RESOLVED:

A That Cabinet agreed to award the new contract for the supply of temporary agency workers for a period of 2 years with a 2 year potential extension, starting from 13th December 2021 at an estimated value of £13m per annum.

B That Cabinet agreed to implement a vendor neutral solution, as currently in place, when the current Contract for the supply of temporary agency workers on 13^th December 2021

C In accordance with Contract Standing Orders (CSO 24.3) that authority be

delegated to the Director of Corporate Services to exercise, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, the council’s option to grant the extension of the contract term for any period up to two further years beyond the expiry of the initial contract term on 13 December 2023.

The Cabinet member for Finance presented the report which proposed awarding a two-year contract following a procurement process, with the proposed contractor as the current incumbent, who it was noted had served the Council well in providing temporary workers during the pandemic. The Cabinet Member thanked officers for their work.

It was RESOLVED:

A That Cabinet agreed to award the new contract for the supply of temporary agency workers for a period of 2 years with a 2 year potential extension, starting from 13th December 2021 at an estimated value of £13m per annum.

B That Cabinet agreed to implement a vendor neutral solution, as currently in place, when the current Contract for the supply of temporary agency workers on 13^th December 2021

C In accordance with Contract Standing Orders (CSO 24.3) that authority be

delegated to the Director of Corporate Services to exercise, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, the council’s option to grant the extension of the contract term for any period up to two further years beyond the expiry of the initial contract term on 13 December 2023.