Supply Teachers and Temporary Staff in Educational Establishments

Tender description

Crown Commercial Service, intends to establish an agreement for the recruitment of temporary and fixed term teachers and non-teaching staff for UK schools, colleges and educational establishments including nurseries, pupil referral units, and children centres. The purpose of this framework agreement is to provide schools with an open, fair and transparent route when hiring supply teachers and other temporary staff that also delivers value for money. Roles include head teachers, qualified and non–qualified teachers both SEN and non- SEN, education support (staff cover supervisors and teaching assistants) invigilators and senior leaders. Other temporary staff include but not limited to, administrative and clerical (IT and finance staff) estates and maintenance and cleaners. It is expected that the duration of the agreement will be for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for up to 2 years (at 12 month intervals). Lot Lot 1: Provision of qualified and non-qualified supply teachers and other temporary staff in educational establishments. The supplier will provide recruitment services for the provision of supply teachers, unqualified teacher and education support staff and other temporary staffing services from both: — Employment businesses for temporary assignments, and — Employment agencies for fixed term employment. The supplier will ensure that they comply with all legislative and regulatory requirements, and all workers are fully compliant, as detailed in the terms of the framework contract. The supplier will be required to be aware of and ensure compliance to all changes in practise in the recruitment market and changes in policy and legislation. The Supplier will ensure that such changes are communicated in a timely manner to the buyer and where necessary, appropriate changes made to processes and procedures (i.e. AWR, IR35, Minimum Wage). Additional information: The authority does not consider that transfer of undertakings (protection of employment) Regulations 2006 to be an issue in respect of this procurement at framework agreement stage as services are not provided at this level. It is your responsibility to take your own advice and consider whether TUPE is likely to apply and to act accordingly. You are encouraged to carry out your own due diligence. Lot Lot 2: Master Vendor: Managed Service Requirements of Supply Teachers, Unqualified Teachers, Education Support Staff and other temporary staffing services. Managed service requirements of supply teachers, unqualified teacher, education support staff and other temporary staffing services. The master vendor will take overall responsibility for providing the buyer with recruitment services to meet their worker needs. The supplier will manage provision of supply teachers, unqualified teacher, education support staff and other temporary staffing services from both: — Employment businesses for temporary assignments, and — Employment agencies for fixed term employment. The supplier will provide workers directly from their own resource pool and has the option of managing supplementary supply from subcontractor(s) as outlined in joint schedules (Schedule 6 (key subcontractor(s)). The buyer will contract only with the master vendor, and the master vendor is responsible for managing their supply chain which must be accredited. The master vendor must also be accredited. The supplier will ensure that its sourcing of Workers via the accredited supply chain complies with all legislative and regulatory requirements, as detailed in the terms of the framework contract. The supplier will be required to aware of and ensure compliance to all changes in practise in the recruitment market and changes in policy and legislation The Supplier will ensure that such changes are communicated in a timely manner to the buyer and where necessary, appropriate changes made to processes and procedures (i.e. AWR, IR35, Minimum Wage). Additional information: The authority does not consider that transfer of undertakings (protection of employment) Regulations 2006 to be an issue in respect of this procurement at framework agreement stage as services are not provided at this level. It is your responsibility to take your own advice and consider whether TUPE is likely to apply and to act accordingly. You are encouraged to carry out your own due diligence Lot Lot 3: Neutral Vendor: Managed Service Requirements of Supply Teachers, Unqualified Teacher, Education Support Staff and other temporary staffing services. Neutral vendor: managed service requirements of supply teachers, unqualified teacher, education support staff and other temporary staffing services. The neutral vendor will take overall responsibility for providing the buyer with their worker needs. A neutral vendor supplier will not supply any workers directly from its own business (or any affiliated businesses) and will use an accredited supply chain to meet all worker requirements. For the Buyer receiving the service, the buyer will enter into a call-off contract with the neutral vendor supplier and not with the supply chain directly. The supplier will ensure that the sourcing of workers via the accredited supply chain comply with all legislative and regulatory requirements, as detailed in the terms of the framework contract. The supplier will manage provision of supply teachers, unqualified teacher, education support staff and other temporary staffing services from both: — Employment businesses for temporary assignments, and — Employment agencies for fixed term employment. The supplier will be required to be aware of and ensure compliance to all changes in practise in the recruitment market and changes in policy and legislation. The Supplier will ensure that such changes are communicated in a timely manner to the buyer and where necessary, appropriate changes made to processes and procedures (i.e. AWR, IR35, Minimum Wage). Additional information: The authority does not consider that transfer of undertakings (protection of employment) Regulations 2006 to be an issue in respect of this procurement at framework agreement stage as services are not provided at this level. It is your responsibility to take your own advice and consider whether TUPE is likely to apply and to act accordingly. You are encouraged to carry out your own due diligence.