Permanent and Contingency Staffing Framework – Harris Federation
Reference: PP-10161
Description:
Harris Federation is to establish a permanent and contingent (PerCo) recruitment Open Framework, being procured under the Open procedure, to secure the provision of general and specialist recruitment services by preferred suppliers that support the staffing requirements of all existing, and future, academies within the Federation.
The Framework shall be open for use by the following classifications of Contracting Authority throughout all administrative regions of the UK: UK public sector bodies, identified in detail in the URLs below (and any future successors to these organisations), which include schools, academies, multi academy trusts, RBCs, DfE school buying hubs, colleges, universities.
This framework will consist of 12 Lots. The call off options for the Client will be direct award, and mini competition. It is the Client's intention that call offs will take place via a specified platform.
Suppliers that are appointed to the framework will be required to pay a Framework Levy for all call-off contracts they are successfully awarded under the framework, at a rate of 0.75% (excluding VAT) of the total value of the call off contract in question.
Total value (estimated): £160 – £192 million
Contract dates (estimated): 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 (renewed annually for next 8 years)
Tender submission deadline: 1pm, 30th July 2025
Award decision date (estimated): 30th September 2025
Maximum number of suppliers: Unlimited
Procedure type: open procedure
Lot 1 Education Leadership
- Academy based Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
- Central Team Education Executive Leadership
Lot 2 Classroom Teaching (i.e. permanent and FTC)
- Qualified Teachers
- Unqualified Teachers
- SEND Teachers
- Vocational Skills / Higher Education
Lot 3 Supply Teaching (short term cover i.e. sickness/absence)
- Qualified Teachers
- Supply / Cover Teachers
- Cover Supervisors
Lot 4 Classroom Support & Pastoral
- 1:1 Support
- SEND
- Teaching Assistants
- Early Years
- Welfare and Safeguarding
- Classroom Technicians
- Exam Invigilators / Officers
- Heads of Year
Lot 5 Administration & Operational
- Administrational Office Roles
- Operational Roles
Lot 6 Digital, Data and Technology
- Data/School MIS
- IT Service Delivery
- IT Support
- Infrastructure
- Cyber Security
Lot 7 Corporate
- Health & Safety
- Procurement
- Marketing
- Communications
- Legal
- Commercial
- Fundraising
Lot 8 Finance & Audit
- Audit
- Accounting
- Academy finance
- Business partnering
Lot 9 Human Resources
- HR
- Payroll
- Operations
- Talent Acquisition
- L&D
Lot 10 Estates
- Facilities and Premises
- Estates management
- Project management
Lot 11 Executive Search
- Senior management
- Directors
- Executive leadership (central team)
- Principal
- Technical & specialist
Lot 12 Managed Service
- Off payroll contingent workers
Framework Operation Description
This framework contract will be accessed by two means, Direct Award and Mini Competition. Both Direct Awards and Mini Competitions may be utilised against any available Lot. This Open Framework will act as a scheme of frameworks that provides for the award of successive frameworks on substantially the same terms, with a successive framework being awarded annually with the final framework expiring at the end of the period of eight years beginning with the day on which the first framework under the scheme is awarded.
Evaluation:
Price: A series of pass / fail financial capacity question, primarily headed with the need for a bidder to agree not the charge above the maximum mark up % per Lot.
Quality: 100% weighting – primarily focusing on experience and evidence of recruitment avenues.
Contracting Authority:
Harris Federation
4th Floor Norfolk House
Croydon
CR0 1LH
Email: procurement@harrisfederation.org.uk
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