FOI – 2023-000187 - Recruitment Agency figures (HTML)

Date received - 31 May 2023 | Date responded - 28 June 2023

Request

Could I please request the below information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA):

1. Breakdown of which recruitment agencies have supplied temporary non-Clinical staff from October 2022 to March 2023.
2. Amount of recruitment agency spend for temporary non-Clinical staff from October 2022 to March 2023.
3. Number of shifts filled by recruitment agencies for Estates, Facilities Management and Ancillary staff from October 2022 to March 2023.
4. Amount of recruitment agency spend for temporary staff for Estates, Facilities Management and Ancillary staff from October 2022 to March 2023.
5. Point of contact and contact details within your organisation who oversees temporary service provision and details of any Neutral or Master Vend contracts currently in place.

Response

I refer to your freedom of information request that we received on 31 May 2023. I can advise you that we have now completed the search of our records and can provide you with the following information:

1. Breakdown of which recruitment agencies have supplied temporary non-Clinical staff from October 2022 to March 2023.

Please see below list of recruitment agencies who have supplied temporary non-clinical staff during the requested period:

• ASA International Limited   
• Blue Arrow Ltd             
• Brightwork Limited               
• Harvey Nash Limited         
• Hays Accountancy Finance
• Lorien Resourcing Limited
• Morgan Hunt Uk Limited
• Morgan Philips Group
• Pertemps Recruitment Partnership Limited
• Venesky Brown Recruitment Ltd  

2. Amount of recruitment agency spend for temporary non-Clinical staff from October 2022 to March 2023.

The total amount spent from October 2022 to March 2023 was £4,764,527.57.

3. Number of shifts filled by recruitment agencies for Estates, Facilities Management and Ancillary staff from October 2022 to March 2023.

The total number of shifts filled by recruitment agencies during the period October 2022 to March 2023 was 1208.

4. Amount of recruitment agency spend for temporary staff for Estates, Facilities Management and Ancillary staff from October 2022 to March 2023.

The total spend for temporary Estates, Facilities Management and Ancillary staff during the period October 2022 to March 2023 was £136,824.90.

5. Point of contact and contact details within your organisation who oversees temporary service provision and details of any Neutral or Master Vend contracts currently in place.

The main point of contact within NSS regarding Neutral or Master Vend contracts is nss.procurementteam@nhs.scot.

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