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Response to Freedom of Information request 08524
(Question 1) a copy of the Comensura, "Neutral Vendor", contract and fee
schedules for recruitment to Lincolnshire County Council
(Answer)
This is a commercially sensitive document
(Question 2) all agencies on the Comensura contract for the supply of social
workers, senior practitioners, assistant team managers, team
managers and service managers (referred to from now as "qualified
social work professionals") to Lincolnshire County Council
(Answer)
The following Agencies are registered with Comensura and can provide staff to Lincolnshire County Council. We cannot specify which agencies do provide the above categories of staff
RSA Environmental Health |
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited |
Synergy Group Ltd. |
Papillon Group Ltd |
HCL - Recruitment Specialist Group T/A RS Social Care |
HBS |
Swiis UK |
Hays Social Care |
Fusion People Limited |
Swiis UK |
Embrace Recruitment |
Kenyon Block Consultants |
RIG Social Care North |
MSB International Plc |
Semester Recruitment |
STN Locums |
Kowhai Engineering Limited |
BBL Technical |
Rig OT/Medical |
Oakleaf Partnership Ltd |
APR Agency |
Law Absolute |
Stafforce Personnel |
Index Recruitment Ltd |
Piers Meadows Recruitment Ltd |
Office Angels Limited |
Medicare First Ltd |
Institute of Public Finance Ltd |
Social Care Professionals Ltd |
Fusion People Limited |
Adapt Recruitment Solutions T/A Alpha Care Solution |
Stafforce Personnel |
Allied Healthcare UK Limited |
Workforce Unlimited |
Fusion People Limited |
Venn Group Limited |
Aalpha Solutions (North West) Ltd |
Mercian Matrix Enterprises Ltd t/a Success Matrix |
Eurotime Solutions |
Capita Resourcing |
Evergood Social Care Ltd (Evergood Associates) |
Fusion People Limited |
Gatenbysanderson Ltd |
Badenoch and Clark |
Catto International LTD |
Qualserv Consulting Ltd |
Sanctuary Personnel Ltd |
Sanctuary Personnel Ltd |
Matchtech Holdings Plc |
Office Angels Limited |
Countrywide Medical Selection Ltd |
Ambitions Personnel |
The SR Group |
Beresford Blake Thomas Ltd. (BBT) |
Entrust Social Care Ltd |
Badenoch and Clark |
Badenoch and Clark |
Sugarman (Temps) Ltd |
DKM Labour Solutions Ltd |
Capita Resourcing |
Morgan Hunt Public Sector Ltd |
Quality Locums |
Executive Network Legal T/A ENL Limited |
PSR Recruitment |
Sugarman (Temps) Ltd |
Sellick Partnership Ltd |
The SR Group |
Eurotime Solutions |
Capita Resourcing |
HCL - Blue Group International |
Oakleaf Partnership Ltd |
The Oyster Partnership Ltd |
SF Group |
Key Personnel Group |
Certes Computing Limited |
Personnel And Care Bank |
UK Pro Ltd |
Blue Anvil Technologies Ltd |
Amicus |
Maxxima Recruitment Ltd TA Swim Recruitment Ltd |
Community Safe Services |
Essential Employment |
Flare Health |
Flow Recruit |
Review |
Dream Recruitment Ltd |
Osborne Richardson |
System Process |
Recruitment Specialists |
Advantage Healthcare Group |
Capita Resourcing |
Aalpha Solutions (North West) Ltd |
Open Source IT Limited |
Right4staff Ltd |
(Question 3) all agencies currently supplying Lincolnshire County Council
with agency social work professionals
(Answer)
Our contract/commercial arrangement is with Comensura. As such all of this spend is through Comensura as our Managed Service Provider.
(Question 4) the total number of qualified social work professionals
currently working on an agency basis at Lincolnshire County Council
(Answer)
Six staff
(Question 5) the number and grade of qualified social work professionals
currently working on an agency basis at Lincolnshire County Council
by supplier
(Answer)
Three Social Workers Level 2
Three Social Workers - Advanced
(Question 6) the number and grade of qualified social work professionals
currently working on an agency basis at Lincolnshire County Council
by department
(Answer)
Children's Services -
Three Social Workers Level 2
Two Social Workers - Advanced
Communities
One Social Worker - Advanced
(Question 7) the pay and agency charge rate of each qualified social work
professional currently working on an agency basis at Lincolnshire
County Council by department
(Answer)
The Rate for these ranges from £21.10 - £36.19 per hour and averages at Social worker Level 2 - £21.47
Social worker Advanced - £31.10
(Question 8) the fiscal budget for qualified social work professional
recruitment through agencies for 2009-2010
(Answer)
We do not budget for Agency Staff - they are only used in exceptional circumstances and are paid from the salary budget.
(Question 9) the fiscal budget for qualified social work professional
recruitment through agencies for 2010-2011
(Answer)
We do not budget for Agency Staff - they are only used in exceptional circumstances and are paid from the salary budget
(Question 10) the total fiscal spend on agency qualified social work
professionals by department for the last 12 months
(Answer)
Children's Services - £165,012.90
Communities - £234,184.56
Resources - £15,416.56
Total - £414,614.02
(Question 11) the total fiscal spend on agency qualified social work
professionals by agency for the last 12 months
(Answer)
Our contract/commercial arrangement is with Comensura and as such all of this spend is through Comensura as our Managed Service Provider.