---
title: "Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077e4d"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Lionheart Educational Trust"
published: "2026-10-01"
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# Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment Services

Buyer: Lionheart Educational Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077e4d

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## Summary

Lionheart Educational Trust bought education recruitment and staffing services for its schools. The requirement covers temporary, fixed-term and permanent placements, including teachers, teaching assistants, cover supervisors and other education support staff. The work supports staffing needs across the Trust’s schools, with delivery in the United Kingdom. This is a call-off from an existing framework, rather than a standalone procurement. The services are relevant to education recruitment businesses able to source and place a range of school-based staff, including for temporary cover as well as fixed-term and permanent roles.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Zen Educate Limited. The Trust used a selective procedure to make a below-threshold award under a framework, without a competitive call-off. The single lot covered the staffing services. The award was made on 24 September 2026, and the contract was signed on 30 September 2026. The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 November 2029. Its value is £125,000 excluding VAT (£150,000 including VAT).

This award shows a defined requirement for education recruitment across a multi-school trust: supplying teaching and support staff on temporary, fixed-term and permanent bases. A credible competitor for this buyer’s equivalent requirement would need to recruit across all these role types and respond to schools’ varied staffing needs, including temporary cover. The award was made through a framework call-off, so framework access and the ability to operate within its terms are central to competing by the same route. The contract’s scale is suited to a provider able to serve multiple schools over several years, rather than a supplier focused on a single placement or school. Zen Educate Limited was selected; the disclosed process does not set out additional technical, accreditation or evaluation requirements.

## Notice

Award of a call-off contract for the provision of temporary, fixed-term and permanent education staffing services, including teachers, teaching assistants, cover supervisors and education support staff, across schools within the Trust.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092711-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £125,000 |
| Contracts value | £125,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Lionheart Educational Trust |
| Locality | LEICESTER |
| Postcode area | Leicester |
| Postcode | LE1 6JL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF21 Leicester |
| Local authority | Leicester |
| Electoral ward | Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Leicester South |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | 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

- 1 Oct 2026 at 10:45 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092711-2026
- 1 Oct 2026 at 10:33 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092698-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092711-2026
  1st October 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/092698-2026
  1st October 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-050236
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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