Published
LOT-0001. Education Leadership
Notice number: ocds-h6vhtk-06d8e9
KEY INFORMATION
- Submission deadline
- • Sep 10, 2026
- Location
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Contracting authority
- Harris federation
- Accepted Languages
- English
- Tender type
- Services
- Contract Value
- Published date
- Jul 31, 2026
TENDER DESCRIPTION
This tender, LOT-0001 Education Leadership, invites bids for recruitment agency services, specifically executive search assignments for Academy based Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Central Team Education Executive Leadership, along with general "PerCo staffing services" to meet the client's requirements. The successful supplier will be required to utilize a VMS Platform for service delivery. Financial standing requirements include a minimum credit check score of 45/100, or the provision of two years' accounts for sole traders, with the client reserving the right to request parent company guarantees. The procurement schedule mandates tender submission by 12 noon, 10th September 2026, leading to contract signature by early to mid-December 2026, with the anticipated framework commencement on 1st February 2027 for a maximum term of 8 years, operating as an open framework relet annually.
TENDER BRIEF
The contract timeline includes a detailed procurement schedule leading to the contract signature, and the anticipated commencement dates for the framework and successive frameworks.
Key Milestones and Phases (Procurement Timeline):
- Re-opening: Tender Notice and ITT Issued: 31st July 2026
- Deadline for Virtual Question and Answer Session Registration: Midday 12th August 2026
- Virtual Question and Answer Session: 13th August 2026, 2:30pm – 3:30pm
- Deadline for Supplier Clarification Questions: 5pm 1st September 2026
- Deadline for Submission of Tenders: 12 noon, 10th September 2026
- Notification of Successful & Unsuccessful Suppliers and publication of Contract Award Notice: By the middle of November 2026
- Standstill Period: Starting Mid November 2026
- Signature of Contract: By Early to Mid-December 2026
Contract Commencement and Duration:
- Anticipated 2nd Framework Commencement: 1st February 2027
- Anticipated Successive Framework Commencement Dates:
- Framework 3: 1st January 2028
- Framework 4: 1st January 2029
- Framework 5: 1st January 2030
- Framework 6: 1st January 2031
- Framework 7: 1st January 2032
- Framework 8: 1st January 2033
- Total Duration: The Framework term maximum will be 8 years, operating as an Open Framework and being relet annually.
Sources
- 11. HF PerCo Supply Open FW Part A Request.docx — “and failure to meet these deadlines will result in a Supplier’s submission not being considered unless there are exceptional mitigating circumstances. Activity | Times & Dates Re-opening: Tender Notice and ITT Issued | 3…”
The core scope of work for this tender involves providing recruitment agency services, specifically executive search assignments. The tender also encompasses various other staffing services categorized into different "Lots," which include Human Resources, Estates, and Managed Service (Nominated Worker Scheme). The overall statement of work requires the Recruitment Agency to confirm and provide "Services" to meet the Client "Requirement" as detailed in the "Specification." Suppliers are expected to demonstrate experience in delivering and managing "PerCo staffing services."
Sources
- 1Attachment 3 Terms of Business.docx — “Agency at the request of the Client for an executive search assignment. This document must confirm the scope of “Services” provided by the Recruitment Agency in order to deliver the Client “Requirement” under the “Specif…”
- 2Attachment 2 Maximum Mark Up Info.xlsx — “to charge above the maximum fee,,Maximum % Mark Up,Bidder agrees not to charge above the maximum % ,Support Staff Pay Scale (academy network),Grade 1 - Grade 15 ,0.15,False,,0.25,False ,,,,,,, ,Head Office Central Team,"…”
- 31. Part B Response 2 - PSQ.xlsx — “Word Count:,1,Current Word Count:,1,Current Word Count:,1,,10 Words after the Word Limit. "Detailed description of contract (500 words max per example). Provide relevant and contextual information relating to industry an…”
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DIRECTORY • 23 FILES
- Attachment 3 Terms of Business.docx297 KBDOCX
- 1. Part B Response 2 - PSQ.xlsx180 KBXLSX
- e-Safety Policy.pdf231 KBPDF
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