Official UK procurement notice
Agency Staff — ZEST EDUCATION LTD for COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION TRUST (Oct 2026)
Authority: COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION TRUST (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)+6 more
Awarded value£100,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 2 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to ZEST EDUCATION LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply staff for long and short term absences
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 2 Oct 2026, 08:50 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 08:50 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093094- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077f2dFind a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
2 published dates · Europe/London- Notice published6 days ago2 Oct 2026, 08:50 BST
- Standstill endsin 7 days14 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £100,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZEST EDUCATION LTDSME15 Oct 2026 — 14 Oct 2027 · up to 14 Oct 2028Extensions: Contract can be extended for 1 year · Options: Based on absent level and establishment needs | £100,000 | 2 Oct 2026standstill to 14 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2026- Contract signature expected15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published2 Oct 2026, 08:50 BSTUK6
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ZEST EDUCATION LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender