Diocese of Coventry Master Vendor Supply
Estimated value
£5.0m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
21 May 2026
Description
A Managed Vendor Provider will take responsibility for providing the Trust with recruitment services to meet their supply needs, including the sourcing, engagement and administration of the supply staff through standardised processes and use of technology. A Master Vendor Provider shall provide supply staff directly from their own pool of staff and then has the option of managing supplementary supply through an approved Sub-Vendor supply chain. The Supplier will manage provision of Supply Teachers, Education Support Staff and other temporary staffing services. The Trust contracts only with the Master Vendor, and the Master Vendor is responsible for managing their Sub-Vendor supply chain.
Scope
- Reference
- DCMAT01.05
- Total value
- £5,000,000 excluding VAT£6,000,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 2029Possible extension to 31 Aug 2031
Two furtehr one year extensions (3+1+1)
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 79620000
- Contract locations
- West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | Master Vendor Requirements 14.0% Supply Chain Engagement 8.0% Supply Chain Engagement 8.0% Provision of Temporary Workers 12.0% Vetting Processes 10.0% Contract Mobilisation & Management 8.0% Total % 60.0% | quality | 60.00% |
| Price | The evaluation will be on the average of the following: Average Total Pay Rate Charge to the School Per Staff Member Average Estimated Take Home Rate per Staff Member - MSP Average Mark Up (Overheads, Direct Fill Margin, Agency profit, Management Charges, Statutory Sick Pay etc) Per Staff Member Average MSP Booking Fee | price | 40.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
Tenderers must demonstrate their economic and financial standing in accordance with the following: Due diligence checks will be undertaken on the preferred Tenderer’s accounts to determine a Tenderer’s financial standing. This will incorporate credit checks and a financial appraisal. To constitute a pass, tenderers must: a) Complete a credit check & financial appraisal. No outstanding CCJ’s or bankruptcy must be shown. A financial appraisal will be based upon the organisations gearing ratio, acceptable rates are around a target of 2:1 Any answers which lead the Trust, acting reasonably, to conclude, considering the risk that the relevant answer suggests about the Tenderer’s ability to properly perform the specification, then the Tenderer may be rejected.
The three contract examples provided shall be relevant to the requirement, with a sufficient level of detail that provides confidence in the Tenderer’s established past experience in similar and relevant projects/contracts for delivering a master vendor model in the education sector A Provider and a Sub-Vendor agency must be accredited by one of these bodies: a. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation b. The Association of Professional Staffing Companies c. Standards in Recruitment
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 30 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission deadline
- 30 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=105713&TID100110837&B= ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure