Agency Staff -Management and Spend
Dear Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council,
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide the following information:
• What have you spent on Temporary Staffing over the last 12 months?
• What model are you using to manage your temporary staffing spend (i.e. Master Vendor, Neutral Vendor, PSL)?
• Are you using a provider to manage your spend, if so, which provider?
• If you are using a provider, when is your contract due to expire?
Yours faithfully,
Tanya Williamson
Dear Tanya,
We acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information request and will liaise with the relevant department in order to provide a response.
We will endeavour to provide this information within 20 working days.
Yours faithfully,
Information Governance Team
Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Legal Section, The General Offices, Steel Works Road, Ebbw Vale, South Wales NP23 6DN
Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent
Mae'r Adain Gyfreithiol, Y Swyddfeydd Cyffredinol, Heol Gwaith Dur, Glyn Ebwy NP23 6DN
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Dear Tanya Williamson,
In response to your Freedom of Information request, please see the
Officer's response below.
• What have you spent on Temporary Staffing over the last 12
months?
£1,218,997.09 (2019/2020 Spend)
• What model are you using to manage your temporary staffing
spend (i.e. Master Vendor, Neutral Vendor, PSL)?
Our contract comprises of a Hybrid Solution which is a combination of both
Master & Neutral vending.
• Are you using a provider to manage your spend, if so, which
provider?
Randstad Solutions Ltd.
• If you are using a provider, when is your contract due to
expire?
The Contract has recently been renewed via a mini-comp within the National
Procurement Service (Wales) Provision of Agency Staff Framework.
Contract period: 1^st August 2020 – 31^st October 2022 (with an option to
extend for a further 12 months)
I trust this answers your request and if you have any queries please don't
hesitate to contact us.
Kind regards,
Information Governance Team / Tîm Llywodraethu Gwybodaeth
H Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Legal Section, The General Offices, Steel Works Road, Ebbw
Vale, South Wales NP23 6DN
H Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Blaenau Gwent
Mae'r Adain Gyfreithiol, Y Swyddfeydd Cyffredinol, Heol Gwaith Dur,
Glyn Ebwy NP23 6DN
Mae’r Cyngor yn croesawu gohebiarth yn Gymraeg a saesneg a byddwn yn
cyfathrebu gyda chi yn eich dewis iaith, dim ond I chi rhoi gwybod I ni pa
un sydd well gennych. Ni fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn creu unrhyw oedi.
The Council welcomes correspondence in Welsh and English and we will
communicate with you in the language of your choice, as long as you let us
know which you prefer. Corresponding in Welsh will not lead to any delay.
If you are unhappy with the handling of your request, you can ask us to
review our response. Requests for reviews should be submitted within 40
days of the date of receipt of our response to your original request –
email: [1][Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council request email].
If you are unhappy with the outcome of our review, you can write to the
Information Commissioner, who can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner’s Office - Wales
2^nd Floor Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff
CF10 2HH
Telephone: 0330 414 6421
Email: [2][email address]
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