PP-10161 Harris Federation Permanent and Contingency Staffing
Estimated value
£160.0m
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
12
Published
13 Jun 2025
Description
Harris Federation is to establish a permanent and contingent (PerCo) recruitment Open Framework, being procured under the Open procedure, to secure the provision of general and specialist recruitment services by preferred suppliers that support the staffing requirements of all existing, and future, academies within the Federation. This framework will consist of 12 Lots. The call off options for the Client will be direct award, and mini competition. It is the Client’s intention that call offs will take place via a specified platform. Suppliers that are appointed to the framework will be required to pay a Framework Levy for all call-off contracts they are successfully awarded under the framework, at a rate of 0.75% (excluding VAT) of the total value of the call off contract in question. The Framework shall be open for use by the following classifications of Contracting Authority throughout all administrative regions of the UK: UK public sector bodies, identified in detail in the URLs below (and any future successors to these organisations), which include schools, academies, multi academy trusts, RBCs, DfE school buying hubs, colleges, universities.
Scope
- Reference
- PP-10161
- Total value
- £160,000,000 excluding VAT£192,000,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2026
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 7960000079620000
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simple description | . | price | — |
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 21 Jul 2025, 4:00 pm
- Submission deadline
- 30 Jul 2025, 12:00 pm
- Submission address
- Price: A series of pass / fail financial capacity question, primarily headed with the need for a bidder to agree not the charge above the maximum mark up % per Lot. Quality: 100% weighting - primarily focusing on experience and evidence of recruitment avenues. Submission address: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/placegroup/aspx/Home
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Lots · 12 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOT-0001 | Education Leadership | — | active |
| LOT-0002 | Classroom Teaching (i.e. permanent and FTC) | — | active |
| LOT-0003 | Supply Teaching (short term cover i.e. sickness/absence) | — | active |
| LOT-0004 | Classroom Support & Pastoral | — | active |
| LOT-0005 | Administration & Operational | — | active |