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Published 23 Sept 2026, 14:25 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment - Lot 2 Managed Service

Authority: The David Ross Education Trust (Public body)

Award under framework
Awarded value£13,400,000published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 23 Sept 2026
Award (standstill) to Affinity Workforce Solutions

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The David Ross Education Trust undertook a procurement exercise for the provision of Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment Services - Lot 2, through the relevant Government Commercial Agency (GCA) frameworks.

The contract covers the provision of temporary and supply teaching personnel and associated education recruitment services to support the staffing requirements of the Trust's schools and educational establishments. The appointed supplier(s) will provide suitably qualified and experienced education professionals in accordance with the requirements of the Trust and the terms and conditions of the applicable GCA framework.

The procurement was conducted through the relevant GCA framework arrangements, enabling the Trust to access approved suppliers for the provision of supply teachers and education recruitment services.

The contract is intended to provide the Trust with access to appropriately qualified teaching personnel to support short-term, temporary and other staffing requirements across its schools, while maintaining appropriate standards of safeguarding, compliance and quality.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Lot 1Awarded
Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West
79600000 Recruitment services

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, 14:25 BST
Last source update
23 Sept 2026, 14:25 BST
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 more
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0778b0
Related procedures1

How it was run

Submission deadline
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Timeline

2 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Notice published3 days ago
    23 Sept 2026, 14:25 BST
  2. Standstill endsin 10 days
    5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £13,400,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Affinity Workforce Solutions1 Jan 2027 — 31 Dec 2030£13,400,00023 Sept 2026standstill to 5 Oct 2026Standstill

Notice history

2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2026
  1. Contract signature expected
    12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
  2. Contract award notice published
    23 Sept 2026, 14:25 BSTUK6

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-COH: 06182612 · GB-PPON: PRQM-8444-CVYD Charnwood College, Loughborough, East Midlands, LE11 4SQ [email protected]

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender