Response to Freedom of Information request 08524
(Question 1) a copy of the Comensura, "Neutral Vendor", contract and fee
schedules for recruitment to Lincolnshire County Council
(Answer)
This is a commercially sensitive document
(Question 2) all agencies on the Comensura contract for the supply of social
workers, senior practitioners, assistant team managers, team
managers and service managers (referred to from now as "qualified
social work professionals") to Lincolnshire County Council
(Answer)
The following Agencies are registered with Comensura and can provide staff
to Lincolnshire County Council. We cannot specify which agencies do provide
the above categories of staff
RSA Environmental Health
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited
Synergy Group Ltd.
Papillon Group Ltd
HCL - Recruitment Specialist Group T/A RS Social Care
HBS
Swiis UK
Hays Social Care
Fusion People Limited
Swiis UK
Embrace Recruitment
Kenyon Block Consultants
RIG Social Care North
MSB International Plc
Semester Recruitment
STN Locums
Kowhai Engineering Limited
BBL Technical
Rig OT/Medical
Oakleaf Partnership Ltd
APR Agency
Law Absolute
Stafforce Personnel
Index Recruitment Ltd
Piers Meadows Recruitment Ltd
Office Angels Limited
Medicare First Ltd
Institute of Public Finance Ltd
Social Care Professionals Ltd
Fusion People Limited
Adapt Recruitment Solutions T/A Alpha Care Solution
Stafforce Personnel
Allied Healthcare UK Limited
Workforce Unlimited
Fusion People Limited
Venn Group Limited
Aalpha Solutions (North West) Ltd
Mercian Matrix Enterprises Ltd t/a Success Matrix
Eurotime Solutions
Capita Resourcing
Evergood Social Care Ltd (Evergood Associates)
Fusion People Limited
Gatenbysanderson Ltd
Badenoch and Clark
Catto International LTD
Qualserv Consulting Ltd
Sanctuary Personnel Ltd
Sanctuary Personnel Ltd
Matchtech Holdings Plc
Office Angels Limited
Countrywide Medical Selection Ltd
Ambitions Personnel
The SR Group
Beresford Blake Thomas Ltd. (BBT)
Entrust Social Care Ltd
Badenoch and Clark
Badenoch and Clark
Sugarman (Temps) Ltd
DKM Labour Solutions Ltd
Capita Resourcing
Morgan Hunt Public Sector Ltd
Quality Locums
Executive Network Legal T/A ENL Limited
PSR Recruitment
Sugarman (Temps) Ltd
Sellick Partnership Ltd
The SR Group
Eurotime Solutions
Capita Resourcing
HCL - Blue Group International
Oakleaf Partnership Ltd
The Oyster Partnership Ltd
SF Group
Key Personnel Group
Certes Computing Limited
Personnel And Care Bank
UK Pro Ltd
Blue Anvil Technologies Ltd
Amicus
Maxxima Recruitment Ltd TA Swim Recruitment Ltd
Community Safe Services
Essential Employment
Flare Health
Flow Recruit
Review
Dream Recruitment Ltd
Osborne Richardson
System Process
Recruitment Specialists
Advantage Healthcare Group
Capita Resourcing
Aalpha Solutions (North West) Ltd
Open Source IT Limited
Right4staff Ltd
(Question 3) all agencies currently supplying Lincolnshire County Council
with agency social work professionals
(Answer)
Our contract/commercial arrangement is with Comensura. As such all of this
spend is through Comensura as our Managed Service Provider.
(Question 4) the total number of qualified social work professionals
currently working on an agency basis at Lincolnshire County Council
(Answer)
Six staff
(Question 5) the number and grade of qualified social work professionals
currently working on an agency basis at Lincolnshire County Council
by supplier
(Answer)
Three Social Workers Level 2
Three Social Workers - Advanced
(Question 6) the number and grade of qualified social work professionals
currently working on an agency basis at Lincolnshire County Council
by department
(Answer)
Children’s Services –
Three Social Workers Level 2
Two Social Workers - Advanced
Communities
One Social Worker - Advanced
(Question 7) the pay and agency charge rate of each qualified social work
professional currently working on an agency basis at Lincolnshire
County Council by department
(Answer)
The Rate for these ranges from £21.10 - £36.19 per hour and averages at
Social worker Level 2 – £21.47
Social worker Advanced - £31.10
(Question 8) the fiscal budget for qualified social work professional
recruitment through agencies for 2009-2010
(Answer)
We do not budget for Agency Staff – they are only used in exceptional
circumstances and are paid from the salary budget.
(Question 9) the fiscal budget for qualified social work professional
recruitment through agencies for 2010-2011
(Answer)
We do not budget for Agency Staff – they are only used in exceptional
circumstances and are paid from the salary budget
(Question 10) the total fiscal spend on agency qualified social work
professionals by department for the last 12 months
(Answer)
Children’s Services - £165,012.90
Communities - £234,184.56
Resources - £15,416.56
Total - £414,614.02
(Question 11) the total fiscal spend on agency qualified social work
professionals by agency for the last 12 months
(Answer)
Our contract/commercial arrangement is with Comensura and as such all of
this spend is through Comensura as our Managed Service Provider.