Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
Academy House
Truro
TR4 9LD
UK
Contact person: Judy Brinson
Telephone: +44 1872613272
E-mail: judyb@tpacademytrust.org
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.tpacademytrust.org/web
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA43189
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Truro & Penwith Academy Trust - Provision of Supply Agency Services & Preferred Provider List
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79620000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short 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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
4 195 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79600000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKK3
Main site or place of performance:
Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
Academy House
Truro
TR4 9LD
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
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 Provid
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 40
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
60
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2023/S 000-012849
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: Truro & Penwith Academy Trust - Provision of Supply Agency Services & Preferred Provider List
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Teaching Personnel
Wallace House, 4 Falcon Way
Welwyn Garden City
AL7 1TW
UK
Telephone: +44 7718050906
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Zen Educate
9th Floor 107 Cheapside
London
EC2V 6DN
UK
Telephone: +44 1872279810
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Concorde Group
Chiltern House, City Road
Truro
TR1 2JL
UK
Telephone: +44 1872262828
NUTS: UKK3
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 271 944.47
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(MT Ref:230079)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
Cabinet Office
London
UK
Telephone: +44 3450103503
E-mail: publicprocurementreview@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
Academy House
Truro
TR4 9LD
UK
Telephone: +44 1872613272
E-mail: judyb@tpacademytrust.org
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Truro & Penwith Academy Trust
Academy House
Truro
TR4 9LD
UK
Telephone: +44 1872613272
E-mail: judyb@tpacademytrust.org
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/10/2023