Official UK procurement notice
Supply Agency Staff · UK public procurement notice
Authority: COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION TRUST (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Awarded value£250,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 23 Sept 2026
Awarded to A STAR EDUCATION RECRUITMENT LIMITED +5 more
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSupply staff for short and long term absences
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Sept 2026, 09:41 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 09:05 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-093107- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07782fFind a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
2 Oct 2026 → 5 Oct 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published24 days ago2 Oct 2026, 09:05 BST
- Standstill ends21 days ago5 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2026- Contract award notice published23 Sept 2026, 09:41 BSTUK6
- Contract details notice published2 Oct 2026, 09:05 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected6 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £250,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| A STAR EDUCATION RECRUITMENT LIMITED, Affinity Workforce Solutions, Aspire People Limited, HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, TeacherActiveSME, Teaching Personneljoint awardAffinity Workforce Solutions6 Oct 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2028Extensions: Used to supply agency staff for short and long term cover. Extension granted on supplier performance and framework guidance · Options: Depending on the requirements of the Trust for agency cover | £250,000 | 23 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · A STAR EDUCATION RECRUITMENT LIMITED, Affinity Workforce Solutions, Aspire People Limited, HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, TeacherActiveSME, Teaching Personnel
- Signed
- 2 Oct 2026
- Value
- £250,000
- Period
- 6 Oct 2026 – 31 Jul 2027 · up to 31 Jul 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Contract can be extended for 1 year
- Options
- Based on absence levels and establishment needs
3 agreed KPIs: KCSIE · Punctuality · Quality of Supply
- KCSIE, Meeting KCSIE requirements regarding training
- Punctuality, Staff arrived by agreed booking time
- Quality of Supply, Providing staff who can deliver quality support to stakeholders
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice- A STAR EDUCATION RECRUITMENT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- AFFINITY WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- ASPIRE PEOPLE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- HAYS SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- TEACHERACTIVE LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- TEACHING PERSONNEL LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender