Contract Information

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Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please can you advise the following information –
Do you currently have a contract(s) in place with a Managed Service Provider for temporary staffing requirements?
Can you confirm who this/these are with?
Please advise the start date of this/these?
Please advise the end date of this/these?
Please advise the duration (including possible extensions)?
Please advise the categories of staff this contract(s) covers?
What’s the annual spend via the contract(s)?
Please advise the breakdown per category of the spend via the contract?
Is there any off contract spend? If so how much?
Does this only cover temporary or does it include permanent staffing?
If both, please advise the temporary/permanent split?

Many thanks

Nicola Holmwood

Freedom of Information, Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

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Dear Ms Holmwood

 

Further to your recent request made under the Freedom of Information Act
2000, please accept my apologies for the delay in responding.  Please find
below information requested:

 

1.     Do you currently have a contract(s) in place with a Managed Service
Provider for temporary staffing requirements?

Yes

 

2.     Can you confirm who this/these are with?

Matrix

 

3.     Please advise the start date of this/these?

1/9/2012

 

4.     Please advise the end date of this/these?

3/9/2018

 

5.     Please advise the duration (including possible extensions)?

Three years, plus one year

 

6.     Please advise the categories of staff this contract(s) covers?

Any agency or contractor requirement in any team

 

7.     What’s the annual spend via the contract(s)?

12/13: £183,675.05 – Note that the contract started mid-way through this
financial year.

13/14: £436,563,32

14/15: £406,768.51

15/16: £347,469.96

16/17: £557,354.29

 

8.     Please advise the breakdown per category of the spend via the
contract?

Clerical                                       £155,474.41

Professional & Technical              £1,556,374.65

Trades & Operatives                   £219,982.07

 

9.     Is there any off contract spend? If so how much?

There has been no additional spend with Matrix SCM

 

10. Does this only cover temporary or does it include permanent staffing?

Temporary only

 

11. If both, please advise the temporary/permanent split?

N/A

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Jackie Tatam
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Dear Sir/Madam,
I am writing to make an open government request for all the information to
which I am entitled under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please can you advise the following information –
Do you currently have a contract(s) in place with a Managed Service
Provider for temporary staffing requirements?
Can you confirm who this/these are with?
Please advise the start date of this/these?
Please advise the end date of this/these?
Please advise the duration (including possible extensions)?
Please advise the categories of staff this contract(s) covers?
What’s the annual spend via the contract(s)?
Please advise the breakdown per category of the spend via the contract?
Is there any off contract spend? If so how much?
Does this only cover temporary or does it include permanent staffing?
If both, please advise the temporary/permanent split?

Many thanks

Nicola Holmwood

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