Contract Information

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Dear North Lincolnshire Council,

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?

Yours faithfully,

Nicola Holmwood

customerservice@northlincs.gov.uk, North Lincolnshire Council

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Date Received: 22 Sep 2017

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Subject: Freedom of Information request - Contract Information

Dear North Lincolnshire Council,

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?

Yours faithfully,

Nicola Holmwood

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Sam Bilton,

Freedom of Information Request
 
URN: 2859272
 
Date Received: 22 September 2017

 

Thank you for your request, in which you asked for contract information.

 

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

Yes

 

Can you confirm who this/these are with?

Matrix SCM Limited

Please advise the start date of this/these?

1 December 2015

Please advise the end date of this/these?

30 November 2018

Please advise the duration (including possible extensions)?

not applicable

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

General Industrial

IT

Legal

Sec/Admin

Social Care - Qualified

Social Care - Unqualified

Technical

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

During 2016/17 the annual spend was £2,177,502

 

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

Job Category Cost
General Industrial £163,113
IT £57,197
Legal £100,286
Sec / Admin £362,065
Social Care - Qualified £1,305,889
Social Care - Unqualified £170,974
Technical £17,978
Grand Total £2,177,502

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

No

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

Temporary staff only

 

If both, please advise the temporary/permanent split?

Not applicable

 

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