Crofty Education Trust - Provision of Supply Agency Services

contractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-06b01eProcurement Act 2023SME suitableactive

Estimated value

£6.5m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

08 Jun 2026

Deadline 13 Jul 2026

Description

This tender opportunity has been issued by Crofty Education Trust (the Trust) and Tenderers are invited to tender for the provision of Supply Agency services (the Service) for all schools within the Trust. The Trust is looking to appoint a single Provider, to provide both emergency and planned absence for Teachers and Teaching Assistants. There should also be the flexibility to have the ability for the Trust to request additional categories that may be needed throughout the term of the Contract.

Scope

Reference
CMAT01.07
Total value
£6,500,000 excluding VAT
£7,800,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
31 Oct 2026 to 30 Sept 2029
Possible extension to 30 Sept 2031

Two (2) further years, in 12-month intervals (3 +1+1).

Main category
services
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
QualitySupply Agency Provider 20.0% Provision of Temporary Agency Workers 20.0% Vetting Processes 10.0% Contract Mobilisation & Management 10.0%quality60.00%
Priceprice40.00%

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. 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.

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 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

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
01 Jul 2026, 11:00 am
Submission deadline
13 Jul 2026, 11:00 am
Submission address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=105975&TID100111094&B=
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Open procedure