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COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION TRUST

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02 Oct 2026 at 08:50

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Collaborative Education Trust procured agency staffing to cover both long-term and short-term staff absences. The requirement is for the supply of temporary personnel, supporting the trust’s staffing needs across its schools. Delivery is specified across England, covering 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 staffing services requirement rather than a recruitment for permanent posts.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Zest Education Ltd. The award date was 2 October 2026. The stated award value is £100,000 excluding VAT (£120,000 including VAT). The contract period runs from 15 October 2026 to 14 October 2027, with an option to extend for one year, to 14 October 2028. The process used a selective route through an existing framework, with one lot and a competitive call-off. The published data does not set out evaluation criteria.

For staffing agencies, this award shows demand from Collaborative Education Trust for temporary personnel to cover both short- and long-term absences across a broad area of England. A credible competitor would need to source and supply suitable staff across the trust’s locations and respond to changing absence and establishment needs. The successful supplier was a small or medium-sized enterprise, showing that the requirement was awarded to an SME. The opportunity is specifically for agency staffing; suppliers focused on unrelated education services would not match the stated requirement.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Agency Staff

Notice Description

Supply staff for long and short term absences

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077f2d
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093094-2026
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
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
£100,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Oct 20264 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
2 Oct 20265 days ago
Contract Period
15 Oct 2026 - 14 Oct 2027 6-12 months
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
COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SOLIHULL
Postcode
B92 7ER
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG32 Solihull
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Solihull
Electoral Ward
Olton
Westminster Constituency
Solihull West and Shirley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Zest Education

Further Information

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