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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 15:57

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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01 Oct 2026 at 15:13

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lionheart Educational Trust procured education recruitment services for schools across its trust. The work covers temporary, fixed-term and permanent staffing, including teachers, teaching assistants, cover supervisors and other education support staff. This is personnel supply and recruitment work, rather than a single school appointment or a general education service. The stated delivery area is the East Midlands. The requirement brings together different staffing types and employment arrangements across multiple schools, so it is relevant to recruitment businesses able to source and place education staff for a school trust. The Trust is the buyer and the call-off was made under a framework.

The procurement is complete: MAT Recruitment Limited was selected and the contract was signed on 28 September 2026. The award was made on 24 September 2026. The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027, with one optional extension of up to 12 months at the Trust’s discretion, potentially extending to 30 September 2028. The awarded value is £60,000 excluding VAT (£72,000 including VAT). It was a below-threshold, selective framework call-off, with one lot. The data records no competitive call-off. The procurement outcome is for the full staffing requirement across the Trust’s schools; no separate lot awards are recorded.

This award shows demand from Lionheart Educational Trust for a supplier able to recruit across temporary, fixed-term and permanent education roles, including teaching and classroom support staff. A credible competitor when this requirement returns would need to demonstrate access to a broad pool of appropriately skilled candidates, the ability to respond to staffing needs across multiple schools, and recruitment processes suited to both short-term cover and longer-term appointments. The awarded supplier was a large recruitment business, indicating that the buyer selected a provider operating at scale. The framework call-off route is also relevant: suppliers seeking similar work should be positioned to compete through the applicable framework, rather than treating this as an open standalone tender.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment Services

Notice Description

Award of a call-off contract for the provision of temporary, fixed-term and permanent education staffing services, including teachers, teaching assistants, cover supervisors and education support staff, across schools within the Trust.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077ed5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092989-2026
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
Below threshold - 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

79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£60,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
£60,000 Under £100K

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 Sep 2027 6-12 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
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

MAT Recruitment

Further Information

Notice Documents

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