Temporary Staff From Recruitment Agencies - Find a freedom of information request

1. What was the value of spend on temporary staff from recruitment agencies by the Council in 2020 - 2021 and 2021 - 2022?

Please also ensure that a gross spend value is detailed and include all spend associated to any contract let for the management/provision of temporary staff by a contracted provider (whether Vendor neutral or Master vendor). Please ensure that all figures are provided separately by year.

2. If you have a managed service provider (MSP) in place for the provision of temporary agency staff, please provide the following;

a. How was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary staff let?

b. Who was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary staff let to?

c. When did the contract to manage / provide the supply of temporary / agency staff commence, how long does it run for and what is the end date?

1. Gross Spend:

• 2020/21 - £4,606,489.
• 2021/22 - £5,859,829.

2.

a. Via ESPO and the MSTAR II Framework.

b.

• RETINUE – Social Care.
• COMENSURA – General.

c. Both contracts commenced on 4 September 2017 on a 2+1+1+1 basis and are due to end on 5 September 2022.