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Aspire Academy Trust Supply Agency Services
Published 3 Dec 2025
3 Dec 2025
- Primary CPV
-
79620000 *
Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, South West
- Value
- £10,000,000
- Contract
-
3 years Duration
01/09/2025 31/08/2028
- Contract Types
-
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Unit 20, St Austell Business Park, St. Austell, PL25 4FD, United Kingdom · UKK3
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
- Contract Signed (find-tender.service.gov.uk) · Contract Signed
Related tenders
ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
79620000 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: ASP01.52
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.
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
- Winning supplier
- SME
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 03 Dec 2025 09:56
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0518cf
- Notice ID
- ASP01.52
Organisations on this notice
PHP LAW LLP
Procuring Entity, Process Contact Point
Unit 3 The Brutus Centre, Totnes, TQ9 5RW, United Kingdom
GB-COH OC429243
Supplier SME
9th Floor 107 Cheapside, London, EC2V 6DN, United Kingdom
GB-COH 10382721
Full notice record
86 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | Unit 20, St Austell Business Park |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | St. Austell |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | PL25 4FD |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK30 |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | aspire@iaspire.net |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Classification › Description | Public authority - sub-central government |
| Party 2 › Name | PHP LAW LLP |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Unit 3 The Brutus Centre |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Totnes |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | TQ9 5RW |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK43 |
| Party 2 › Contact › Email | josie.medforth@phplaw.co.uk |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 1 | Procuring entity |
| Party 2 › Role › Role 2 | Process contact point |
| Party 2 › Role Details | Procurement Consultant |
| Party 2 › Link | http://www.phplaw.co.uk |
| Party 3 › Name | ZEN EDUCATE LIMITED |
| Party 3 › Address › Street | 9th Floor 107 Cheapside |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 3 › Address › Postcode | EC2V 6DN |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | GB |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UKI31 |
| Party 3 › Contact › Email | govukfindtender@zeneducate.com |
| Party 3 › Role | supplier |
| Party 3 › Link | https://www.zeneducate.com/ |
| Party 3 › Business size | sme |
| Party 3 › VCSEs | No |
| Party 3 › Public service mission organisation | No |
| Party 3 › Sheltered workshop | No |
Buyer
| Name | ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST |
Tender
| Title | Aspire Academy Trust Supply Agency Services |
| Status | complete |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Covered by | GPA |
| Lot › Status | complete |
| Document › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Description | Not published |
Awards
| Status | active |
| Category | services |
| Supplier › Name | ZEN EDUCATE LIMITED |
| Item › CPV › Description | Supply services of personnel including temporary staff |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKK3 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
Contracts
| Title | Aspire Academy Trust Supply Agency Services |
| Status | active |
| Contract period › Start | 1 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period › End | 31 Aug 2028 |
| Contract period › Can be extended to | 31 Aug 2030 |
| Can be renewed | Yes |
| Renewal › Description | Two further 12 month extensions (3+1+1) |
| Has options | Yes |
| Options › Description | The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. To enable additional schools who join the Trust to be included in the contract. |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £12,000,000 |
| Value › Value | £10,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Signed | 1 Sep 2025 |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Contract signed |
| Document › Document 1 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-8634 |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Contract notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Contract details notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079198-2025 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 3 Dec 2025 |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Title | Fill Rate |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 1 › Description | Percentage of roles successfully filled within the required timeframe |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Title | Compliance Rate |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 2 › Description | Percentage of staff with up-to-date DBS checks, references, and safeguarding |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Title | Feedback Score |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 3 › Description | Average satisfaction rating from schools on supplied staff |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 4 › Title | Accuracy of Invoicing |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 4 › Description | Percentage of invoices submitted correctly and on time |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 5 › Title | Response Time |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 5 › Description | Time taken to respond to queries or issues raised by the Trust |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 6 › Title | Reporting Compliance |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 6 › Description | Timeliness and completeness of required reports (e.g., usage, spend, diversity) |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 7 › Title | Cost Control |
| Agreed Metrics › Agreed Metric 7 › Description | Adherence to agreed pricing structure and avoidance of unapproved charges |