Planning

Lancashire Teaching Agency - Provision of Supply Services to Schools

  • Lancashire County Council

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-070232

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-052014 (view related notices)

Published 31 October 2025, 4:22pm



Scope

Reference

PH/CORP/LCC/25/412

Description

The provision of full and part time supply teachers, teaching assistants and all support staff roles to schools within the Lancashire boarder to fulfil permanent, long- and short-term vacancy needs. The LTA will offer a specialist recruitment service to best match the needs of the school to the skills of the supply staff, providing training and rigorous safeguarding practices to ensure all staff are compliant with current requirements.

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2030
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2034
  • 8 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 79620000 - Supply services of personnel including temporary staff

Contract locations

  • UKD4 - Lancashire

Engagement

Engagement deadline

28 November 2025

Engagement process description

Lancashire County Council is conducting preliminary market engagement relating to the provision of Lancashire Teaching Agency Provision of Supply Services to Schools.

Prior to publication of a full invitation to tender (anticipated January 2026), interested organisations are invited to engage with this preliminary market engagement exercise.

Interested organisations should:

- Visit: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/

- Navigate to the market engagement project by clicking on the link for Lancashire Teaching Agency - Provision of Supply Services to Schools

- Review the Preliminary Market Engagement document(s) contained on this project page. This document provides more information regarding this preliminary market engagement exercise.

- Submit your expression of interest (EOI) via email to contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk by no later than 28th November 2025 at 12 noon.


Contracting authority

Lancashire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBBJ-2179-TNXM

PO Box 100, County Hall

Preston

PR1 0LD

United Kingdom

Region: UKD45 - Mid Lancashire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government


Other organisation

These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.

SOCIAL VALUE PORTAL LTD

Summary of their role in this procurement: Evaluation and ongoing contract management support for the social value deliverables under the future contract

  • Companies House: 09197997
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PQHH-4489-TLZM

Tintagel House

London

SE1 7TY

United Kingdom

Region: UKI45 - Lambeth


Contact organisation

Contact Lancashire County Council for any enquiries.