Aspire Academy Trust Supply Agency Services
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Published
03 Dec 2025
Description
The contract is for the provision of supply agency services for all schools belonging to the Trust. The Trust appointed a single Supply Agency provider to supply this service. It is the Trust's expectation that the Provider is responsible for the operation of the supply agency function and provide both emergency and planned absence cover for teachers and teaching assistants including the following requirements: a. Availability of agency workers that have the required levels of competence and experience to cover the booking requests. b. Provision of a dedicated Account Manager for the Trust c. Best Value for money d. Robust vetting procedures e. Comprehensive management information and reporting, with a dedicated platform f. High levels of school satisfaction. g. Consistently high-performance levels which meet or exceed KPI requirements. h. Consolidated invoicing weekly/ monthly as required. i. Provision of training and expert advice on any legislative requirements related to Agency Workers.
Scope
- Reference
- ASP01.52
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Sept 2025 to 31 Aug 2028Possible extension to 31 Aug 2030
Two further one year extensions (3+1+1)
- CPV classifications
- 79620000
- Contract locations
- South West England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Service Provider | — | quality | 20.00% |
| Provision of Temporary Workers | — | quality | 12.50% |
| Vetting Process & Procedures | — | quality | 10.00% |
| Contract Mobilisation & Management | — | quality | 17.50% |
| Overall | — | cost | 40.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
A financial appraisal will be based upon a credit check. Please confirm whether you already have, or can commit to obtain, prior to the award of the contract, the requirements indicated below or equivalent: a. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation b. The Association of Professional Staffing Companies c. Standards in Recruitment
Provide 3 relevant previous contract examples To constitute a pass, the 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. The contracts must be within the education sector and similar complexity and working on more than one site within the contract.
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
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