Temporary Staff from Recruitment Agencies

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.

2020 – 2021 approx. £11,601,962

2021 – 2022 approx. £15,223,408

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?

The contract was a direct award from ESPO’s Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources (MSTAR) 2 framework. This has now been updated to MSTAR3

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

Geometric Results Inc (GRI)

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?

It commenced on 18th August 2016. We are contracted until 31st December 2022.