Staff Absence Cover · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Financial and insurance services (66) Delivery: South West (UKK3)

Awarded value£177,942published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 21 Jul 2025no call for competition

Awarded to SAS MUTUAL CIC

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Staff Absence Insurance or Discretionary Mutual arrangement for managing staff absence for 30 primary schools located in Cornwall.

CPV: Insurance services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South West

Extensions: 2 * 12 month extension options at Contracting Authority's sole discretion

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Jan 2026, 11:06 GMT
Last source update: 12 Jan 2026, 11:06 GMT
Authority reference: TPAT-089-2025
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-002179
Classification (CPV): Insurance services
Delivery area: South West (UKK3)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060380 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This contract is awarded following a mini-comp and is a call-off under an existing framework agreement that was originally advertised and awarded in compliance with PCR 2015.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £177,9421 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 4

Contracts signed 1latest 21 Jul 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
SAS MUTUAL CIC	£177,942 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

STAFF ABSENCE COVER · SAS MUTUAL CIC
Signed
21 Jul 2025
Value
£177,942
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
4bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

TRURO & PENWITH ACADEMY TRUST

Contracting authorityMulti-Academy TrustEducation GB-COH: 08880841 Academy House, Truro Business Park, Threemilestone, Truro, South West, TR49LDContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

TRURO AND PENWITH ACADEMY TRUSTReview body TRURO

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SAS MUTUAL CICAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12499719 South Normanton, East Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.