Official UK procurement notice
Supply Agency — UK public procurement notice
Authority: COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION TRUST (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)+6 more
Awarded value£250,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 23 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to A STAR EDUCATION RECRUITMENT LIMITED +5 more
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply agency to cover staff absences, covered the GCA framework
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1Awarded
79620000 Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Sept 2026, 09:41 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2026, 09:41 BST
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07782f
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment
How it was run
- Submission deadline
- —
Timeline
2 published dates · Europe/London- Notice published1 day ago23 Sept 2026, 09:41 BST
- Standstill endsin 11 days5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £250,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| A STAR EDUCATION RECRUITMENT LIMITEDSME, Affinity Workforce Solutions, Aspire People LimitedSME, HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, TeacherActiveSME, Teaching Personneljoint awardAffinity Workforce Solutions6 Oct 2026 — 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2028Extensions: Used to supply agency staff for short and long term cover. Extension granted on supplier performance and framework guidance · Options: Depending on the requirements of the Trust for agency cover | £250,000 | 23 Sept 2026standstill to 5 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2026- Contract signature expected6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract award notice published23 Sept 2026, 09:41 BSTUK6
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice- A STAR EDUCATION RECRUITMENT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- AFFINITY WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- ASPIRE PEOPLE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- TEACHERACTIVE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- TEACHING PERSONNEL 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