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title: "Teachers & Education Recruitment"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0776cc"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Altus Education Partnership"
published: "2026-09-21"
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# Teachers & Education Recruitment

Buyer: Altus Education Partnership  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0776cc

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## Summary

ALTUS EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP procured temporary supply teaching staff and education recruitment services for its two secondary schools, two primary schools and one sixth-form college, all in the Rochdale area. The requirement covers both short-term and long-term supply teachers, helping maintain continuity of teaching and learning when permanent staff are unavailable. It also supports workforce flexibility, education standards and compliance with statutory safeguarding obligations. This is a recruitment and staffing services requirement rather than a facilities, construction or education-consultancy contract. The service category is recruitment services (CPV 79600000), with delivery across the Trust’s schools and college in Rochdale. The buyer is a public authority operating at sub-central government level, and the requirement was handled as a single completed lot.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a non-competitive direct award under Lot 1 of the Government Commercial Agency Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment Framework (RM6376). It was treated as a below-threshold framework award using a selective procurement method. Four active awards were made: Just Teachers Limited received a gross maximum value of £100,000, signed on 30 June 2026, for a contract running from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027; TradeWind Recruitment Ltd received £100,000, signed on 30 June 2026, running from 1 September 2026 to 31 October 2027; Dovetail and Slate Limited received £10,000, signed on 17 July 2026, running from 1 September 2026 to 31 October 2026; and Educato Limited received £100,000, signed on 20 August 2026, running from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027. Values are estimated maximum gross amounts.

This award demonstrates recurring demand from an education trust for agencies able to supply qualified temporary teachers at short notice, across primary, secondary and sixth-form settings. Credible competitors would need an established education recruitment operation, access to a dependable pool of teaching staff and the capacity to provide both short-term cover and longer placements. They would also need robust safeguarding and compliance processes suitable for work in schools and a college, including checks and controls that support statutory obligations. Experience of maintaining continuity when permanent staff are unavailable would be relevant, as would the operational capacity to serve several institutions within the Rochdale area. The awarded supplier mix includes both small and large recruitment businesses, indicating that scale alone is not the defining profile; specialist education staffing capability and reliable fulfilment are central.

## Notice

The contract is for the provision of temporary supply teaching staff and education recruitment services to support as required across our 2 secondary, 2 primary schools and 1 Sixth form College all located within the Rochdale area. The services are procured via direct award under Lot 1 of the Government Commercial Agency (GCA) Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment Framework (RM6376). The scope includes the provision of short term and long term supply, to ensure continuity of teaching and learning where permanent staff are unavailable. The contract supports the Trust in maintaining education standards, managing workforce flexibility and ensuring compliance with statutory safeguarding obligations across the schools and college. Due to the nature of the purchase, the contract values are estimated maximum values.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089320-2026 |
| 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 | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £110,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Altus Education Partnership |
| Locality | ROCHDALE |
| Postcode area | Oldham |
| Postcode | OL16 1AE |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD37 Greater Manchester North East |
| Local authority | Rochdale |
| Electoral ward | Central Rochdale |
| Westminster constituency | Rochdale |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 4 |
| Supplier names | Just Teachers; TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTD; DOVETAIL AND SLATE LIMITED; Educato Limited |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 21 Sep 2026 at 16:21 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089320-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/089320-2026
  21st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.dovetailslate.co.uk
- https://www.educato.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.twrecruitment.com/

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