Decision details

The Cabinet Member:

1.    Authorised the award of a Contract to Reed Specialist Recruitment for the provision of Non-Social Care Temporary Agency Workers for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 year period, to run from 1 January 2017.  The total value of the contract is estimated at £1million per year, £4 million over the period of the contract; and

2.    Temporary Agency Workers will be provided through a Publicly Procured Framework, from Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) which is titled Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources (MSTAR2).

The new provider will ensure a range of essential services can be delivered by the Council and benefits of the new provider agreement include:

i.              Standardisation of the pay rates in relation to the specialist categories and skills requirements.

ii.            Reduced cost having one provider.

iii.           Better control of spend and clearer management information.

iv.           Provision of non-social care temporary resources that meets the council’s requirements and expectations first time every time, reducing the level of poor performance.

v.            Improved management information supplied on a monthly basis enabling better contract management and identification of savings and service improvement.

vi.           A more efficient and responsive ordering and hiring process.  The process will comply with the contract terms and current regulations.  The hiring managers must justify the use of temporary agency workers before any purchase orders can be raised.

vii.          The Council is not liable for a minimum order.

The successful organisation has demonstrated their ability to support and deliver these benefits.

To do nothing, however this was rejected on the basis that the Council is required to maintain the continuity of the service, for reasons outlined within this report.  Approval will enable the provider to provide capacity to meet the needs and requirements within the Council for experienced and quality non-social care temporary agency workers and ensure the Council continues to be deliver and support key services.

To call-off from an alternative government framework agreement.  The Council could have called-off this requirement through other framework agreements, however those identified have not included the range of staffing roles needed by the Council.

None.

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