Official UK procurement notice
Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment
Authority: HEARTWOOD LEARNING TRUST (Public body)
We are seeking bids for the provision of supply staff as described in the GCA Framework Agreement, number RM6376 (Lot 2- Managed Service Provision) with reference to the Procurement Act 2023 and its regulations. We are looking for a Managed Service Provider with whom we can work closely to achieve the best solutions and outcomes for our schools and pupils.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWe are seeking bids for the provision of supply staff as described in the GCA Framework Agreement, number RM6376 (Lot 2- Managed Service Provision) with reference to the Procurement Act 2023 and its regulations.
We are looking for a Managed Service Provider with whom we can work closely to achieve the best solutions and outcomes for our schools and pupils.
The service provider will be expected to work in collaboration with the Trust senior leadership to maximise value for money and realise cost savings for all our schools whilst providing a gold standard service.
In scope roles:
-teachers
-educational support staff (for example teaching assistants and cover supervisors)
-headteachers and senior leaders
-admin, clerical, finance, IT, maintenance, caterers, cleaners and drivers
Regional & School Breakdown
-York: 2 Secondary, 4 Primary
-Hull: 1 Secondary, 2 Primary, 2 Alternative Provision
-Selby: 1 Secondary
-Scarborough: 2 Secondary
Key Service Requirements
In addition to the main requirements of the framework specification
-Alternative Provision (AP) Specialism: Candidates sent to the 2 AP sites must hold relevant qualifications or experience in Social, Emotional, and Mental Health (SEMH), Team Teach, or de-escalation training.
-Geographic Hub Management: Bidders must prove they have active candidate pools or regional offices capable of servicing coastal regions (Scarborough) and industrial hubs (Hull) and city bases (York & Selby).
-Vetting Portals: Centralised compliance dashboard showing real-time vetting checks, accessible by all 14 individual school administration teams.
-Consolidated Billing: Weekly invoicing per School/Academy broken down with correct staffing categories for posting to Finance system
-Value for Money: Delivery of real time cost savings against a background of quality supply
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedCommercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vision for EducationSMETrust-Wide Provision of Temporary Agency Supply Staff and Recruitment Services15 Feb 2027 – 14 Feb 2030 · up to 14 Feb 2031Extensions: Dependent on contract performance against Trust requirements. | £2,395,190 inc. VAT | 2 Nov 2026standstill to 11 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Nov 2026, 15:47 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Nov 2026, 15:47 GMT
- Authority reference
HLT/S0020 Supply/2026- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-103865- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0795e1Find a Tender
- Call-off under framework Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 Nov 2026 → 11 Nov 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published9h ago2 Nov 2026, 15:47 GMT
- Today3 Nov 2026
- Standstill endsin 8 days11 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 2 Nov 2026- Contract award notice published2 Nov 2026, 15:47 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected16 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VISION FOR EDUCATIONAwarded 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