Issue - meetings

To consider a report of the Procurement Manager advising the cabinet on the results of the procurement for the provision of Temporary Agency staff.

The Cabinet had before it a * report of the Procurement Manager advising Members on the result of the procurement for the provision of temporary agency staff

The Cabinet Member for the Working Environment and Support Services outlined the contents of the report stating that the procurement exercise had been a joint venture with a number of public sector bodies in Devon.  She explained the tender process highlighting the evaluation criteria, weighting, the scoring methodology and the amount each authority spent on temporary agency staff in 2016/17.

Consideration was given to:

·         The cost effectiveness of using agency staff to cover temporary sickness

·         The annual cost to the authority on temporary agency staff compared to other local authorities

·         The number of agency staff used had been reduced

RESOLVED that: the contract be awarded to Supplier 1 for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further year.

(Proposed by Cllr Mrs M E Squires and seconded by Cllr C R Slade)

Note: - *Report previously circulated, copy attached to minutes.