Official UK procurement notice
RM6376 Supply Teachers & Education Recruitment - Lot 1 - Cambrian Learning Trust
Authority: CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Award in standstill 30 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to Affinity Workforce Solutions +5 more6 awards
Notice summary
The Cambrian Learning Trust requires Agency staff provision to cover short-falls in recruitment and absences. To this end, we are choosing suppliers from the Lot 1 element of the framework RM6376 with the emphasis being on those we have already worked with previously.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Cambrian Learning Trust requires Agency staff provision to cover short-falls in recruitment and absences. To this end, we are choosing suppliers from the Lot 1 element of the framework RM6376 with the emphasis being on those we have already worked with previously
Open work like this
This notice no longer takes bids · live search, filters set
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedCommercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 6some still in standstill
Awarded value Not summedeach provider’s award repeats the list or panel total
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affinity Workforce SolutionsAffinity Workforce Solutions (t/a CER Education & Monarch Education20 Nov 2026 – 30 Aug 2027 · up to 30 Aug 2028Extensions: Feedback will be taken from the Schools utilising the contract for quality of staff supplied, ability to provide staff and spend with the supplier. If the level of provision, quality and spend are acceptable to the Trust, then the contract will be extended | £400,000 | 30 Jul 2026standstill to 19 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
| SCHOOLS MUTUAL SERVICES LIMITEDSMESchools Mutual Services Ltd20 Nov 2026 – 30 Aug 2027 · up to 30 Aug 2028Extensions: Feedback will be taken from the Schools utilising the contract for quality of staff supplied, ability to provide staff and spend with the supplier. If the level of provision, quality and spend are acceptable to the Trust, then the contract will be extended | £400,000 | 30 Jul 2026standstill to 19 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
| Step Teachers LtdStep teachers Ltd20 Nov 2026 – 30 Aug 2027 · up to 30 Aug 2028Extensions: Feedback will be taken from the Schools utilising the contract for quality of staff supplied, ability to provide staff and spend with the supplier. If the level of provision, quality and spend are acceptable to the Trust, then the contract will be extended | £400,000 | 30 Jul 2026standstill to 19 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
| TEACHING TOMORROW LTDSMETeaching Tomorrow Ltd20 Nov 2026 – 30 Aug 2027 · up to 30 Aug 2028Extensions: Feedback will be taken from the Schools utilising the contract for quality of staff supplied, ability to provide staff and spend with the supplier. If the level of provision, quality and spend are acceptable to the Trust, then the contract will be extended | £400,000 | 30 Jul 2026standstill to 19 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
| LONG-TERM TEACHERS LIMITEDSMELong-Term Teachers Ltd20 Nov 2026 – 30 Aug 2027 · up to 30 Aug 2028Extensions: Feedback will be taken from the Schools utilising the contract for quality of staff supplied, ability to provide staff and spend with the supplier. If the level of provision, quality and spend are acceptable to the Trust, then the contract will be extended | £400,000 | 30 Jul 2026standstill to 19 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
| Tradewind Recruitment LimitedSMETradewind Recruitment Ltd20 Nov 2026 – 30 Aug 2027 · up to 30 Aug 2028Extensions: Feedback will be taken from the Schools utilising the contract for quality of staff supplied, ability to provide staff and spend with the supplier. If the level of provision, quality and spend are acceptable to the Trust, then the contract will be extended | £400,000 | 30 Jul 2026standstill to 19 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
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
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Nov 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Authority reference
RM6376 Cambrian Learning Trust- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-106698- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07b89fFind a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
10 Nov 2026 → 19 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published4 days ago10 Nov 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Today14 Nov 2026
- Standstill endsin 5 days19 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2026- Contract award notice published10 Nov 2026, 14:05 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected20 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice- AFFINITY WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- LONG-TERM TEACHERS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- SCHOOLS MUTUAL SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- STEP TEACHERS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- TEACHING TOMORROW LTDAwarded supplier
- TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender