PP-10161 Harris Federation Permanent and Contingency Staffing

Harris FederationcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-0548d4Procurement Act 2023SME suitableclosed for bids
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Estimated value

£160.0m

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

12

0 awarded

Published

13 Jun 2025

Deadline 30 Jul 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 VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2026
Main category
services
CPV classifications
79600000
79620000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
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.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
LOT-0001Education Leadershipactive
LOT-0002Classroom Teaching (i.e. permanent and FTC)active
LOT-0003Supply Teaching (short term cover i.e. sickness/absence)active
LOT-0004Classroom Support & Pastoralactive
LOT-0005Administration & Operationalactive