Aspire Academy Trust Supply Agency Services

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1 SME

Lots

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1 awarded

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 2028
Possible 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.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Service Providerquality20.00%
Provision of Temporary Workersquality12.50%
Vetting Process & Proceduresquality10.00%
Contract Mobilisation & Managementquality17.50%
Overallcost40.00%

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.

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