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Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment

Extol Academy Trust

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14 Oct 2026 at 12:03

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Extol Academy Trust procured agency supply-staff recruitment services for its educational establishments. The requirement is for sourcing and supplying temporary education staff, rather than a general recruitment service. 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. The procurement was divided into one lot, with the service awarded to multiple suppliers. This opportunity is relevant to education recruitment agencies able to provide supply staff to schools and other educational establishments across a broad geographic area. The buyer is Extol Academy Trust, based in Hartlepool.

The procurement is complete and contracts have been awarded through a selective route under a framework. Nine suppliers were selected: Clockwork Education Ltd (£37,000 gross), Humly Ltd (£11,000), Milk Education Ltd (£1,000), Niche Education Ltd (£100,000), Source Supply Teachers Limited (£1,000), TeacherActive Limited (£3,000), TIB Services Ltd (£18,000), Vision for Education (£4,000) and Zen Educate Limited (£20,000). Contract periods run from September 2026 to dates between April 2029 and August 2029. The contracts were signed between 4 and 9 September 2026. Each contract allows for additional supply or agency days. The published procurement data does not set out evaluation criteria beyond identifying a selective framework award.

This award shows that Extol Academy Trust uses a multi-supplier framework for agency supply staffing, providing opportunities to providers able to meet education-sector recruitment needs across England. The selected field includes nine suppliers, several of which are identified as small and medium-sized businesses, so smaller specialist agencies can compete through this route as well as larger recruiters. A credible competitor would need to recruit and place suitable supply staff for educational establishments, respond to variable demand for additional supply days and serve a wide geographic footprint. The awards demonstrate that the trust selected multiple providers rather than relying on a single agency. Agencies with established education recruitment operations, candidate availability and the capacity to support schools across several regions are therefore aligned with the requirement demonstrated here.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment

Notice Description

Recruitment of agency supply staff for educational estsblishments.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078764
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096940-2026
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
SME

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
Not specified
Contracts Value
£194,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Extol Academy Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HARTLEPOOL
Postcode
TS26 9LY
Postcode Area
Cleveland
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLC North East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLC3 Tees Valley
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLC31 Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Hartlepool
Electoral Ward
Burn Valley
Westminster Constituency
Hartlepool

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
9
Supplier Names

Clockwork Education Ltd

HUMLY LTD

Milk Education

NICHE EDUCATION LTD

SOURCE SUPPLY TEACHERS LIMITED

TeacherActive

TIB Services Ltd

VISION FOR EDUCATION

ZEN EDUCATE LIMITED

Further Information

Notice Documents

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