Truro & Penwith Academy Trust - Provision of Supply Agency Services & Preferred Provider List

Concepts

• personnel supply services
• penwith academy trust and providers
• trust supply agency services
• truro
• supply agency services
• preferred provider list
• recruitment services
• provision of supply agency services & preferred provider list
• provider list
• individual provider

Location

Cornwall and Isles of Scilly: Truro and Penwith Academy Trust Academy House, Truro Business Park, Threemilestone, Truro TR4 9LD

Description

Truro and Penwith Academy Trust and Providers are invited to tender to become a Provider on the Trust Supply Agency Services preferred Provider List. The Trust is looking to appoint the three highest scoring successful Providers to provide Supply Agency Services to all schools within the Trust.

Total Quantity or Scope

This Tender opportunity has been issued by Truro and Penwith Academy Trust and Providers are invited to tender to become a Provider on the Trust Supply Agency Services preferred Provider List. The Trust is looking to appoint the three highest scoring successful Providers to provide Supply Agency Services to all schools within 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. Cover is predominantly required for Teaching and Teaching Assistant posts. However, there have been a small minority of cases where cover has been required for school administration. Cover is required for short term absence including sickness or CPD or authorised other absence. Longer term cover is also a significant requirement e.g., long term sickness cover or while a role is being recruited. The need for specialist SEN experience for teachers and Teaching Assistants is on the increase in all schools and to support two on site specialist support provisions. Currently, each school in the Trust refer to a Supply Agency Provider in the instance the cover is required. No formal contract is in place. For primary schools, the School Administrator manages the bookings and for secondary schools, this role is performed by the School Business Manager or Cover Supervisor. The Preferred Provider contract 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)].

Renewal Options

two further years in 12 monthly increments.

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff
• 79600000 - Recruitment services

Indicators

• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are available.
• Professional qualifications are sought.
• Technical restrictions apply.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=229297. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (MT Ref:229297)