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Dear Anastasia Aldridge,

 

Thank you for your request received on 6^th June 2016 for information
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Dear Anastasia Aldridge,

 

I am writing to you in regards to your Freedom of Information request,
which was received 6^th June 2016.

 

Unfortunately, collating the information requested is taking longer than
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Kelly Robertson

 

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To:  Anastasia Aldridge

 

My Ref: FOI 4713

 

I am writing in response to your request for information, which was
received on 06^th June 2016.

 

Please find below the details of your request, with the response in bold.

 

 

Dear Southend on Sea Borough Council,

 

1) What is the value of spend on temporary staff from recruitment agencies
by Southend on Sea Borough Council in 2015 - 2016?

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) -
The agency spend from April 2015 - Apr 2016 was £3,963,877. This includes
candidate pay, on-costs, and agency margin.

 

2) If you have a Framework in place for the provision of temporary staff,
please tell me:

 

a. The titles and content of the relevant frameworks - The contract
framework is MSTAR

b. Who is on the current frameworks - Reed is the only supplier with a
managed service contract with Southend On Sea Borough Council.

 

c. The start and end dates of the frameworks d. Any possible extension
periods to the frameworks - November 2014 - October 2017 with the option
of  +1.

 

e. The name and contact email of person responsible for the frameworks. -
Marc Galea, [1][email address]

 

f. The current performance of suppliers that are on the framework against
their agreed KPIs. - This is commercially sensitive information.

 

3) Please can you attach a copy of the framework agreement of the supply
of agency/temporary staff between Southend on Sea Borough Council and the
parties/organisations it was let to. - Reed is the only supplier with a
managed service contract with Southend On Sea Borough Council.

 

4) If you have a managed service provider (MSP) in place for the provision
of temporary agency staff, please provide the following;

 

a. How was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary
staff let? - Via a tender using a framework

b. Who was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary
staff let to? - Reed Specialist Recruitment

c. When was the contract to manage/provide the supply of temporary/agency
staff to Southend on Sea Borough Council let? - June 2014

d. When did the contract to manage / provide the supply of temporary /
agency staff commence, how long does it run for and what is the end date?
- November 2014 - October 2017 with the option of  +1

 

5) If you have an MSP in place, Please can you attach a copy of the
contract for the management/provision of the supply of agency/temporary
staff between Southend on Sea Borough Council and the party/organisation
the contract was let to - MSTAR Framework is attached. The Reed contract
contains commercially sensitive information.

 

 

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Rebecca South, Admin Assistant – Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

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