You asked
Q1. In last 2 years has your organisation used external recruitment agencies to hire for permanent or contract roles?
Q2. In list format what are the five highest paid external recruitment agencies with the total amount paid in the last 2 years?
Q3. What is the fee structure charged for the five highest paid vacancies by the above five external recruitment agencies and the roles that were hired for? Example: Office Manager - Salary £20,000 Fees paid 15% of salary = Total recruitment fees paid £3000
Q4. For the coming year what live vacancies does the organisation currently have for permanent or contract roles, please list these vacancies with the following;
Current or future positions and an exact salary figure
What type of positions are they? (Contract or Permanent)
Who is the hiring manager, please provide their full details: Full name, Telephone number, Email, Job Title and Department
Q5. On which websites are these jobs advertised? Please clearly provide a link/list to where these jobs are advertised
Q6. What is the process to selecting new recruitment agencies? Please provide the procurement process for selecting new recruitment agencies and what date is this conducted and by whom? Please provide full contact details
Q7. Is there a purchase threshold below which allows the organisation to use external recruitment agencies which are not on any preferred supplier arrangements or contracts without going through a formal tender process?
We said
Q1. Yes
Q2. 2012/2013 & 2013/2014 spend by supplier
2012/2013 Total
STERIA 6,268,183.56
PARITY RESOURCES LIMITED 4,287,379.33
HAYS 2,403,204.58
LA INTERNATIONAL 474,978.03
METHODS CONSULTING 277,392.67
2013/2014 Total
PARITY RESOURCES LIMITED 4,365,222.00
STERIA 4,090,848.42
AUTOMATION CONSULTANTS LTD 877,267.55
METHODS CONSULTING 861,240.82
CERTES COMPUTING LTD 643,977.28
Q3. ONS considers that this information is commercially sensitive and is therefore exempt under Section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act. In coming to this conclusion ONS has considered the public interest test. Whilst we recognise that there is a need to be transparent and accountable we believe this to be outweighed by the prejudicial impact on ONS negotiating position, and therefore the public purse, on future recruitment contracts
Q4. Please find a current list of contractor vacancies
The hiring manager their contact details for each vacancy have not been included as these constitute personal information and are therefore exempt under Section 40(2) of the Freedom of Information Act.
R365242 -Technical Lead Mobile Data Management, Daily Rate £479.39, (Contractor due to start 1 April 2015)
R368666 - IT Project Manager, Daily Rate £506.02, (Contractor due to start approx 7 April)
R370009 - Project Manager, Daily Rate £532.65, (Contractor due to start 1 April 2015)
R372900 - Infrastructure Virtualisation Engineer, Daily Rate approx £400 per day, (Contractor but job not yet offered)
R372180 - Database Developer, Daily Rate approx, £400 per day, (Contractor but job not yet offered)
For enquiries, please phone 0845 01 3034 and ask for Commercial Services.
ONS is reviewing its priorities on the project portfolio which will determine vacancies beyond those listed above.
Q5. WCN and LinkedIn. For contractors, agencies have their own resources used to advertise
Q6. Government Frameworks. Please contact Crown Commercial Services on their website.
Q7. No