Agency Staffing Framework 2026/27

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Key requirements

Extracted from the notice; check the official documents.

Tender deadline

22 Aug 2026, 23:59

Estimated value

£2.5m£3m including VAT

Contract period

4 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 2027 (12 months)

Options

The framework includes the option for Orbital South Colleges to place additional call-off assignments for temporary, fixed-term, emergency, interim and project staffing services during the framework term. The framework…

Procedure

Open procedure

Legal basis

Procurement Act 2023

Type

Framework agreement

Delivery location (NUTS/ITL)

UKC (North East), UKD (North West), UKE (Yorkshire and the Humber), UKF (East Midlands), UKG (West Midlands), UKH (East of England) and 3 more

CPV code

79600000 Recruitment services

Suitability (buyer's flag)

SME-suitable

Submission method

Electronic submission allowed

6 lots

Lot 1: Curriculum Teaching, Assessors and Instructors£1m · 4 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 2027 (12 months) · SME-suitable
Lot 2: SEND, Inclusion and Learner Support£500k · 4 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 2027 (12 months) · SME-suitable
Lot 3: Professional and Business Support Services£300k · 4 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 2027 (12 months) · SME-suitable
Lot 4: Estates, Facilities and Campus Operations£200k · 4 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 2027 (12 months) · SME-suitable
Lot 5: IT, Digital and Systems Support£200k · 4 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 2027 (12 months) · SME-suitable
Lot 6: Project, Interim and Specialist Consultancy Staffing£300k · 4 Sept 2026 to 31 Aug 2027 (12 months) · SME-suitable

Award criteria

Compliance, Safer Recruitment and Safeguarding Assurance (quality)20%
Candidate Quality, Interview Process and Suitability Assurance (quality)15%
Service Delivery, Mobilisation and Emergency Response (quality)14%
Specialist Capability and Multi-Site FE Experience (quality)13%
Pricing, Transparency and Value for Money (cost)15%
Business Standing, Financial Resilience and Governance (quality)8%
Social Value, Added Value and Partnership Behaviours (quality)10%
Interview / Presentation / Sample Compliance Pack (quality)5%

How to respond

Submission Address: tenders@esc.ac.uk Organisation Website: www.osc.ac.uk Special Instructions: Tenderers must submit completed tender responses electronically by the tender submission deadline. All submissions must clearly reference OSC-ASF-2026-27. Responses must include all documents requested within the ITT, prici…

Description

Orbital South Colleges is seeking to establish a multi-supplier Agency Staffing Framework for the provision of temporary, fixed-term, emergency, interim and project staffing services across curriculum delivery, SEND and learner support, professional services, estates and facilities, IT and digital services, and specialist consultancy functions. The framework will support East Surrey College, John Ruskin College and Reigate School of Art and will provide access to suitably qualified, education-sector compliant staffing agencies capable of responding to specialist, hard-to-fill, emergency and short-term staffing requirements.

Who won

No award has been published for this tender, and we have no earlier award notices from East Surrey College in this sector.

From award notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. SME or Large is the size the supplier declared on the notice (or, where it is silent, on its latest notice). Values are as published.

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