Decision details
Temporary Agency Staff Contract
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
RESOLVED
i) To approve the use of the dynamic purchasing system for appointing temporary agency staff established on behalf of the Council by its Shared Procurement Service.
REASON
i) Under the current Public Contracts Regulations (2015) each council is legally required to aggregate its spend on similar goods and services, and if this exceeds the current threshold of £181,302 over a 4 year period to go out to tender. Horsham District Council’s spend averages c£580,000 per annum.
ii) Crawley Borough Council, through the Shared Procurement Service, recently tendered to establish a dynamic purchasing system on behalf of its four member Councils (Crawley, Horsham, Mid Sussex and Mole Valley)
iii) The creation and use of the DPS will enable the councils to standardise terms and conditions, agency fees, consolidate and reduce spending whilst complying with current regulations in an efficient process.
Report author: Robert Laban
Publication date: 26/03/2021
Date of decision: 25/03/2021
Decided at meeting: 25/03/2021 - Cabinet
Accompanying Documents:
- 13 Temp Agency DPS Cabinet Report PDF 138 KB
- Restricted enclosure View reasons restricted