Boston Borough Council, East Lindsey District Council and South Holland District Council Invitation to Tender Recruitment Agency – Framework Agreement

Tender description

South Holland District Council, Boston Borough Council and East Lindsey District Council have formed an innovative partnership delivering services across the sub-region. This framework seeks to identify efficiencies in recruitment agency services for its operational services. The Councils are inviting tenders for a multiple-supplier framework agreement, for the provision of Recruitment Agency services for Waste Services, Street Cleansing and Grounds Maintenance, as well as occasionally Technical and Administrative roles, such as Waste and Transport managers. Lot 1: South Holland District Council South Holland District Council seeks agency staff to cover holiday and sickness absences for the following teams:• Refuse• Recycling• Garden Waste• Street Cleansing• Grounds MaintenanceRoles Needed• HGV Drivers (Category C)• General OperativesFlexibility: Staff should ideally be flexible to work across any of the above services.Agency Spend: In the fiscal year 2023/24, the agency spend for these services was £1,392,374.85.Depot Locations: Operatives will be based at one of the following depots, as directed:• West Marsh Road, Spalding• Bervor Close, Wardentree Park, SpaldingContract Value: Due to a major recruitment campaign, the estimated value of the contract for 2024/25 is £328,000. Lot 2: Boston Borough Council Boston Borough Council seeks agency staff for the following roles:• Refuse Drivers (Category C)• Street scene Operatives• Grounds Maintenance Operatives• Refuse OperativesAgency Spend: In the fiscal year 2023/24, the Council spent £102,831.90 on these services.Depot Location: Staff will be based at the Council’s depot on St Johns Road in Boston.Purpose: The agency staff are required to:• Backfill vacancies• Provide temporary cover• Meet additional resource requirements• Cover sickness absences Lot 3: East Lindsey District Council East Lindsey District Council seeks agency staff for the following roles: • Refuse freighter drivers (Category C) • Waste Collection Operatives• Market Stall Erectors• Operative for Grounds and Street MaintenanceAgency Spend: In the fiscal year 2023/24, the Council spent a total of £655,000 on these services, this includes £300,000 on Waste Collection Operatives and £355,000 on Grounds Maintenance Operatives.Staff Locations: All refuse and market staff are based in Louth. Grounds maintenance staff can be based in Louth, Mablethorpe, and Skegness, with 66% of the expenditure in Skegness.Purpose: The agency expenditure covers vacancy management and sickness absence.Additional Requirements: Occasionally, the councils require agency supply for:• Technical and administrative employees in waste and neighbourhood services• Professional employees, such as waste managers and transport managers