Official UK procurement notice
Framework to Provide Supply Agency Staff Services
Authority: HEART ACADEMIES TRUST (Education)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis is the reopening of Framework to Provide Supply Agency Staff Services - ocds-h6vhtk-05abb2
HEART Academies Trust, supported by Value Match Services, intends to undertake the first reopening of the Framework to Provide Supply Agency Staff Services.
The open framework was established to provide eligible education-sector contracting authorities with access to suppliers of temporary, fixed-term and permanent teaching and non-teaching staff across the United Kingdom.
The reopening will cover:
Lot 1 - Direct Provision
Lot 2 - Master Vendor
Lot 3 - Neutral Vendor
The reopening will provide an opportunity for new suppliers, previously unsuccessful suppliers and existing framework suppliers seeking to expand or revise their offering to apply for appointment to the relevant lot or lots.
The tender notice and associated procurement documents are expected to be published on 30 October 2026. The estimated deadline for tender submissions is 27 November 2026 at 12pm.
The estimated contract award date is 21 January 2027.
The procurement will be conducted electronically through Cimple. Suppliers will be able to express an interest, access the procurement documents and submit a tender following publication of the tender notice:
All dates are indicative and may be amended in the tender notice and associated procurement documents.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Direct ProvisionPlannedRenewalPublished value£425,000,000
The appointed Supplier will be responsible for delivering recruitment services for the provision of supply teachers, education support staff, and other temporary and permanent staffing requirements.
This will include:
- Temporary assignments via employment agencies
- Fixed-term employment via employment agencies
- Permanent employment via employment agencies
The Supplier must remain informed of developments within the recruitment sector, including changes in policy, legislation, and best practice. Ongoing compliance with relevant regulations-such as the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), IR35, and National Minimum Wage-is essential.
Additionally, the Supplier is required to hold and maintain certification from a recognised Accreditation Body and ensure that any regulatory or market changes are promptly communicated to the Contracting Authority.
Where necessary, appropriate adjustments must be made to internal processes and procedures to reflect such changes.
Lot #2Master VendorPlannedRenewalPublished value£297,500,000
Managed service requirements of supply teachers, education support staff and other temporary, fixed term or permanent staffing services.
The Contracting Authority is seeking a Managed Service Provider (MSP) to deliver comprehensive recruitment services that meet its workforce requirements. This includes the sourcing, engagement, and administration of supply teachers, education support staff, and other temporary, fixed term or permanent personnel through standardised processes and the effective use of technology. The appointed Master Vendor will be solely responsible for delivering recruitment services and managing the entire supply chain. This includes:
- Temporary assignments via employment agencies
- Fixed-term employment via employment agencies
- Permanent employment via employment agencies
The Supplier may fulfil staffing requirements directly from its own resource pool and may also manage additional supply through an approved and accredited supply chain. Where appropriate, the Supplier may establish and manage a talent pool on behalf of the Contracting Authority. Workers sourced via this pool may be employed either by the Employment Business or directly by the Contracting Authority.
The Contracting Authority will contract with the Master Vendor, who will retain full responsibility for the performance and compliance of its supply chain.
The Supplier must hold and maintain certification from a recognised Accreditation Body and ensure full compliance with all applicable legislation and regulatory requirements, including but not limited to the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), IR35, and National Minimum Wage.
The Supplier is expected to remain up to date with changes in recruitment practices, market conditions, and relevant policies and legislation. Any such changes must be communicated promptly to the Contracting Authority, with necessary adjustments made to operational processes and procedures.
Lot #3Neutral VendorPlannedRenewalPublished value£127,500,000
The Contracting Authority is seeking a Neutral Vendor to deliver managed recruitment services for supply teachers, education support staff, and other temporary staffing needs. The appointed Supplier will take full responsibility for meeting the Contracting Authority's workforce requirements.
As a Neutral Vendor, the Supplier will not directly supply workers from its own organisation and may only source up to 20% of workers through affiliated businesses. All other staffing requirements must be fulfilled via an approved and accredited supply chain.
The Supplier will manage the provision of staff for:
- Temporary assignments via employment businesses
- Fixed-term employment via employment agencies
- Permanent employment via employment agencies
The Supplier may establish and manage a talent pool on behalf of the Contracting Authority. Workers sourced through this pool may be employed either by the Employment Business or directly by the Contracting Authority.
The Contracting Authority will enter into a contract with the Neutral Vendor, who will be fully responsible for the performance and compliance of its supply chain.
All supply agencies within the Suppliers supply chain must hold certification from an approved Accreditation Body. The Supplier managing the supply chain is responsible for ensuring that all participating Suppliers are appropriately accredited and ensure full compliance with all relevant legislation and regulatory requirements, including but not limited to the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), IR35, and National Minimum Wage.
The Supplier is expected to remain informed of changes in recruitment practices, market conditions, and applicable policies and legislation. Any such changes must be communicated promptly to the Contracting Authority, with necessary updates made to operational processes and procedures.
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework to Provide Supply Agency Staff Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Pipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How HEART ACADEMIES TRUST buys Business services: law, marketing, consulting (CPV 79), and who usually turns up
HEART ACADEMIES TRUST’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Business services: law, marketing, consulting (CPV 79) →
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Lot #1Direct ProvisionCPV 79000000Published estimate£425m
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDEarlier contract | Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Servicesstarted Feb 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Carepro LtdEarlier contract | Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Servicesstarted Feb 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Prospero Group LtdEarlier contract | Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Servicesstarted Feb 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| GUARDIAN SELECTION LIMITED (GSL Education)Earlier contract | Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Servicesstarted Feb 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| EMPOWERING LEARNING LIMITEDEarlier contract | Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Servicesstarted Feb 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #2Master VendorCPV 79000000Published estimate£298m
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDEarlier contract | Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Servicesstarted Feb 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Carepro LtdEarlier contract | Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Servicesstarted Feb 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Prospero Group LtdEarlier contract | Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Servicesstarted Feb 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| GUARDIAN SELECTION LIMITED (GSL Education)Earlier contract | Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Servicesstarted Feb 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| EMPOWERING LEARNING LIMITEDEarlier contract | Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Servicesstarted Feb 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
Lot #3Neutral VendorCPV 79000000Published estimate£128m
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The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative. The bar shows 1,174 past lots.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid4%
2–314%
4–621%
7+61%
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDEarlier contract | Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Servicesstarted Feb 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Carepro LtdEarlier contract | Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Servicesstarted Feb 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| Prospero Group LtdEarlier contract | Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Servicesstarted Feb 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| GUARDIAN SELECTION LIMITED (GSL Education)Earlier contract | Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Servicesstarted Feb 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
| EMPOWERING LEARNING LIMITEDEarlier contract | Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Servicesstarted Feb 2026 | — | — | Matched as the earlier contract |
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
Candidate suppliers for this notice have not been worked out yet, so this is not a verdict that nobody fits.
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
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Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
100% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (100% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Services, winner not published; the published contract ends 31 Jan 2030.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Aug 2026, 16:20 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Aug 2026, 16:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Jan 2027
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082362- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eeeaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 27 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
28 Aug 2026 → 21 Jan 2027 · 6 dates- Planning notice published55 days ago28 Aug 2026, 16:20 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Market engagementin 5 days27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Three one-hour online sessions will be held via Microsoft Teams:
8 October 2026, 10.00 am-11.00 am
20 October 2026, 10.00 am-11.00 am
27 October 2026, 11.00 am-12 noon
Each session will cover the same information and suppliers need only attend one session.
Suppliers wishing to participate should contact [email protected], confirming their preferred session.
- Tender notice expectedin 8 days30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Admission / appointment period endsin 36 days · period end, not a bid countdown27 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 81 days11 Jan 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 90 days21 Jan 2027
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Aug 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Aug 2026, 16:20 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published28 Aug 2026, 16:22 BSTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published28 Aug 2026, 16:44 BSTUK3
- Status changed to planned28 Aug 2026, 16:44 BST
- Procurement method changed28 Aug 2026, 16:44 BST
- Deadline published: 27 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT28 Aug 2026, 16:44 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender