Provision of Supply Agency Services

Organisation

Academies for Character & Excellence

Pathfields, Totnes, TQ9 5TZ

Lot 1 Somerset - List of Schools in the tender documents The proposed contract will be for the provision of supply agency services for all schools belonging to the Trust. The Trust is looking to appoint the three highest scoring Providers who will become part of the Trust’s preferred Provider List. This will enable each school to select any Provider from the list in order to book suitable cover for the role(s) required. The Trust will not guarantee any level of supply for each individual Provider on the list and the schools will have the freedom to select whichever Provider they choose to use from this preferred Providers list. It is the Trust’s expectation that the Provider shall be responsible for the operation of the supply agency function including: a. Availability of agency workers that have the required levels of competence and experience to cover the booking requests. b. Best Value for money. c. Comprehensive management information and reporting. d. High levels of school satisfaction. e. Consistently high-performance levels which meet or exceed KPI requirements. f. Consolidated invoicing weekly/ monthly as required. g. Expert advice on any legislative requirements related to Agency Workers. The contract start date will be the 1st September 2025 and is to be for a period of three (3) years with the possible extension of two (2) further years, in 12-month intervals (3 +1+1). The provision of supply agency services is to be delivered at all 20 schools under the Trust. Please see tender documents for site information.

Contract period: — → 31 August 2028

Lot 2 Devon & Torbay - List of schools in the tender documents The proposed contract will be for the provision of supply agency services for all schools belonging to the Trust. The Trust is looking to appoint the three highest scoring Providers who will become part of the Trust’s preferred Provider List. This will enable each school to select any Provider from the list in order to book suitable cover for the role(s) required. The Trust will not guarantee any level of supply for each individual Provider on the list and the schools will have the freedom to select whichever Provider they choose to use from this preferred Providers list. It is the Trust’s expectation that the Provider shall be responsible for the operation of the supply agency function including: a. Availability of agency workers that have the required levels of competence and experience to cover the booking requests. b. Best Value for money. c. Comprehensive management information and reporting. d. High levels of school satisfaction. e. Consistently high-performance levels which meet or exceed KPI requirements. f. Consolidated invoicing weekly/ monthly as required. g. Expert advice on any legislative requirements related to Agency Workers. The contract start date will be the 1st September 2025 and is to be for a period of three (3) years with the possible extension of two (2) further years, in 12-month intervals (3 +1+1). The provision of supply agency services is to be delivered at all 20 schools under the Trust. Please see tender documents for site information.

Contract period: — → 31 August 2028

Lot 3 All Schools in the Trust The proposed contract will be for the provision of supply agency services for all schools belonging to the Trust. The Trust is looking to appoint the three highest scoring Providers who will become part of the Trust’s preferred Provider List. This will enable each school to select any Provider from the list in order to book suitable cover for the role(s) required. The Trust will not guarantee any level of supply for each individual Provider on the list and the schools will have the freedom to select whichever Provider they choose to use from this preferred Providers list. It is the Trust’s expectation that the Provider shall be responsible for the operation of the supply agency function including: a. Availability of agency workers that have the required levels of competence and experience to cover the booking requests. b. Best Value for money. c. Comprehensive management information and reporting. d. High levels of school satisfaction. e. Consistently high-performance levels which meet or exceed KPI requirements. f. Consolidated invoicing weekly/ monthly as required. g. Expert advice on any legislative requirements related to Agency Workers. The contract start date will be the 1st September 2025 and is to be for a period of three (3) years with the possible extension of two (2) further years, in 12-month intervals (3 +1+1). The provision of supply agency services is to be delivered at all 20 schools under the Trust. Please see tender documents for site information. Contract Value - GBP 1,500,000 GBP 1,800,000 incl VAT

Contract period: — → 31 August 2028

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£1.1m

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£383,333

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Application Deadline

18 June 2025

Closed

Estimated Value

£1,500,000

WAC Reference

WAC-448345

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