WSTLAT Provision of Supply Agency Services
Westcountry Schools Trust · South West · up to £11,750,000
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What the buyer wants
Provision of supply agency services to provide safe, compliant, and quality agency workers across multiple schools in Cornwall, Devon, Plymouth, and Learning Academies Trust areas, with contracts awarded per lot for three years plus possible extensions.
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).
How Tenderoo reads it
The notice reads as suitable for a small or medium-sized firm: the scope, value and requirements are within reach of a business of that size.
Services required
- Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
What you will need to show
- Health & safety law compliance — Suppliers must comply with health and safety legislation relevant to providing agency workers in schools.
- Modern Slavery Act compliance — Suppliers must comply with the Modern Slavery Act to ensure ethical labour practices in their supply of agency workers.
- Safeguarding compliance — Suppliers must ensure safeguarding compliance when providing agency workers to protect vulnerable school populations.
- Value for money — Suppliers must demonstrate value for money in their provision of agency workers.
- Operational flexibility — Suppliers must provide operational flexibility in delivering agency workers as required by the Trusts.
Lots
- Lot 1a – Westcountry Schools Trust Cornwall (up to £1,250,000) — Includes 6 Schools. Details of the school sites in Lot 1a Cornwall can be found in Document 2 Specification - Appendix A.
- Lot 1b - Westcountry Schools Trust Devon (up to £2,000,000) — Includes 13 Schools. Details of the school sites in Lot 1b Devon can be found in Document 2 Specification - Appendix A.
- Lot 1c - Westcountry Schools Trust Plymouth (up to £2,000,000) — Includes 12 Schools. Details of the school sites in Lot 1c Plymouth can be found in Document 2 Specification - Appendix A.
- Lot 2 – Learning Academies Trust (up to £6,500,000) — Includes 18 Schools. Details of the school sites in Lot 2 LAT can be found in Document 2 Specification - Appendix A.
Key facts
- Buyer: Westcountry Schools Trust
- Estimated value: up to £11,750,000
- Deadline: 30 November 2026
- Location: South West
- Published on: Find a Tender
- First seen by Tenderoo: 21 October 2026
- CPV: 79620000
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