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title: "Truro & Penwith Academy Trust - Provision of Supply Agency Services & Preferred Provider List"
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# Truro & Penwith Academy Trust - Provision of Supply Agency Services & Preferred Provider List

Buyer: TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c673

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## Summary

The Truro & Penwith Academy Trust is inviting tenders for the provision of Supply Agency Services & Preferred Provider List. This procurement opportunity falls under the services category and entails selecting three successful providers to offer supply agency services to schools within the Trust. The procurement is at the award stage, with a contract signed on 11th August 2023, and a total contract value of £1,271,944.47 GBP. The Trust is located in Truro, UK, and the main industry category is supply services of personnel including temporary staff.

This tender by the Truro & Penwith Academy Trust presents opportunities for businesses in the recruitment services sector to compete for becoming a preferred provider on the Trust's list. Businesses that specialise in providing teaching and teaching assistant posts, temporary staff, and have experience in SEN support are well-suited to compete. With a focus on quality and price criteria, this tender aims to establish long-term supply agency service providers for various school needs within the Trust, offering growth opportunities for successful bidders.

## Notice

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust and Providers are invited to tender to become a Provider on the Trust Supply Agency Services preferred Provider List. The Trust is looking to appoint the three highest scoring successful Providers to provide Supply Agency Services to all schools within the Trust.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This Tender opportunity has been issued by Truro and Penwith Academy Trust and Providers are invited to tender to become a Provider on the Trust Supply Agency Services preferred Provider List. The Trust is looking to appoint the three highest scoring successful Providers to provide Supply Agency Services to all schools within the Trust. The Trust is looking to appoint the three highest scoring Providers who will become part of the Trust's preferred Provider List. This will enable each school to select any Provider from the list in order to book suitable cover for the role(s) required. The Trust will not guarantee any level of supply for each individual Provider on the list and the schools will have the freedom to select whichever Provider they choose to use from this preferred Providers list. Cover is predominantly required for Teaching and Teaching Assistant posts. However, there have been a small minority of cases where cover has been required for school administration. Cover is required for short term absence including sickness or CPD or authorised other absence. Longer term cover is also a significant requirement e.g., long term sickness cover or while a role is being recruited. The need for specialist SEN experience for teachers and Teaching Assistants is on the increase in all schools and to support two on site specialist support provisions. Currently, each school in the Trust refer to a Supply Agency Provider in the instance the cover is required. No formal contract is in place. For primary schools, the School Administrator manages the bookings and for secondary schools, this role is performed by the School Business Manager or Cover Supervisor. The Preferred Provid

Renewal: two further years in 12 monthly increments.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031913-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 30 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 16 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,195,000 |
| Lots value | £4,195,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1,271,944 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST |
| Locality | TRURO |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode | TR4 9LD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Threemilestone & Chacewater |
| Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth |
| Delivery location | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | CONCORDE GROUP; TEACHING PERSONNEL; ZEN EDUCATE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services
- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

## Release History

- 30 Oct 2023 at 08:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031913-2023
- 16 Jun 2023 at 07:49 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017113-2023
- 4 May 2023 at 15:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012849-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA43189
- https://www.tpacademytrust.org/web

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