Supply Teachers and Education Recruitment

Recruit temporary, permanent and fixed-term teachers, education support staff and non-teaching staff for UK schools, colleges and education establishments.

Agreement number: RM6376

Start date: 30/04/2026

End date: 29/04/2029

Regulation: PA2023

Agreement type: Closed Framework

Available for: From September 2026, single and multi-academy trusts must procure supply staff through the framework agreement. The mandate is published in the 2026 Academy Trusts Handbook. It aims to provide better value for trusts. Read the DfE guidance for more information on the supply staff mandate. Local authority schools can also use the framework. The agreement may be used by: schools, academies and education establishments central government charities health local authority blue light services (police, fire, ambulance, search and rescue) devolved administrations

Updates

01 May 2026: Our team is working through supplier accreditation information and certificates. Supplier information will be available the week of 5 May 2026.

Show previous updates

30 April 2026: The agreement is now live.  Schools can now use the agreement. It includes updated terms and conditions, and supplier fees capped at rates agreed with DfE.

Contents

At a glance

Description

This agreement gives you access to experienced suppliers providing temporary, permanent and fixed term teachers and support staff.

All suppliers are accredited. 

The agreement is provided in partnership with:

• Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation (YPO) 
• Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO)  

DfE supports the agreement through its maximising value for pupils programme.

In scope roles include:

• teachers
• educational support staff (for example teaching assistants and cover supervisors)
• headteachers and senior leaders
• admin, clerical, finance, IT, maintenance, caterers, cleaners and drivers

All educational establishments in the public sector can use this agreement, including:

• schools (primary and secondary, maintained and academies)
• further and higher education establishments
• nurseries and pre-schools

● other public sector organisations such as local authorities, central government departments, hospitals and prisons

Benefits

  worker background checking: suppliers must vet workers in line with the DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education (Kcsie) standards

• capped fees: supplier fees are capped at up to £45 per day for teachers and up to £38 per day for education support staff. Full details can be found in the user guide

• agency selection tool: use our agency selection tool to quickly find agencies that meet your needs
• temporary to permanent transfers: after 12 weeks, you can transfer a temporary worker to a permanent role at no extra cost (with 4 weeks’ notice)
• transparency of costs: you can see how much the worker is getting paid each day and how much the agency or supplier is taking
• category expertise: support awarding your contract from our category team and network of partner organisations 

● Department for Education mandated: using the agreement ensures compliance with the DfE mandate for single and multi-academy trusts

When you can't use this agreement

Private (for-profit) schools cannot  use this agreement.

How to buy

You can place a contract under this agreement in several ways. 

Read Framework Schedule 7: call off order procedure and our user guide for full details. Both can be found in the documents section.

You can award a contract by:

• award without competition
• award with competition

1. Award without competition

This is the recommended way to place a contract for lot 1.  It is also available for lot 2.

Use this when:

• you need a worker urgently, and you do not have an existing contract with a supplier for these services
• you are happy to pay the supplier’s maximum framework fee
• the services and contract provisions you require are fully set out in the framework, and do not need to be changed

Steps:

1. If you are a school in England with a DfE sign-in, use the agency selection tool.
2. If you are a school in England without a DfE sign-in, fill out the request access form.
3. If you are a school in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland or another organisation, email the team for access. 
4. To use the tool, enter the worker’s role then search for suppliers by distance from your location. You can directly contact the suppliers identified using the tool.
5. Choose a supplier, sign the short order form and send it to them. You only have to do this once for each supplier and there is no limit to the number of suppliers you can use.

2. Award with competition

This is the recommended way to place a contract when awarding under lot 2. It is the best way to get a tailored service, and value when appointing a managed service provider.

Use this when:

• you want to place a contract with a single supplier to manage all your worker requirements over a set period of time 
• you are planning a solution for the future (i.e. you are not thinking about an immediate short-term role)
• you know what your demand for workers is, and you think that suppliers may bid rates that are less than their framework maximums
• you want to make changes to the contract or service requirements to tailor your solution

Steps:

1. Invite all the suppliers listed on the lot to take part in your competition. 
2. Select a supplier based on your published criteria and send a signed order form.. Let all other bidders know that they have been unsuccessful.
3. Agree an implementation plan with your chosen supplier. 
4. Contact the team if you need additional support. 

Agreement pricing

You can access pricing by using our agency selection tool.

Products and suppliers

• Lot 1 Teachers and Education Recruitment:
  Use this lot to appoint single or small groups of temporary or permanent workers directly with an agency. Services include:

  • access to teachers and education support staff
  • temporary, permanent and fixed-term appointments

  Expires: 29/04/2029

  No suppliers

• Lot 2 Managed Service Provision:
  Use this lot to appoint a managed service provider to oversee all of your temporary and permanent staffing needs. The provider will use their supply chain of other agencies to meet your requirements. Services include:

  • a single point of contact for management of your workforce and staffing needs
  • access to teachers and education support staff through a supply chain of agencies, managed by your appointed supplier
  • temporary, permanent and fixed-term appointments
  • access to the supplier’s technology platform. Which allows you to make bookings, access invoicing, cost breakdowns and reports

  Expires: 29/04/2029

  No suppliers

Documents

Each section below has the links to the documents, what they are for, when to use them and if you need to enter any information into them.

You might not need all the contractual documents to buy the products or services from this agreement.

Updates

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) became Government Commercial Agency (GCA) on 1 April 2026. Documents published before this date may still refer to CCS. All contract documents remain valid for existing and new contracts, and there are no changes to how you work with us.

Buyer guides

Before buying from this agreement you should read the buyer guide and how to use contractual documents.

The buyer guide will help you understand how the agreement works and what you can or can’t use the agreement for.

This section might also include further guides or lists you will need to look at and make selections from, as well as previous webinar slides and Q&A scripts from sessions with buyers and suppliers.

RM6376 Buyer guide v1

 

Templates

RM6376 Short order form v1

RM6376 Download all joint schedules

RM6376 Download all framework schedules

RM6376 Download all call off schedules