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title: "Star Academies Agency PSL (GCA Lot 1)"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06fa76"
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buyer: "Star Academies"
published: "2026-09-15"
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# Star Academies Agency PSL (GCA Lot 1)

Buyer: Star Academies  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06fa76

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## Summary

Star Academies has established an agency staffing provider list for teaching and educational support roles under Lot 1 of the GCA framework. The requirement is for personnel supply, including temporary staff, supporting schools across England. Star Academies is the buying organisation, based in Blackburn. Delivery covers the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East and South West. This is a schools-focused education staffing service rather than a general recruitment requirement. The arrangement is relevant to recruitment agencies and education staffing businesses that can source and provide teachers and educational support personnel across a broad geographic area, including organisations able to operate within a public-sector framework arrangement.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a selective procedure as a non-competitive award under the GCA framework. It comprised one lot. Awards were made on 1 September 2026 to Academic Appointments, Affinity Workforce Solutions, Aspire People, Choice Teachers, Engage Education, Guardian Selection (GSL Education), Hays Specialist Recruitment, Keystage Teacher Supply, Just Teachers, MESA Education, Now Education Group, Principal Resourcing, Randstad Solutions, Reed Talent Solutions, Teaching Personnel, Veritas Education (Preston), Vision for Education and Zen Educate. Each award is valued at £6,000,000 excluding VAT (£7,200,000 including VAT). Each contract runs from 16 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. The evaluation basis is not set out beyond selection under the framework, and the process was above the relevant threshold.

This procurement demonstrates substantial, geographically extensive demand from Star Academies for agency-supplied teaching and educational support staff. It is most relevant to education recruitment agencies with established access to qualified teachers, teaching assistants and other school support personnel, and with the operational capacity to serve schools across England. The appointed supplier group includes both specialist education recruiters and large workforce businesses, indicating that credibility depends on reliable candidate sourcing, effective vetting and fulfilment, and the ability to manage staffing requirements at scale. Suppliers considering future work with this buyer should understand framework-based procurement and be able to provide consistent service across multiple regions rather than serving a single school or locality. The arrangement also shows that smaller specialist agencies can compete alongside larger recruitment providers.

## Notice

Star Academies chosen PSL suppliers compliant under Lot 1 of the GCA framework. Services support teaching and educational support roles.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087446-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 16 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £6,000,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Star Academies |
| Locality | BLACKBURN |
| Postcode area | Blackburn |
| Postcode | BB1 2HT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD4 Lancashire |
| ITL 3 | TLD41 Blackburn with Darwen |
| Local authority | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Electoral ward | Blackburn South East |
| Westminster constituency | Blackburn |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 18 |
| Supplier names | Academic Appointments Limited; AFFINITY WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LIMITED; ASPIRE PEOPLE LIMITED; Choice Teachers Limited; Engage Education; GUARDIAN SELECTION LIMITED (GSL Education); Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd; Keystage Teacher Supply Limited; Just Teachers; Mesa Education Ltd; NOW EDUCATION GROUP LIMITED; Principal Resourcing Ltd; Randstad Solutions Limited; Reed Talent Solutions Limited; TEACHING PERSONNEL LIMITED; VERITAS EDUCATION (PRESTON) LTD; VISION FOR EDUCATION; ZEN EDUCATE LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

## Release History

- 15 Sep 2026 at 16:05 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087446-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087446-2026
  15th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.aspirepeople.co.uk
- http://www.choiceteachers.com
- http://www.gsleducation.com
- http://www.hays.co.uk
- http://www.keystagesupply.co.uk
- http://www.mesaeducation.co.uk
- http://www.noweducation.co.uk
- http://www.principalresourcing.co.uk
- http://www.randstad.co.uk
- http://www.teachingpersonnel.com
- http://www.veritas-education.com
- http://www.visionforeducation.co.uk
- https://affinityworkforce.com
- https://engage-education.com/
- https://www.academicappointments.co.uk/
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-050236
- https://www.justteachers.co.uk/about/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.reedtalentsolutions.com
- https://www.zeneducate.com/

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