Decision details

To approve the procurement of a new agency contract.

Councillor Mullin introduced the Procurement of a New Agency Contract report which outlined detailed the current framework contract used to procure agency staff. 

                        The Chief Officer (Governance) explained that there were some difficulties with the contract which included the inability to secure workers at the rates of pay offered; difficulty in securing technical/professional specialists; and sometimes difficulty in securing workers in sufficient numbers.  The specification therefore needed to be revised as part of the re-procurement process to ensure that the contract continued to serve the needs of the Council.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the procurement be commenced using the ESPO MSTAR2 Framework Number 653F; and

(b)       That Flintshire County Council work collaboratively with Denbighshire County Council in managing the procurement process.