How to win: Framework to Provide Supply Agency Staff Services.

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HEART Academies Trust, supported by Value Match Services, intends to undertake preliminary market engagement in connection with the first reopening of the Framework to Provide Supply Agency Staff Services - ocds-h6vhtk-05abb2 The framework provides eligible education-sector contracting authorities with access to temporary, fixed-term and permanent teaching and non-teaching staff. It comprises the following lots: Lot 1 - Direct Provision Lot 2 - Master Vendor Lot 3 - Neutral Vendor The engagement will provide suppliers with an overview of the framework, the reopening process, the anticipated procurement timetable and the requirements for participating. Suppliers will also have an opportunity to raise questions and provide feedback ahead of publication of the tender notice. Engagement sessions Three one-hour online sessions will be held via Microsoft Teams: 8 October 2026, 10.00 am-11.00 am 20 October 2026, 10.00 am-11.00 am 27 October 2026, 11.00 am-12 noon Each session will cover the same information and suppliers need only attend one session. Suppliers wishing to participate should contact [email protected], confirming their preferred session. Participation is

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — HEART ACADEMIES TRUST scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £850,000,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
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