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Diocese of Coventry Master Vendor Supply

The Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy TrustcontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-069fe8Procurement Act 2023SME suitablepending

Estimated value

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Awarded value

£5.0m

Awarded 14 Jul 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

15 Jul 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
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 2029
Possible extension to 31 Aug 2031

Two furtehr one year extensions (3+1+1)

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.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
QualityMaster 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%quality60.00%
PriceThe 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 Feeprice40.00%

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

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£5.0m

Award date

14 Jul 2026

Contract start

31 Aug 2026

Contract end

31 Aug 2029

Awarded to
TP
TEACHING PERSONNEL LIMITED
CH 03225158