AwardedAwarded 1 September 2025
Aspire Academy Trust Supply Agency Services
Aspire Academy Trust · Education
In brief
Aspire Academy Trust awarded recruitment work to Zen Educate Limited on 1 September 2025.
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What the notice says
The contract is for the provision of supply agency services for all schools belonging to the Trust. The Trust appointed a single Supply Agency provider to supply this service. It is the
Trust's expectation that the Provider is responsible for the operation of the supply agency function and provide both emergency and planned absence cover for teachers and teaching assistants including the following requirements:
a. Availability of agency workers that have the required levels of
competence and experience to cover the booking requests.
b. Provision of a dedicated Account Manager for the Trust
c. Best Value for money
d. Robust vetting procedures
e. Comprehensive management information and reporting, with a dedicated platform
f. High levels of school satisfaction.
g. Consistently high-performance levels which meet or exceed KPI requirements.
h. Consolidated invoicing weekly/ monthly as required.
i. Provision of training and expert advice on any legislative requirements related to Agency
Workers.
Who won
| Winner | Value | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Zen Educate Limited (SME) | £10,000,000 | 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2028 |
| Zen Educate Limited (SME) | £10,000,000 | 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2028 |
Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.
Timeline
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 070308-2025
- Contract details notice · UK7, notice 079198-2025
About the buyer
Aspire Academy TrustLast 12 months
Procurements
2Awards
1From notice 070308-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 3 November 2025, last updated 3 December 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.