Contract let for the management/provision of Agency Staff/temporary staff

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SENT ON BEHALF OF AMANDA JUKES - FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND DATA
PROTECTION OFFICER

FOR THE ATTENTION OF MR THOMAS ANDERSON

Ref: FOIA/1355

Dear Mr Anderson

Request for Information - Freedom of Information Act 2000

Thank you for your request for information. Your request was received on
10 November 2009 and I am dealing with it under the terms of the Freedom
of Information Act 2000.

Your request will be processed as soon as possible, and we will try to
provide the information within 20 working days as required.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will
let you know the likely charges before proceeding.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely

Mrs A Jukes

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SENT ON BEHALF OF JULIE RYAN - ASSISTANT FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND DATA
PROTECTION OFFICER

RE:         FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST 1355

FOR THE ATTENTION OF MR THOMAS ANDERSON

Dear Mr Anderson

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Request.

I supply below and attached the information you requested.

1.             What is the spend on temporary staff per annum
by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council?

    

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).

Answer:

It is important to realise that the costs payable to agencies (for
temporary staff) are usually related to a single figure which covers both
the worker's pay and the agency fee.  However I have been able to extract
some detail that allows fee calculations - as shown in the attached file
'Total Spend .... '.

I regret that we don't appear to hold information in a format that makes
it straightforward to extract and supply what you have asked for.   We
pay a 'rate' for employment of a worker (out of which the agency will pay
the worker their wage).  Our departments assure themselves that the rates
payable are reasonable in the circumstances.   

2.         How was the contract to manage/provide the supply of
agency/temporary staff let?

Answer:

The contract was tendered in accordance with the EU procurement
Directives.

Please refer to Contract Notices

2006 / S92 987703-2006

2006 / S98 104283-2006

The Contract is a Part B Service and so the Council voluntarily tendered
the service through the EU.

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

Answer:

The Contract was awarded to Matrix please refer to the EU contract award
notice 2007/S97 119066-2007.

4.         When was the contract to manage/provide the supply of
agency/temporary staff to Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council let?

            The contract commenced on 23 April 2007.

5.         If the contract for the provision/management of
temporary/agency staff was let as a framework agreement and has formally
manifested itself as a framework agreement with other organisations
contracting through it please detail:

     o The names of the other authorities/organisations engaged on
the framework agreement

     o Each of those local authority/organisation's gross spend on
temporary staff per annum

The EU notices 2006/S98 104283 -2006 and the contract award notice 97/
2007 119066 -2007 allowed other public bodies to access the contract.

The other authorities utilising the contract are

Wakefield MBC

Kirklees MBC

Calderdale MBC

Hull City

Lambeth LBC

London Development Agency

The figures provided are estimated annual figures for spend based on the
spend through the contract,

Not all the authorities have a 12 month record through the contract.

Wakefield -£3.5 million per annum

Kirklees- £4.0 million

Calderdale- £2.75 million

Hull City- Agreement to disclose has been sought but not yet forthcoming.

Lambeth LBC - Agreement to disclose has been sought but not yet
forthcoming.

London Development Agency- Agreement to disclose has been sought but not
yet forthcoming.

6.         Included in your response please can you attach a copy
of the contract for the management/provision of the supply of temporary
between Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and the party/organisation
the contract was let to

As stated in question 3 it was let to Matrix

I enclose the contract document in Adobe/.pdf format.

The document is the copyright of Barnsley MBC and shall not be copied or
reproduced in any form without the express permission of Barnsley MBC.

Should you have any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

Maxine Houghland

BARNSLEY MBC

Business Support and Resource Officer

Benefits and Taxation Division

Westgate Plaza

PO Box 63

Barnsley

Telephone: 01226 774702

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