DECISION

1.    To approve to award a new temporary agency service provider by using the LOT2 MSTAR2 LCC Further Competition Award to contract with Adecco as master MSP for the duration of the LCC framework.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR, RESOURCES (Z. COOKE)

(L&D Commissioning Manager (T. Alam)

Councillor David Edgar, Cabinet Member for Resources, introduced the report. He explained that use of regional frameworks helped ensure the Council had greater ‘purchasing power’. The proposal was to use Adecco who would supply workers as well as acting as a broker for other agencies. He explained that the Council would still be looking to use various small and medium sized suppliers through this process.

During discussion the Mayor noted the need to be transparent on why the Council was employing agency workers and to show how the need for agency staff was being reduced. He also noted that the Council was not looking to squeeze out local providers from the market and that it was important to link to the Council’s WorkPath Service. He agreed the recommendation as set out in the report.

RESOLVED

1.    To approve to award a new temporary agency service provider by using the LOT2 MSTAR2 LCC Further Competition Award to contract with Adecco as master MSP for the duration of the LCC framework.