teachers, teaching assistants, cover supervisors and other education support staff. The work is personnel supply and recruitment, rather than the provision of education itself. Delivery is across the Trust’s schools in England. The buyer is Lionheart Educational Trust, based in Leicester. This is a single service requirement covering staffing across its schools, rather than separate advertised categories of teaching and support roles.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. Lionheart Educational Trust selected NOW Education Group Limited, a small and medium-sized supplier, on 24 September 2026. The award was made through a selective route as a call-off under a framework, without a further competitive process for this call-off. The contract was signed on 30 September 2026 and runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 November 2029. Its value is £425,000 excluding VAT (£510,000 including VAT). The award covered one lot. The call-off is non-exclusive, with no guaranteed spend or volume; supplier performance is to be monitored through day-to-day contract management and feedback from schools.

This award shows demand from Lionheart Educational Trust for a broad education staffing service spanning temporary cover, fixed-term roles and permanent recruitment, across both teaching and support positions. A credible competitor would need access to a capable pool of qualified teachers, teaching assistants, cover supervisors and other education support staff, alongside the recruitment capacity to fill different types of school vacancy across the Trust. The selected supplier was a small and medium-sized business, demonstrating that this requirement was delivered by a supplier at that scale. The framework call-off route is commercially relevant: businesses seeking similar work with this buyer should be positioned to supply through the applicable framework and manage a non-exclusive arrangement in which placements and spend are not guaranteed.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment Services

Notice Description

Provision of temporary, fixed-term and permanent education staffing services, including qualified teachers, teaching assistants, cover supervisors and education support staff across schools within the Trust.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077e32
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092638-2026
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

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£425,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£425,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
24 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 3-4 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
Lionheart Educational Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LEICESTER
Postcode
LE1 6JL
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)
TLF21 Leicester
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Leicester
Electoral Ward
Castle
Westminster Constituency
Leicester South

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NOW EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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