Respect Provision of Supply Agency Services
Estimated value
£750k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
25 May 2026
Description
This tender opportunity has been issued by Academies for Respect Collaboration Trust (the Trust). The proposed contract will be for the provision of supply agency services to the Trust. The Trust is looking to appoint the four highest scoring successful Providers who will provide Supply Agency Services and form part of the Trust’s Preferred Agency Supplier List. The Trust requires provision for: a. Emergency and short notice cover b. Planned absence c. Longer-term placements The Provider must deliver supply staff who are experienced and confident working with pupils who: a. Have SEMH needs b. May display dysregulated and high-risk behaviours c. May be out of mainstream education or in crisis d. May have medical, social, or safeguarding vulnerabilities The Trust does not guarantee volume to any individual Provider. Work will be allocated based on: a. Quality of staff provided b. Compliance with requirements c. Responsiveness and reliability d. Value for money
Scope
- Reference
- RCT01.08
- Total value
- £750,000 excluding VAT£900,000 including VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 2029
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 79620000
- Contract locations
- East Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | — | quality | 70.00% |
| Price | — | price | 30.00% |
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.
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 15 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission deadline
- 22 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=105702&TID100110826&B= ↗
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Open procedure