FOI003325 FOI HR

Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please could you provide the following data concerning temporary agency staffing frameworks, corporate vendor performance, and sub-£30,000 procurement expenditure for the most recent complete financial year.
Please provide this data in an editable electronic format, such as a CSV or Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

1. Managed Service Provider (MSP) / Vendor Contract Details
•    Who is your current primary Managed Service Provider (MSP), Master Vendor, or Neutral Vendor supplier for managing contingent/temporary agency labour (e.g., Matrix SCM, Comensura, Reed, Adecco, etc.)? 
•    What is the formal title of the public procurement framework used to award this contract (e.g., MSTAR4, Crown Commercial Services RM6277, ESPO, NEPO, etc.)? 
•    What were the official contract start and end dates (including any potential extension periods) for this provider?
•    What was the total gross expenditure processed through this primary vendor portal during the last financial year, broken down by corporate directorate (e.g., Social Care, Corporate Services, Planning/Housing, Highways/Infrastructure)?

2. Off-Contract / Framework Leakage
•    What was the total expenditure on temporary agency staff or interim human resources processed outside of your primary vendor framework (i.e., off-contract spend or direct spot-purchases)?

3. Vendor Portal Performance Metrics
•    Please provide the "Average Time to Fill" (in days) and the "Fulfilment Rate" (percentage of requisitions successfully filled) for all temporary staff vacancies processed via your primary vendor portal over the last 12 months, broken down by job title or job category.
(Note: To minimise administrative burden, this request refers specifically to the standard, high-level KPI and Management Information (MI) reports already contractually generated by your vendor provider for the council's HR or procurement committees).

4. Top 5 Supplier Agencies
•    Who were the top 5 individual sub-tier recruitment agencies or staffing suppliers by gross financial spend volume operating through your primary vendor portal, and what was the specific total spend allocated to each?

5. Sub-£30,000 Purchase Order Ledger (Inclusive of VAT)
For all corporate Purchase Orders (POs) issued for "Professional Advisory Services," "Management Consultancy," or "Specialist Project Delivery" with a total contract value under £30,000 (inclusive of VAT), please provide:
•    a) The specific Department or Directorate that raised the Purchase Order.
•    b) The "Line Item Description" or "Scope of Works" as recorded on your primary financial accounting ledger (e.g., SAP, Oracle, or equivalent ERP system) for each individual PO.

If the statutory cost limit for processing this request is reached, please prioritise the questions in numerical order (prioritising Questions 1–4).