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WSTLAT Provision of Supply Agency Services

Westcountry Schools Trust

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22 Oct 2026 at 08:11

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21 Oct 2026 at 15:03

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Summary of the contracting process

Westcountry Schools Trust and Learning Academies Partnership are jointly seeking agencies to supply temporary staff to their schools. The service must provide safe, compliant, good-quality agency workers when needed, supporting continuity, safeguarding, operational flexibility and value for money. The procurement is divided by trust and geography: Cornwall, Devon and Plymouth for Westcountry Schools Trust, and a separate lot for Learning Academies Partnership. The lots cover six schools in Cornwall, 13 in Devon, 12 in Plymouth and 18 across the Learning Academies Partnership. Work is delivered in these areas of England. Staff categories include teachers, teaching assistants and higher-level teaching assistants, as well as other staff roles.

The buyer invited offers through an open procedure. The procurement has reached the tender stage, with four lots and an intention to award a separate contract for each. Questions were due by 23 October 2026 at 11:00 and bids by 30 November 2026 at 12:00. The estimated total value is £11.75 million excluding VAT (£14.1 million including VAT); individual lot estimates excluding VAT are £1.25 million for Cornwall, £2 million for Devon, £2 million for Plymouth and £6.5 million for Learning Academies Partnership. Contracts run for three years, with two possible 12-month extensions. The stated contract dates vary by lot: the initial terms begin on 4 January or 22 February 2027 and end between 3 January and 21 February 2030; extensions may run to dates between 3 and 21 February 2032. Quality accounts for 60% of evaluation and price for 40%.

The opportunity is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses and is aimed at established supply agencies able to source and provide temporary education staff across multiple schools and locations. Suppliers need effective worker vetting and safeguarding processes, reliable fulfilment of bookings, and the ability to mobilise and manage contracts. Evaluation also considers agency provision and pay-rate charges across teacher, teaching assistant, higher-level teaching assistant and other staff categories; the Learning Academies Partnership lot also scores temporary-to-permanent fees. Applicants must pass financial checks, including credit and financial appraisal, with no outstanding county court judgments or bankruptcy. Required insurance cover is £10 million employer’s liability, £5 million public liability and £1 million professional indemnity. Technical evidence should include up to three relevant contracts, preferably from the education sector, demonstrating comparable experience.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

WSTLAT Provision of Supply Agency Services

Notice Description

This collaborative tender opportunity has been issued by Westcountry Schools Trust and Learning Academies Trust. The proposed contracts will be for the provision of supply agency services. The service is intended to provide access to safe, compliant and good quality agency workers when required, while supporting the Trust's objectives of continuity of provision, safeguarding compliance, operational flexibility and value for money. The tender has been divided into Lots to reflect the two Academy Trusts and the different geographical areas in which the service will be delivered. The intention is to award four (4) separate contracts for each Lot following evaluation of tenders The contracts will be for a period of three (3) years, with the possible extension of two (2) further years in 12-month intervals (3 + 1 + 1).

Lot Information

Lot 1a - Westcountry Schools Trust Cornwall

Includes 6 Schools. Details of the school sites in Lot 1a Cornwall can be found in Document 2 Specification - Appendix A.

Options: For additional schools who join the Trust to be part of the contract and for any additional role categories to be added if needed

Renewal: The possible extension of two (2) further years in 12-month intervals (3 + 1 + 1).

Lot 1b - Westcountry Schools Trust Devon

Includes 13 Schools. Details of the school sites in Lot 1b Devon can be found in Document 2 Specification - Appendix A.

Options: For additional schools who join the Trust to be part of the contract and for any additional role categories to be added if needed

Renewal: The possible extension of two (2) further years in 12-month intervals (3 + 1 + 1).

Lot 1c - Westcountry Schools Trust Plymouth

Includes 12 Schools. Details of the school sites in Lot 1c Plymouth can be found in Document 2 Specification - Appendix A.

Options: For additional schools who join the Trust to be part of the contract and for any additional role categories to be added if needed

Renewal: The possible extension of two (2) further years in 12-month intervals (3 + 1 + 1).

Lot 2 - Learning Academies Trust

Includes 18 Schools. Details of the school sites in Lot 2 LAT can be found in Document 2 Specification - Appendix A.

Options: For additional schools who join the Trust to be part of the contract and for any additional role categories to be added if needed.

Renewal: The possible extension of two (2) further years in 12-month intervals (3 + 1 + 1).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078d12
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099739-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
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
£11,750,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
£11,750,000 £10M-£100M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
22 Oct 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
30 Nov 20262 months to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
2032-01-03

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Westcountry Schools Trust
Additional Buyers

Learning Academies Partnership

PHP Law LLP

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
PLYMOUTH
Postcode
PL9 7GN
Postcode Area
Plymouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK41 Plymouth
Delivery Location
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, TLK4 Devon, TLK41 Plymouth
Local Authority
Plymouth
Electoral Ward
Plymstock Radford
Westminster Constituency
South West Devon

Further Information

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