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Dear Scottish Water,

On the 25/8/2018, Scottish Water awarded a framework for 'Recruitment Services'. The award was published on Public Contracts Scotland under ref: MAY320143. Accessible here - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.....

1. There were 5 LOT's contained within that framework. Can you please breakdown Scottish Water's spend to date, per year (either calendar or operational/tax year), per LOT, per successful supplier and between permanent/temporary (contract) recruitment.

2. The framework was awarded for an initial period of 4 years with the option of 2 further 2 year extensions at Scottish Water's discretion. Can you that the initial period has elapsed and whether Scottish Water have chosen to extend this framework and for how long at this stage.

3. On the 10th October 2018, Scottish Water replied to a different FOI request including the tender responses from the successful suppliers of LOT 4 and LOT 5. Contained within the response from Rullion for LOT 5, and within the document entitled "004-Rullion_Limited_Tender_Information_Questionnaire_redacted.pdf", this supplier highlighted a number of areas where their "submission does not comply with Scottish Water’s Terms and Conditions for Provision of Recruitment Agency Services". Can you confirm whether Scottish Water agreed to amend their standard Terms and Conditions for Provision of Recruitment Agency Services to accommodate this supplier (and what amendments were accepted), or whether the supplier agreed to accept Scottish 'Terms and Conditions for Provision of Recruitment Agency Services' in full.

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Mr Alan Malcolm

FOI, Scottish Water

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Dear Alan,,

Thank you for your request for information which we processed under the
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

For ease of reference, your request is replicated below together with the
response:
 

 1. There were 5 LOT's contained within that framework.  Can you please
breakdown Scottish Water's spend to date, per year (either calendar or
operational/tax year), per LOT, per successful supplier and between
permanent/temporary (contract) recruitment.

Please see the below tables detailing the spend per year per supplier in
each lot:
Lot 1 – Administration Staff

Supplier 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
Morson International £534,256.46 £1,715,673.93 £1,695,044.44 £1,588,555.21
Total £534,256.46 £1,715,673.93 £1,695,044.44 £1,588,555.21

Lot 2- Scientific Staff

Supplier 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
Eden Scott £2,346,928.44 £1,669,127.60 £1,389,510.89 £1,101,161.61
Total £2,346,928.44 £1,669,127.60 £1,389,510.89 £1,101,161.61

Lot 3 – Customer Service Staff – this lot was not awarded

Lot 4 – Professional Staff

Supplier 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
Parity £4,020,810.46 £5,613,690.01 £5,332,465.79 £4,684,164.40
Professionals
Outsource UK £719,436.71 £1,296,334.78 £2,601,980.01 £2,523,543.30
(Formerly
Recruitment Zone)
Total £4,740,247.17 £6,910,024.79 £7,934,445.80 £7,207,707.70

Lot 5 – Technical/Operations Staff

Supplier 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
Rullion Engineering £288,982.82 £2,564,900.27 £2,256,041.42 £2,943,391.79
Total £288,982.82 £2,564,900.27 £2,256,041.42 £2,943,391.79
         

I’m afraid we do not have the breakdown between temporary and permanent
recruitment through the framework.

 

 2. The framework was awarded for an initial period of 4 years with the
option of 2 further 2 year extensions at Scottish Water's discretion. 
Can you that the initial period has elapsed and whether Scottish Water
have chosen to extend this framework and for how long at this stage.

Scottish Water has chosen to extend for a further period of 2 years until
April 2024 with all framework suppliers.
 

 3. Can you confirm whether Scottish Water agreed to amend their standard
Terms and Conditions for Provision of Recruitment Agency Services to
accommodate this supplier (Rullion) (and what amendments were
accepted), or whether the supplier agreed to accept Scottish 'Terms
and Conditions for Provision of Recruitment Agency Services' in full.

Within the Rullion agreement, Scottish Water agreed to the following
derogations from its standard terms and conditions. Rullion accepted all
other Scottish Water clauses.

  Original clause Clause in Rullion agreement
Clause 3.5 The Supplier acknowledges that The Supplier acknowledges that
it shall be responsible for it shall be responsible for
ensuring proper management of ensuring proper management of
its employees and its its employees and its
sub-contractors and their sub-contractors and their
employees, and all Workers employees, and all Workers
provided under Temporary provided under Temporary
Contracts, including ensuring Contracts, including ensuring
that they are properly that they are properly
instructed with respect to the instructed with respect to the
Work, in so far as the Supplier Work, in so far as the
has been advised by Scottish Supplier has been advised by
Water. The Supplier accepts Scottish Water. The Supplier
full responsibility and accepts full responsibility
liability for the successful and liability for the
performance of the Work to successful performance of the
which Workers engaged under a Work to which Workers engaged
Temporary Contract are assigned under a Temporary Contract are
assigned save for
circumstances in which the
successful performance of the
Work has been impacted by the
actions, omissions or
negligence of Scottish Water.
Clause 3.6 The Supplier acknowledges that The Supplier acknowledges that
it is either the Employer or it is either the Employer or
Contractor of all Workers Contractor of all Workers
provided on a Temporary provided on a Temporary
Contract and that it shall be Contract and that it shall be
responsible for ensuring responsible for ensuring
compliance with all relevant compliance with all relevant
employment legislation in employment legislation in
relation to employee’s rights relation to employee’s rights
and Employers’ or Contractors’ and Employers’ or Contractors’
duties under all relevant duties under all relevant
enactments, directives and enactments, directives and
regulations and any other regulations and any other
liabilities and duties in law. liabilities and duties in law.
Workers shall not be regarded Workers shall not be regarded
as employees of Scottish Water as employees of Scottish Water
in any sense and the Supplier in any sense and the Supplier
shall be liable for all shall be liable for all
necessary arrangements and the necessary arrangements and the
payment of income tax, National payment of income tax,
Insurance contributions and National Insurance
other taxes and expenses contributions and other taxes
associated with the employment and expenses associated with
or engagement under contract of the employment or engagement
services of the Worker that may under contract of services or
become due as a result of the contract for services of the
Work. The Supplier shall, and Worker that may become due as
shall procure that its a result of the Work. The
sub-contractors shall, Supplier shall, and shall
expressly state, in any procure that its
contract between the Supplier sub-contractors shall,
or its sub-contractors and all expressly state, in any
Workers on a Temporary contract between the Supplier
Contract, that there is no or its sub-contractors and all
employment relationship between Workers on a Temporary
Scottish Water and that Worker. Contract, that there is no
The Supplier shall ensure that employment relationship
all Workers provided on a between Scottish Water and
Temporary Contract will be that Worker. The Supplier
obliged to agree to and comply shall ensure that all Workers
with Scottish Water's expenses provided on a Temporary
policy from time to time. Contract will be obliged to
agree to and comply with
Scottish Water's expenses
policy from time to time.
Clause 12.2 If Hiring Managers are unable If Hiring Managers are unable
to retrieve any equipment to retrieve any equipment
supplied to the Worker during supplied to the Worker during
their assignment with Scottish their assignment with Scottish
Water, the Supplier shall be Water, the Supplier shall use
responsible for the return of best endeavours for the return
these items within 5 working of these items within 5
days of the end of the working days of the end of the
assignment. Failure to return assignment. Failure to return
such items will result in the such items will result in the
Supplier being charged for the Supplier being charged for the
cost of recovery or cost of recovery or
replacement, at the discretion replacement, at the discretion
of the Hiring Manager. of the Hiring Manager.

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Lidia,

Thanks for responding.

The response to question 3 hasn't transmitted properly and appears to be garbled English. Could I ask you to perhaps provide this in PDF format or just review/repost?

Yours sincerely,

Alan Malcolm

FOI, Scottish Water

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Dear Andy, 
 
Please see the attached PDF file as requested. 
If you have any queries regarding your FOI request please feel free
to contact me and I will be happy to assist.

Kind regards, 
 
Lidia Niemczuk-Greer
FOI Officer
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D: 01414830151
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Thank you.

This looks ideal.

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