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Lancashire Teaching Agency (LTA) - provision of supply services to schools - re-tender

Lancashire County Council

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Planning

06 Oct 2026 at 15:43

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lancashire County Council plans to procure a supply staffing service for schools across Lancashire. The service is intended to fill permanent, long- and short-term vacancies with full- and part-time supply teachers, teaching assistants and other school support staff. It is expected to provide specialist recruitment, matching each school’s needs with the skills of available staff, alongside training and safeguarding checks to ensure staff meet current requirements. The work is categorised as personnel supply services. Delivery is across Lancashire.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the council has announced its intention to procure, but there is no invitation to tender yet. The next notice is expected on 1 December 2026. The planned contract period runs from 1 September 2027 to 30 August 2031, with a possible extension taking the maximum period to 30 August 2035. The procurement is presented as one lot. No procedure, evaluation criteria or estimated value is stated here.

The work is likely to suit recruitment and staffing providers able to source teachers, teaching assistants and a broad range of school support staff for Lancashire schools. Suppliers should be prepared to meet varied permanent and temporary staffing needs and to match staff skills to individual schools’ requirements. The service is also expected to include staff training and robust safeguarding practices that keep supplied personnel compliant with current requirements. The procurement identifies social-value evaluation and ongoing contract-management support as part of the future contract, so suppliers should be ready to deliver and evidence social-value commitments as well as manage staffing provision.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Lancashire Teaching Agency (LTA) - provision of supply services to schools - re-tender

Notice Description

The provision of full and part time supply teachers, teaching assistants and all support staff roles to schools within the Lancashire boarder to fulfil permanent, long- and short term vacancy needs. The LTA will offer a specialist recruitment service to best match the needs of the school to the skills of the supply staff, providing training and rigorous safeguarding practices to ensure all staff are compliant with current requirements.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0781ec
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094387-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

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
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Dec 20262 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Sep 2027 - 31 Aug 2031 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Lancashire County Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PRESTON
Postcode
PR1 0LD
Postcode Area
Preston
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD4 Lancashire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD45 Mid Lancashire
Delivery Location
TLD4 Lancashire
Local Authority
Preston
Electoral Ward
City Centre
Westminster Constituency
Preston

Further Information

Notice Documents

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