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Aspire Academy Trust Supply Agency Services

ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST

Buyer Address: Unit 20, St Austell Business Park, St. Austell, UKK30, PL25 4FD, United Kingdom

Contact Email: aspire@iaspire.net

Buyer Name: PHP LAW LLP

Buyer Address: Unit 3 The Brutus Centre, Totnes, UKK43, TQ9 5RW, United Kingdom

Contact Email: josie.medforth@phplaw.co.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
10000000.0 GBP
Published
03 Nov 2025, 09:40
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
31 Aug 2025, 23:00
Contract End
31 Aug 2028, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
Region
n/a
Awarded To
ZEN EDUCATE LIMITED
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The contract is for the provision of supply agency services for all schools belonging to the Trust. The Trust appointed a single Supply Agency provider to supply this service. It is the Trust's expectation that the Provider is responsible for the operation of the supply agency function and provide both emergency and planned absence cover for teachers and teaching assistants including the following requirements: a. Availability of agency workers that have the required levels of competence and experience to cover the booking requests. b. Provision of a dedicated Account Manager for the Trust c. Best Value for money d. Robust vetting procedures e. Comprehensive management information and reporting, with a dedicated platform f. High levels of school satisfaction. g. Consistently high-performance levels which meet or exceed KPI requirements. h. Consolidated invoicing weekly/ monthly as required. i. Provision of training and expert advice on any legislative requirements related to Agency Workers.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot LOT-0000 Status: complete

Documents

Document Description: Not published

Contracts

Contract Title: Aspire Academy Trust Supply Agency Services

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