How to win: WSTLAT Provision of Supply Agency Services

About this contract

This collaborative tender opportunity has been issued by Westcountry Schools Trust and Learning Academies Trust. The proposed contracts will be for the provision of supply agency services. The service is intended to provide access to safe, compliant and good quality agency workers when required, while supporting the Trust’s objectives of continuity of provision, safeguarding compliance, operational flexibility and value for money. The tender has been divided into Lots to reflect the two Academy Trusts and the different geographical areas in which the service will be delivered. The intention is to award four (4) separate contracts for each Lot following evaluation of tenders The contracts will be for a period of three (3) years, with the possible extension of two (2) further years in 12-month intervals (3 + 1 + 1).

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Westcountry Schools Trust scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £11,750,000, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 30 November 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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