AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Extol Academy Trust has published contract details for nine active, signed contracts for agency supply staff recruitment. The contracts cover one lot and name nine verified suppliers, with individual net values totalling £195,000 and gross values totalling £234,000.
Published outcomeNine suppliers received separate active awards and associated signed contracts under a below-threshold award under framework procedure.
Market significanceThe buyer has created a multi-supplier supply-teacher recruitment arrangement across contracts ending between August 2027 and August 2029.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
9 supplier records analysed
CLOCKWORK EDUCATION LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · £37,000 net (£44,400 gross) GBP · Active signed contract
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Award 1 names CLOCKWORK EDUCATION LTD; contract 1 is active, signed 7 September 2026, with amount £37,000 and amountGross £44,400.
HUMLY LTD
99% confidenceAward 2 · Lots 1 · £11,000 net (£13,200 gross) GBP · Active signed contract
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Award 2 names HUMLY LTD; contract 2 is active, signed 9 September 2026, with amount £11,000 and amountGross £13,200.
MILK EDUCATION LTD
99% confidenceAward 3 · Lots 1 · £1,000 net (£1,200 gross) GBP · Active signed contract
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Award 3 names MILK EDUCATION LTD; contract 3 is active, signed 4 September 2026, with amount £1,000 and amountGross £1,200.
NICHE EDUCATION LTD
99% confidenceAward 4 · Lots 1 · £100,000 net (£120,000 gross) GBP · Active signed contract
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Award 4 names NICHE EDUCATION LTD; contract 4 is active, signed 9 September 2026, with amount £100,000 and amountGross £120,000.
SOURCE SUPPLY TEACHERS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 5 · Lots 1 · £1,000 net (£1,200 gross) GBP · Active signed contract
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Award 5 names SOURCE SUPPLY TEACHERS LIMITED; contract 5 is active, signed 4 September 2026, with amount £1,000 and amountGross £1,200.
TEACHERACTIVE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 6 · Lots 1 · £3,000 net (£3,600 gross) GBP · Active signed contract
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Award 6 names TEACHERACTIVE LIMITED; contract 6 is active, signed 9 September 2026, with amount £3,000 and amountGross £3,600.
TIB SERVICES LTD
99% confidenceAward 7 · Lots 1 · £18,000 net (£21,600 gross) GBP · Active signed contract
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Award 7 names TIB SERVICES LTD; contract 7 is active, signed 4 September 2026, with amount £18,000 and amountGross £21,600.
VISION FOR EDUCATION LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 8 · Lots 1 · £4,000 net (£4,800 gross) GBP · Active signed contract
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Award 8 is linked to company number 06433086, verified as VISION FOR EDUCATION LIMITED; contract 8 is active, signed 4 September 2026, with amount £4,000 and amountGross £4,800.
ZEN EDUCATE LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 9 · Lots 1 · £20,000 net (£24,000 gross) GBP · Active signed contract
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Award 9 names ZEN EDUCATE LIMITED; contract 9 is active, signed 4 September 2026, with amount £20,000 and amountGross £24,000.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice status
99% confidenceContract details notice published; tender and lot status complete
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Find a Tender notice 096940-2026 is described as a Contract details notice; tender status and lot 1 status are "complete".
Contract status
99% confidenceNine contracts recorded as active and signed
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Contracts 1-9 each have status "active" and an explicit dateSigned.
Publication date
99% confidence14 October 2026
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Notice datePublished: 2026-10-14T12:03:36+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Aggregate contracted value
99% confidence£195,000 net; £234,000 gross
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Sum of the nine separately reported contract values: net £37,000, £11,000, £1,000, £100,000, £1,000, £3,000, £18,000, £4,000 and £20,000; corresponding gross total £234,000.
Largest individual contract
99% confidence£100,000 net (£120,000 gross) for NICHE EDUCATION LTD
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Contract 4, linked to award 4, reports amount £100,000 and amountGross £120,000.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Signing dates
98% confidence4, 7 and 9 September 2026
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Contracts 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9 were signed 4 September; contracts 1 and 5? Contract 1 was signed 7 September; contracts 2, 4 and 6 were signed 9 September 2026.
Contract start dates
99% confidence4, 7 and 9 September 2026
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Contract periods begin on 4 September (contract 7), 7 September (contracts 1, 3 and 5), and 9 September 2026 (contracts 2, 4 and 6).
Contract end dates
99% confidence31 August 2027 or 29 April/31 August 2029
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Contracts 1, 4 and 6 end 31 August 2027; contracts 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9 end 29 April 2029; contract 2 ends 31 August 2029.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceRecruitment of agency supply staff for educational establishments
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Published description: "Recruitment of agency supply staff for educational estsblishments."
Category
99% confidenceRecruitment services (CPV 79600000)
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Each award item lists CPV 79600000, Recruitment services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne completed lot; all nine awards relate to lot 1
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Tender contains lot 1; every award lists relatedLot/relatedLots as 1.
Delivery coverage
98% confidenceUKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ and UKK regions
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Each award item lists these delivery regions.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceSelective; below-threshold award under framework
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Tender fields state procurementMethod "selective" and procurementMethodDetails "Below threshold - award under framework".
Competition flag
99% confidenceNot competitive
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Tender field competitive is false.
Framework reference
99% confidenceRelated framework process: ocds-h6vhtk-050236
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relatedProcesses identifies ocds-h6vhtk-050236 with relationship "framework".
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract periods
99% confidenceFrom September 2026 to August 2027, April 2029 or August 2029, depending on supplier contract
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Nine contract period records provide supplier-linked start and end dates.
Options
99% confidenceOptions recorded for additional supply or agency days
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All nine contracts have hasOptions true, with options described as additional supply days, additional agency days, or additional supply days required.
Threshold classification
99% confidenceBelow threshold
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Each contract has aboveThreshold false; the procurement method details also state below-threshold award under framework.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Supplier allocation
99% confidenceThe arrangement consists of nine separate supplier-linked contracts under the same lot, rather than one shared contract value
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Awards 1-9 each name one supplier and link to a distinct contract with its own value.
Value concentration
99% confidenceNICHE EDUCATION LTD's £100,000 net contract is the largest of the nine reported contracts
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Contract 4 has a £100,000 net value; all other individual net contract values are £37,000 or lower.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Published information coverage
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: award decision dates, bid counts, evaluation criteria or scores, pricing schedules, lot title/description, and a breakdown of service volumes.
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Relevant award and lot fields are null or contain no such details; no evaluation or bid data is present.
Source-name normalisation
99% confidenceThe source party name "VISION FOR EDUCATION" is a shortened form; reporting uses verified legal name VISION FOR EDUCATION LIMITED.
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Supplier verification for award 8 matches company number 06433086 to VISION FOR EDUCATION LIMITED.
Options uncertainty
99% confidenceOptions are recorded, but their monetary value, exercise conditions and whether they alter contract end dates are not supplied.
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All contracts set hasOptions true and provide brief descriptions only.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: award decision dates, bid counts, evaluation criteria or scores, pricing schedules, lot title/description, and service-volume breakdowns.
- Options are described only as additional supply or agency days; no option values, exercise mechanisms or extension dates are published.
- The source uses the shortened supplier name "VISION FOR EDUCATION" for award 8; the verified legal identity is VISION FOR EDUCATION LIMITED.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Extol Academy Trustsupply teacherseducation recruitmentagency staffrecruitment servicesFind a Tender
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won Extol Academy Trust's supply teacher recruitment contracts?
CLOCKWORK EDUCATION LTD, HUMLY LTD, MILK EDUCATION LTD, NICHE EDUCATION LTD, SOURCE SUPPLY TEACHERS LIMITED, TEACHERACTIVE LIMITED, TIB SERVICES LTD, VISION FOR EDUCATION LIMITED and ZEN EDUCATE LIMITED.
What is the total reported value?
The nine individual contracts total £195,000 net and £234,000 gross.
Were the contracts signed?
Yes. Each contract record includes an explicit signing date in September 2026.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.