Official UK procurement notice
Supply Agency MSP Lion Academy Trust
Authority: Lion Academy Trust (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£15,200,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 21 Aug 2026
Awarded to Zen Educate Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide supply agency staffing across all of Lion Academy Trust schools. The agreement will be in place for 4 years but it is noted the terms and conditions allow for 30 days termination should the strategic vision of the Trust change during the contracting period.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure 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
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Aug 2026, 13:38 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Aug 2026, 13:38 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-079934- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e9a2Find a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Framework to provide Supply Agency Staff Services
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 21 Aug 2026- Contract award notice published21 Aug 2026, 13:38 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £15,200,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zen Educate LimitedSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2030 | £15,200,000 | 21 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ZEN EDUCATE LIMITEDAwarded 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