- Request
-
1. What was the total Agency spend from 1st March 2025 - 31st November 2025. Please break this down between qualified social workers and other staffing categories.
2. Do you have a managed service implemented at the trust to assist with your temporary staffing processes?
3. If yes, please advise who this contract is with, which staffing categories it is for, which framework it was procured under and when the contract expires.
4. Do you use a direct engagement platform?
5. If yes, please advise who this contact is with, which staffing categories it is for, which framework it was procured under and when the contract expires.
6. Do you have a master vendor arrangement in place with any temporary staffing suppliers?
7. If yes, please advise who this contract is with, which staffing categories it is for, which framework it was procured under and when the contract expires.
8. Do you have any RPO (Recruitment Process Outsourcing) agreements with any suppliers in relation to the supply of substantive staff?
9. If yes, please advise who this contract is with, which staffing categories it is for, when the contract expires, which framework it was procured under and which departments it is for (if it is department specific). - Decision
-
1. Total all staff: £5,088,292 Qualified Social Workers: £3,336,026 (Qualified Adults Total £1,355,687 Qualified Children’s £1,980,339) Other staffing categories: £1,752,266
2. Yes, we use Matrix SCM who act as a neutral vendor in the provision of our agency workers.
3. Yes, we use Matrix SCM who act as a neutral vendor in the provision of our agency workers.
Contract expiry is January 2028. Contract Framework: ESPO Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources ("MSTAR")3
Staffing categories below:
Social Care (Qualified)
Social and Health Care (Non-qualified)
Admin and Clerical
Waste Management
HR and Legal
Education (Qualified)
Engineering and surveying
IT
Economic Development Project and Performance
Environmental Services
Procurement and Commissioning
Financial and Audit
4. No
5. N/a
6. No. Matrix is a neutral vendor
7. No
8. No
9. N/a
- Reference number
- FOI 15144402
- Date request received
- 20/01/26
- Date of decision
- 17/02/26