Agency Staffing

1) What is the value of spend on temporary staff from recruitment agencies by the Council in 2016 – 2017?
Please ensure 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)

£6,834,397

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?

Via the ESPO MSTAR2 Framework 653F

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

De Poel

d. 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?

The contract was signed 31st July 2016. The duration is for 36 months with an option to extend for a further 12 months.