WSTLAT Provision of Supply Agency Services
- Buyer
- PHP Law LLP
- Value
- £11,750,000
- Closes
- 30 November 2026
- Where
- Totnes, the South West
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
Four Westcountry-area academy trusts want to hire a supply agency to find and provide temporary staff, such as supply teachers and support workers, when permanent staff are absent. The work is split into four regional lots covering Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth and the Learning Academies Trust schools, with each lot awarded as a separate three-year contract plus up to two optional one-year extensions.
What the buyer wants
• Supply vetted, compliant and suitably qualified temporary staff to schools in the lot you bid for, on request and at short notice • Carry out full safeguarding checks, including enhanced DBS checks, and manage the paperwork and compliance that schools must keep on file • Provide a clear service with good fill rates, quick response times, quality monitoring, and value for money across the contract period
Lots
- Lot 1a – Westcountry Schools Trust Cornwall
- Lot 1b - Westcountry Schools Trust Devon
- Lot 1c - Westcountry Schools Trust Plymouth
- Lot 2 – Learning Academies Trust
Likely requirements
Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.
The most likely barrier for a small business is the need to reliably supply staff across many school sites with a large pool of vetted workers, backed by evidence of scale, turnover and performance that a small agency may struggle to demonstrate.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
How to write a tender response
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