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WSTLAT Provision of Supply Agency Services
Published Yesterday
21 Oct 2026
Deadline in 39 days
- Primary CPV
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79620000 *
Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, South West
- Value
- £11,750,000
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
22/02/2027 21/02/2030
- Contract Types
-
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Unit 3 The Brutus Centre Station Road Totnes, Totnes, TQ9 5RW, United Kingdom · UKK3
Contact
Award Criteria
- Quality (60%)
- Price (40%)
Related tenders
WESTCOUNTRY SCHOOLS TRUST
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
79620000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: WCST01.25
This collaborative tender opportunity has been issued by Westcountry Schools Trust and Learning Academies Trust. The proposed contracts will be for the provision of supply agency services. The service is intended to provide access to safe, compliant and good quality agency workers when required, while supporting the Trust’s objectives of continuity of provision, safeguarding compliance, operational flexibility and value for money. The tender has been divided into Lots to reflect the two Academy Trusts and the different geographical areas in which the service will be delivered. The intention is to award four (4) separate contracts for each Lot following evaluation of tenders The contracts will be for a period of three (3) years, with the possible extension of two (2) further years in 12-month intervals (3 + 1 + 1).
Full CPV breakdown
- 79620000 — Supply services of personnel including temporary staff (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Local authority
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Lots
- 4
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- The possible extension of two (2) further years in 12-month intervals (3 + 1 + 1).
- Options
- For additional schools who join the Trust to be part of the contract and for any additional role categories to be added if needed
- Submission method
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=109368&TID100114413&B=
- Enquiries close
- 23 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected
- 4 Jan 2027
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Number of lots
- 4
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 21 Oct 2026 15:03
- Deadline
- 30 Nov 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-078d12
- Notice ID
- WCST01.25
Organisations on this notice
PHP Law LLP
Buyer, Process Contact Point
Unit 3 The Brutus Centre Station Road Totnes, Totnes, TQ9 5RW, United Kingdom
Claire Jones
+44 01234567890
GB-PPON PPRM-9434-VNYQ
Lots (4)
Lot LOT-0001: Lot 1a – Westcountry Schools Trust Cornwall
£1,250,000
Includes 6 Schools. Details of the school sites in Lot 1a Cornwall can be found in Document 2 Specification - Appendix A.
22 Feb 2027 to 21 Feb 2030 · Active
Lot LOT-0002: Lot 1b - Westcountry Schools Trust Devon
£2,000,000
Includes 13 Schools. Details of the school sites in Lot 1b Devon can be found in Document 2 Specification - Appendix A.
4 Jan 2027 to 3 Jan 2030 · Active
Lot LOT-0003: Lot 1c - Westcountry Schools Trust Plymouth
£2,000,000
Includes 12 Schools. Details of the school sites in Lot 1c Plymouth can be found in Document 2 Specification - Appendix A.
4 Jan 2027 to 3 Jan 2030 · Active
Lot LOT-0004: Lot 2 – Learning Academies Trust
£6,500,000
Includes 18 Schools. Details of the school sites in Lot 2 LAT can be found in Document 2 Specification - Appendix A.
22 Feb 2027 to 21 Jan 2030 · Active
Full notice record
182 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | PHP Law LLP |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Unit 3 The Brutus Centre Station Road Totnes |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Totnes |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | TQ9 5RW |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK43 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Name | Claire Jones |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | claire.jones@phplaw.co.uk |
| Party 1 › Contact › Telephone | +44 01234567890 |
| Party 1 › Role › Role 1 | buyer |
| Party 1 › Role › Role 2 | Process contact point |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | Westcountry Schools Trust |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | 51 Encombe Street |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Plymouth |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | PL9 7GN |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK41 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | mtymko@westst.org.uk |
| Party 2 › Role | buyer |
| Party 2 › Link | https://www.westst.org.uk/ |
| Party 2 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 3 › Name | Learning Academies Partnership |
| Party 3 › Address › Street | Salisbury Road |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | Plymouth |
| Party 3 › Address › Postcode | PL4 8QZ |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK41 |
| Party 3 › Contact › Name | Zoe Payne |
| Party 3 › Contact › Email | zoe.payne@learningat.uk |
| Party 3 › Role | buyer |
| Party 3 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
Buyer
| Name | Westcountry Schools Trust |
Planning
| No Engagement Notice Rationale | The requirements are not complex, or niche and the Contracting Authority already has an understanding of what they want the service to deliver and the market is known. |
Tender
| Title | WSTLAT Provision of Supply Agency Services |
| Status | active |
| Item › Item 1 › CPV › Description | Supply services of personnel including temporary staff |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKK3 |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Item 1 › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Item 2 › CPV › Description | Supply services of personnel including temporary staff |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKK4 |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Item 2 › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Item 3 › CPV › Description | Supply services of personnel including temporary staff |
| Item › Item 3 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKK41 |
| Item › Item 3 › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Item 3 › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Item › Item 4 › CPV › Description | Supply services of personnel including temporary staff |
| Item › Item 4 › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKK41 |
| Item › Item 4 › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Item 4 › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £14,100,000 |
| Value › Value | £11,750,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Covered by | GPA |
| How to submit | https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=109368&TID10011... |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 4 Jan 2027 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Title | Lot 1a – Westcountry Schools Trust Cornwall |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Description | Includes 6 Schools. Details of the school sites in Lot 1a Cornwall can be found in Document 2 Specification - Appendix A. |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,500,000 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Value | £1,250,000 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Supply Agency Provider 20.0% Provision of Supply Agency Workers 20.0% Vetting Processes 10.0% Contract Mobilisation & Management 10.0% Total % 60.0% |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 60 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Lowest Pay Rate Charge to the Trust Per Teacher (Primary & Secondary) - Casual Cover – less than 12 weeks 20.0% Lowest Average Pay Rate Charge to the Trust Per Teacher (Primary & Secondary) Full Responsibility – Average Pay Rate less than12 weeks 2.5% Lowest Average Pay Rate Charge to the Trust Per Teaching Assistant / HLTA – Average Pay Rate less than12 weeks 10.0% Lowest Average Pay Rate Charge to the Trust - Other Staff Model – Average Pay Rate less than12 weeks 2.5% Lowest Average Pay Rate Charge to the Trust – All Staff - Average Pay Rate more than12 weeks 5.0% |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 40 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › Start | 22 Feb 2027 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › End | 21 Feb 2030 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 21 Feb 2032 |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Renewal › Description | The possible extension of two (2) further years in 12-month intervals (3 + 1 + 1). |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Has options | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 1 › Options › Description | For additional schools who join the Trust to be part of the contract and for any additional role categories to be added if needed |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Title | Lot 1b - Westcountry Schools Trust Devon |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Description | Includes 13 Schools. Details of the school sites in Lot 1b Devon can be found in Document 2 Specification - Appendix A. |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,400,000 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Value | £2,000,000 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Supply Agency Provider 20.0% Provision of Supply Agency Workers 20.0% Vetting Processes 10.0% Contract Mobilisation & Management 10.0% Total % 60.0% |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 60 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Lowest Pay Rate Charge to the Trust Per Teacher (Primary & Secondary) - Casual Cover – less than 12 weeks 20.0% Lowest Average Pay Rate Charge to the Trust Per Teacher (Primary & Secondary) Full Responsibility – Average Pay Rate less than12 weeks 2.5% Lowest Average Pay Rate Charge to the Trust Per Teaching Assistant / HLTA – Average Pay Rate less than12 weeks 10.0% Lowest Average Pay Rate Charge to the Trust - Other Staff Model – Average Pay Rate less than12 weeks 2.5% Lowest Average Pay Rate Charge to the Trust – All Staff - Average Pay Rate more than12 weeks 5.0% |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 40 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › Start | 4 Jan 2027 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › End | 3 Jan 2030 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 3 Jan 2032 |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Renewal › Description | The possible extension of two (2) further years in 12-month intervals (3 + 1 + 1). |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Has options | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 2 › Options › Description | For additional schools who join the Trust to be part of the contract and for any additional role categories to be added if needed |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Title | Lot 1c - Westcountry Schools Trust Plymouth |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Description | Includes 12 Schools. Details of the school sites in Lot 1c Plymouth can be found in Document 2 Specification - Appendix A. |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £2,400,000 |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Value › Value | £2,000,000 |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Supply Agency Provider 20.0% Provision of Supply Agency Workers 20.0% Vetting Processes 10.0% Contract Mobilisation & Management 10.0% Total % 60.0% |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 60 |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Lowest Pay Rate Charge to the Trust Per Teacher (Primary & Secondary) - Casual Cover – less than 12 weeks 20.0% Lowest Average Pay Rate Charge to the Trust Per Teacher (Primary & Secondary) Full Responsibility – Average Pay Rate less than12 weeks 2.5% Lowest Average Pay Rate Charge to the Trust Per Teaching Assistant / HLTA – Average Pay Rate less than12 weeks 10.0% Lowest Average Pay Rate Charge to the Trust - Other Staff Model – Average Pay Rate less than12 weeks 2.5% Lowest Average Pay Rate Charge to the Trust – All Staff - Average Pay Rate more than12 weeks 5.0% |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 40 |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Contract period › Start | 4 Jan 2027 |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Contract period › End | 3 Jan 2030 |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 3 Jan 2032 |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Renewal › Description | The possible extension of two (2) further years in 12-month intervals (3 + 1 + 1). |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Has options | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 3 › Options › Description | For additional schools who join the Trust to be part of the contract and for any additional role categories to be added if needed |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Title | Lot 2 – Learning Academies Trust |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Description | Includes 18 Schools. Details of the school sites in Lot 2 LAT can be found in Document 2 Specification - Appendix A. |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Status | active |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Value › Value incl. VAT | £7,800,000 |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Value › Value | £6,500,000 |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Supply Agency Provider 20.0% Provision of Supply Agency Workers 20.0% Vetting Processes 10.0% Contract Mobilisation & Management 10.0% Total % 60.0% Each individual question has been given a weighting of 1-4 (provided in Document 4). This weighting is multiplied by the score allocated to give a final score for the question. Tenderer’s Overall Quality Position Score = Tenderer’s Overall Quality Score / Total Available Quality Score |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 60 |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | price |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Lowest Average Pay Rate Charge to the Trust Per Staff Member – Average Pay Rate – less than 12 weeks 25.0% Lowest Average Pay Rate Charge to the Trust Per Staff Member – Average Pay Rate more than 12 weeks 10.0% Temporary to Permanent Fee % 60 days or below 5.0% Pricing Criterion Score = (Lowest compliant price for the relevant criterion / Tenderer’s price for the relevant criterion) x weighting available for that criterion |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 40 |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | economic |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Selection Criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | technical |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Contract period › Start | 22 Feb 2027 |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Contract period › End | 21 Jan 2030 |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Contract period › Can be extended to | 21 Feb 2032 |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Renewal › Description | The possible extension of two (2) further years in 12-month intervals (3 + 1 + 1). |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Has options | Yes |
| Lot › Lot 4 › Options › Description | For additional schools who join the Trust to be part of the contract and for any additional role categories to be added if needed. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 1 › Description | Not published |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099580-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 21 Oct 2026 |
| Has Recurrence | Yes |
| Recurrence › Dates › Start | 3 Jan 2032 |
| Contract Terms › Financial Terms | Invoices are to be submitted in arrears in a format agreed by the Trust. The Provider must ensure that invoices are raised without delay. Payments will be made by BACS. Payment Terms of 30 days. Invoices shall be supported by detailed information in a format as agreed with the Trust. |