Reference: RFI 2528
Agency Social Work professionals
Request:
1. a copy of the Comensura, "Neutral Vendor", contract and fee schedules for
recruitment to North Tyneside Borough Council
The neutral vendor contract is a regional contract as such the council is unable to supply
this.
A copy of the contract and fee schedules may be obtained by contact the North East
Purchasing Organisation at:
NEPO
Civic Centre
Regent Street
Gateshead
Tyne & Wear
NE8 1HH
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 North Tyneside
Borough Council
Eden Brown Limited - Caritas Recruitment - London
Social Care - Qualified
Primary Care Recruitment Ltd & Primary Care Training - Gateshead Social Care - Qualified
Reed Managed Services - Newcastle Upon Tyne
Social Care - Qualified
Sanctuary Personnel Ltd - London
Social Care - Qualified
Swiis UK - Newcastle Upon Tyne
Social Care - Qualified
Angel Human Resources Plc. - Sunderland
Social Care - Qualified
Capita Resourcing - Birmingham
Social Care - Qualified
Eden Brown Limited - Leeds
Social Care - Qualified
Hays Social Care - Leeds
Social Care - Qualified
HCL - Blue Group International - Bluecare Social Care - London
Social Care - Qualified
HCL - Recruitment Specialist Group T/A RS Social Care - Skipton Social Care - Qualified
Liquid Personnel - Manchester
Social Care - Qualified
Medicare First Ltd - London
Social Care - Qualified
Morgan Hunt Public Sector Ltd - Manchester
Social Care - Qualified
Pin Point Personnel - Newcastle
Social Care - Qualified
RecruitmentNow Ltd - Swalwell
Social Care - Qualified
RIG Social Care North - Harrogate
Social Care - Qualified
Synergy Group Ltd - Leeds
Social Care - Qualified
The Social Work Co-Operative - North Shields
Social Care - Qualified
Eden Brown Limited - Birmingham
Social Care - Qualified
Eden Brown Limited - Manchester
Social Care - Qualified
The information supplied to you is owned by the council unless otherwise stated and may be protected by
copyright. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non-commercial research or for the
purposes of news reporting. Any other re-use of a commercial nature will require the permission of the
Council. Further enquiries in this respect should be directed to Head of Legal Services, North Tyneside
Council, Quadrant The Silver Link North, Cobalt Business Park, North Tyneside, NE27 0BY
Date: 16/04/2010
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Reference: RFI 2528
Agency Social Work professionals
Medacs Healthcare - Finchley
Social Care - Qualified
Synergy Group Ltd - London
Social Care - Qualified
Adecco UK Ltd - Sunderland
Social Care - Qualified
Anders Elite - Newcastle
Social Care - Qualified
Lehman Ambrose - Milton Keynes
Social Care - Qualified
Maxxima Recruitment Ltd TA Swim Recruitment Ltd - London
Social Care - Qualified
Papillon Group Ltd - Harrow
Social Care - Qualified
Progressive - Manchester
Social Care - Qualified
Randstad Care Ltd - Newcastle - Care
Social Care - Qualified
Sanctuary Personnel Ltd - Ipswich
Social Care - Qualified
The Childcare People (South Tyneside) Ltd - Boldon
Social Care - Qualified
Venn Group Limited - Manchester
Social Care - Qualified
3. all agencies currently supplying North Tyneside Borough Council with agency
social work professionals
Capita Resourcing - Birmingham
Randstad Care Ltd - Newcastle - Care
Reed Managed Services - Newcastle Upon Tyne
Sanctuary Personnel Ltd - London
Swiis UK - Newcastle Upon Tyne
4. the total number of qualified social work professionals currently working on an
agency basis at North Tyneside Borough Council -
23
5. the number and grade of qualified social work professionals currently working on
an agency basis at North Tyneside Borough Council by supplier
Supplier
Grade
Total
Capita Resourcing - Birmingham
9
1
Randstad Care Ltd - Newcastle - Care
9
7
Randstad Care Ltd - Newcastle - Care
8
3
Randstad Care Ltd - Newcastle - Care
10
1
Reed Managed Services - Newcastle Upon Tyne
9
3
Reed Managed Services - Newcastle Upon Tyne
8
4
Sanctuary Personnel Ltd - London
9
1
Swiis UK - Newcastle Upon Tyne
9
1
Swiis UK - Newcastle Upon Tyne
8
2
23
The information supplied to you is owned by the council unless otherwise stated and may be protected by
copyright. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non-commercial research or for the
purposes of news reporting. Any other re-use of a commercial nature will require the permission of the
Council. Further enquiries in this respect should be directed to Head of Legal Services, North Tyneside
Council, Quadrant The Silver Link North, Cobalt Business Park, North Tyneside, NE27 0BY
Date: 16/04/2010
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Agency Social Work professionals
Please be advised that the grades above are the grades that are placed on the
Comensura System (c.net). In many social care situations the agency workers are
demanding higher rates as these can be very difficult to recruit to positions. (see Q 7)
6. the number and grade of qualified social work professionals currently working on
an agency basis at North Tyneside Borough Council by department
Children Young People and Learning
grade 8
5
Grade 9
2
Grade 10
0
Adults Services
grade 8
5
Grade 9
10
Grade 10
1
Total
23
7. the pay and agency charge rate of each qualified social work professional
currently working on an agency basis at North Tyneside Borough Council by
department
Department
Pay rate
Charge Rate
Adult Social Care
£ 18.02 £ 21.25
Adult Social Care
£ 20.00 £ 23.57
Adult Social Care
£ 17.00 £ 24.10
Adult Social Care
£ 17.00 £ 24.10
Adult Social Care
£ 21.00 £ 24.74
Adult Social Care
£ 16.83 £ 25.11
Adult Social Care
£ 17.50 £ 26.10
Adult Social Care
£ 22.00 £ 26.38
Adult Social Care
£ 22.50 £ 26.98
Adult Social Care
£ 22.50 £ 26.98
Adult Social Care
£ 22.50 £ 26.98
Adult Social Care
£ 23.18 £ 27.78
Adult Social Care
£ 24.09 £ 28.75
Adult Social Care
£ 24.00 £ 28.76
Adult Social Care
£ 20.00 £ 29.83
Adult Social Care
£ 23.00 £ 32.17
Children Young People & Learning £ 15.51 £ 18.31
Children Young People & Learning £ 19.00 £ 28.32
Children Young People & Learning £ 20.00 £ 28.33
Children Young People & Learning £ 22.00 £ 31.15
Children Young People & Learning £ 22.00 £ 31.15
The information supplied to you is owned by the council unless otherwise stated and may be protected by
copyright. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non-commercial research or for the
purposes of news reporting. Any other re-use of a commercial nature will require the permission of the
Council. Further enquiries in this respect should be directed to Head of Legal Services, North Tyneside
Council, Quadrant The Silver Link North, Cobalt Business Park, North Tyneside, NE27 0BY
Date: 16/04/2010
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Agency Social Work professionals
Children Young People & Learning £ 27.00 £ 31.77
8. the fiscal budget for qualified social work professional recruitment through
agencies for 2009-2010 -
There is no budget allocation specifically for agency workers
9. the fiscal budget for qualified social work professional recruitment through
agencies for 2010-2011 –
There is no budget allocation specifically for agency workers
10. the total fiscal spend on agency qualified social work professionals by
department for the last 12 months -
Children young People & Learning
£ 410,876.27
Adults Services
£ 141,966.84
Total
£ 552,843.11
11. the total fiscal spend on agency qualified social work professionals by agency
for the last 12 months
Eden Brown Limited - Caritas Recruitment -
London
£3,943.59
Pin Point Personnel - Newcastle
£3,351.60
Randstad Care Ltd - Newcastle - Care
£266,272.79
RecruitmentNow Ltd - Swalwell
£8,026.20
Reed Managed Services - Newcastle Upon Tyne £109,913.01
RIG Social Care North - Harrogate
£3,998.50
Sanctuary Personnel Ltd - London
£6,652.66
Swiis UK - Newcastle Upon Tyne
£150,684.76
The information supplied to you is owned by the council unless otherwise stated and may be protected by
copyright. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non-commercial research or for the
purposes of news reporting. Any other re-use of a commercial nature will require the permission of the
Council. Further enquiries in this respect should be directed to Head of Legal Services, North Tyneside
Council, Quadrant The Silver Link North, Cobalt Business Park, North Tyneside, NE27 0BY
Date: 16/04/2010
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