Education Sector: GCA Supply Teacher Framework - Routes to Market for Non-Awarded Suppliers

Meeting Agenda

Welcome and Introduction

Samantha Hurley, MD APSCo UK

Understanding the New GCA Framework Alternative Supply Routes

Gavin Beart, Divisional Managing Director, Reed

Gavin will set the scene by exploring the differences between working through an Lot 2 MSP and sub-contracting to a Lot 1 supplier, covering eligibility requirements, compliance expectations, payment processes, commercial considerations, and potential risks.

Panel Discussion on the routes to market

Gavin Beart, Divisional Managing Director, Reed

Paul Broderick, CEO, Connex Education

Shazia Imtiaz, General Counsel, APSCo UK

This is an opportunity to ask our experts from Reed and Connex Education, as well as APSCo’s General Counsel about the practicalities of working through an MSP and subcontracting via awarded Lot 1 suppliers.

They will answer questions on how these models operate in practice on a day to day basis, including the opportunities and the risks. The session will provide valuable insights into managing risk, maintaining compliance, and identifying growth opportunities both inside and outside the framework.