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title: "PP-10161 Harris Federation Permanent and Contingency Staffing"
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# PP-10161 Harris Federation Permanent and Contingency Staffing

Buyer: HARRIS FEDERATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0548d4

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## Summary

The procurement process initiated by Harris Federation, headquartered in Croydon, aims to establish a comprehensive recruitment framework titled "PP-10161 Harris Federation Permanent and Contingency Staffing" across various sectors like education, administration, and IT, throughout the United Kingdom. This framework is procured under the open procedure and accommodates direct award and mini-competition approaches. Valued at approximately £192 million, the framework is divided into 12 lots covering a range of categories, including education leadership, classroom teaching, digital, data and technology, and estates. The procurement has reached the award stage as of 2025-11-21, with contracts scheduled to commence from 2026-01-01 and spanning up to eight years, allowing for renewals as detailed in the prior tender documentation.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialized in recruitment services by providing access to multiple sectors needing staffing support. Companies that excel in providing qualified or supply teaching services, administrative roles, IT support, and executive search will find this framework beneficial for growth. Ideal contenders will demonstrate robust capabilities in offering quality recruitment services, accommodating the levy structure based on call-off contracts at a rate of 0.75%. Engagement with the framework permits leveraging various sourcing methods, fostering business expansion within the UK’s educational sector. SMEs particularly are encouraged to participate, ensuring a diverse and competitive supplier landscape.

## Notice

Harris Federation has established a permanent and contingent (PerCo) recruitment Open Framework, procured under the Open procedure, to secure the provision of general and specialist recruitment services by preferred suppliers that support the staffing requirements of all existing, and future, academies within the Federation. This framework consists of 12 Lots. The call off options for the Client will be direct award, and mini competition. It is the Client's intention that call offs will take place via a specified platform. Suppliers that are appointed to the framework will be required to pay a Framework Levy for all call-off contracts they are successfully awarded under the framework, at a rate of 0.75% (excluding VAT) of the total value of the call off contract in question. The Framework shall be open for use by the following classifications of Contracting Authority throughout all administrative regions of the UK: UK public sector bodies, identified in detail in the URLs below (and any future successors to these organisations), which include schools, academies, multi academy trusts, RBCs, DfE school buying hubs, colleges, universities.

### Lot Information

Education Leadership

Academy based Senior Leadership Team (SLT) Central Team Education Executive Leadership

Classroom Teaching (i.e. permanent and FTC)

Qualified Teachers Unqualified Teachers SEND Teachers Vocational Skills / Higher Education

Supply Teaching (short term cover i.e. sickness/absence)

Qualified Teachers Supply / Cover Teachers Cover Supervisors

Classroom Support & Pastoral

1:1 Support SEND Teaching Assistants Early Years Welfare and Safeguarding Classroom Technicians Exam Invigilators / Officers Heads of Year

Administration & Operational

Administrational Office Roles Operational Roles

Digital, Data and Technology

Data/School MIS IT Service Delivery IT Support Infrastructure Cyber Security

Corporate

Health & Safety Procurement Marketing Communications Legal Commercial Fundraising

Finance & Audit

Audit Accounting Academy finance Business partnering

Human Resources

HR Payroll Operations Talent Acquisition L&D

Estates

Facilities and Premises Estates management Project management

Executive Search

Senior management Directors Executive leadership (central team) Principal Technical & specialist

Managed Service

Off payroll contingent workers

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028719-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 30 Jul 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Nov 2025 |
| Contract period | 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £160,000,000 |
| Lots value | £160,000,000 |
| Awards value | £124,000,000 |
| Contracts value | £124,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | HARRIS FEDERATION |
| Additional buyers | Missing; PLACE GROUP LIMITED |
| Locality | CROYDON |
| Post town | Croydon |
| Postcode | CR0 1LH |
| 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 | Penzance Promenade |
| Westminster constituency | St Ives |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 64 |
| Supplier names | 1ST EXECUTIVE; A-DAY CONSULTANTS; ACHIEVE TEACHERS; ADECCO; AFFINITY WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS; ASPIRE PEOPLE; ATHONA EDUCATION; AXIS RECRUITMENT; BLUE ARROW; C22; CAMHS PROFESSIONALS; CAREER TEACHERS; CARRINGTON BLAKE RECRUITMENT; CASTLEFIELD RECRUITMENT; CHOICE TEACHERS (SOUTH; COMPLETE CLASSROOM SERVICES; CREATE EDUCATION; CY EXECUTIVE RESOURCING; DOVETAIL AND SLATE; EDEN BROWN; EDEX EDUCATION RECRUITMENT; EIGHT; ENGAGE PARTNERS; ES SOLUTIONS GROUP; EVEREST RECRUITMENT AND SERVICES; EVISA SOLUTIONS; FUSION PEOPLE; HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT; HUMLY LONDON; HUNTER GATHERER AHP RESOURCING; HUNTRESS SEARCH; JORECRUITMENT; K & G RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY; LAW MORGAN; LONDON TEACHING POOL; MASTER CLASS EDUCATION; MILK EDUCATION; MORGAN HUNT; NALA GLOBAL; O R EDUCATION; PHOENIX RESOURCING SERVICES (HOLDINGS; PORTFOLIO PAYROLL; PRINCIPAL RECRUITMENT TECHNOLOGY; PROSPERO GROUP; QUALITEACH; RANDSTAD SOLUTIONS; RECRUITMENT TEAM NINE; REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT; REMEDY RECRUITMENT GROUP; RESPOND RECRUITMENT; SAHL RECRUITMENT; SANZA TEACHING AGENCY; STEP TEACHERS; STRATEGY EDUCATION; TEACHING PERSONNEL; TEMPEST RESOURCING; TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT; UNIFORM EDUCATION; UNITY EDUCATION; US TECH SOLUTIONS; VELOX HEALTHCARE; VERITAS EDUCATION (PRESTON; VISION FOR EDUCATION; ZUNA BD |

## 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

- 27 Mar 2026 at 16:18 - Implementation - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028719-2026
- 17 Feb 2026 at 15:21 - Implementation - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014427-2026
- 29 Jan 2026 at 18:09 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008252-2026
- 21 Nov 2025 at 23:07 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076233-2025
- 25 Jun 2025 at 10:25 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034997-2025
- 13 Jun 2025 at 15:47 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032403-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028719-2026
  27th March 2026 - Contract performance notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014427-2026
  17th February 2026 - Contract performance notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008252-2026
  29th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/076233-2025
  21st November 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034997-2025
  25th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032403-2025
  13th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11204
  The Framework Contract, which applies to all Lots, can be found attached.
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11205
  The Framework Contract, which applies to all Lots, can be found attached.
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11206
  The Framework Contract, which applies to all Lots, can be found attached.
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11207
  The Framework Contract, which applies to all Lots, can be found attached.
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11208
  The Framework Contract, which applies to all Lots, can be found attached.
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11209
  The Framework Contract, which applies to all Lots, can be found attached.
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11210
  The Framework Contract, which applies to all Lots, can be found attached.
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11211
  The Framework Contract, which applies to all Lots, can be found attached.
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11212
  The Framework Contract, which applies to all Lots, can be found attached.
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11213
  The Framework Contract, which applies to all Lots, can be found attached.
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11214
  The Framework Contract, which applies to all Lots, can be found attached.
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-11215
  The Framework Contract, which applies to all Lots, can be found attached.

## Notice URLs

- https://in-tendhost.co.uk/placegroup/aspx/Home
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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