Decision Maker:

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: May 21, 2025

Purpose:

Content: 1.      That the contract for the Council’s agency (temporary recruitment) provision be awared to Adecco (UK) Limitedeffective from 1 August 2025 for three years with an option to extend by a further 1 year + 1 year for a sum of up to £75,000,000 for the first three years and up to £25,000,000 thereafter should we make a decision to extend to the five year term.   2.      That the progress made on the procurement of a recruitment agency provider following the end of contract between Yoo Recruit and Adecco (with effect from 1 August 2025) be noted.   3.      That it be noted, the tender was published on the 13 October 2024 with the final deadline date for submission of tenders on the 24 January 2025.   4.      That it be noted, the agreement between Yoo Recruit and Adecco was extended to its maximum term. A Voluntary Ex Ante Transparency (VEAT) notice was issued on 25 June 2024 to allow an extension to 31 July 2025.   5.      That it be noted, the importance of continuing to have a strategic temporary recruitment agency offer for the Council would support the Council to provide seamless statutory services and mitigate the strategic risk associated with employee recruitment and retention and national recruitment and retention challenges.   6.      That it be noted, People Services have proactively worked with Directors, Deputy Directors and Heads of Service to review service agency expenditure as per the guiding principles of ‘Our Future Council’ – the commitment to reduce the use of agency and interim staff and to minimise compulsory redundancies.   7.      That it be noted, as a result of these actions there has been a reduction in the number of agency workers by 145 since August 2024 (from 863 to 718 workers). This reduction does not necessarily mean there has been an equivalent reduction in overall headcount, as some of the vacant post’s agency workers were supporting may have been recruited to.