To seek approval to appoint a contract to a
neutral vendor for agency staff from 1 April 2021, following the
tender process approved by the Executive in October 2020.
Decision Maker: Executive Member for Transformation & Finance
Decision published: 07/01/2021
Effective from: 15/01/2021
Decision:
1 That the neutral agency contract be awarded to Tenderer B, identified in Confidential Annex 1, for an initial period of two years commencing 1 April 2021, with the option to extend by a further period of two years, subject to satisfactory performance and at the discretion of the Council.
2 That the neutral agency contract be pro-actively managed/controlled by HR to identify long-term agency workers and make recommendations to move to permanent/fixed term contract positions to reduce costs.
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Lead officer: Alison Beswick