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Published 10 Nov 2026, 14:05 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

RM6376 Supply Teachers & Education Recruitment - Lot 1 - Cambrian Learning Trust

Official notice

Authority: CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST (Public body)

Award under frameworkLight touch regime
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Award in standstill 30 Jul 2026
Award (standstill) to Affinity Workforce Solutions +5 more6 awards
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

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 description

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

Open work like this

This notice no longer takes bids · live search, filters set

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 6some still in standstill
Awarded value Not summedeach provider’s award repeats the list or panel total
Awarded toValueDateStatus
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£400,00030 Jul 2026standstill to 19 Nov 2026Standstill
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£400,00030 Jul 2026standstill to 19 Nov 2026Standstill
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£400,00030 Jul 2026standstill to 19 Nov 2026Standstill
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£400,00030 Jul 2026standstill to 19 Nov 2026Standstill
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£400,00030 Jul 2026standstill to 19 Nov 2026Standstill
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£400,00030 Jul 2026standstill to 19 Nov 2026Standstill

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
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 moreSouth West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
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How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

10 Nov 2026 → 19 Nov 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published4 days ago
    10 Nov 2026, 14:05 GMT
  2. Today
    14 Nov 2026
  3. Standstill endsin 5 days
    19 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 10 Nov 2026
  1. Contract award notice published
    10 Nov 2026, 14:05 GMT
    UK6
  2. Contract signature expected
    20 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

CAMBRIAN LEARNING TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 07977368 · GB-PPON: PJZR-7517-QZCL Cambrian Learning Trust, Faringdon, South East, SN7 7LBContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

6 commercial parties on the notice
  • AFFINITY WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11593079GB-PPON: PWRW-6224-NWPQ 33 Soho Square, London, London, W1D 3QUContact email
  • LONG-TERM TEACHERS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 11554925GB-PPON: PJTT-6693-MCRR Unit 2 Number One Bristol, Bristol, South West, BS1 2NRContact email
  • SCHOOLS MUTUAL SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12941856GB-PPON: PMWH-3588-HDWR 70-72 Nottingham Road, Mansfield, East Midlands, NG18 1BNContact email
  • STEP TEACHERS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04131194GB-PPON: PQHH-2271-JJTJ 2 Mountview Court, 310 Friern Barnet Lane, London, London, N20 0LDContact email
  • TEACHING TOMORROW LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 14713411GB-PPON: PHYW-7949-LZMT Colworth Science Park, Bedford, East of England, MK44 1LQContact email
  • TRADEWIND RECRUITMENT LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 04105705GB-PPON: PBZT-3255-DWXQ 3rd Floor 110 High Holborn, London, London, WC1V 6JSContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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