I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the contract below: United Kingdom-London: Supply services of personnel including temporary staff 2013/S 180-311093 The details we require are: • Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages* • Contract values of each framework/contract (& any sub lots), year to date • Start date & duration of framework • Is there an extension clause in the framework(s)/contract(s) and, if so, the duration of the extension? • Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s)/contract(s) are being either extended or renewed? • Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract? *For clarity, the details of the successful and unsuccessful suppliers are kept in the strictest confidence. These details are used only to contact and support suppliers regarding their bidding activity for the relevant contracts. Many thanks.

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TfL Ref: FOI-1355-1718

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 05 September 2017 asking for information on the arrangements for the supply services of personnel including temporary staff 2013/S 180-311093. I apologise for the delay in replying.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy. I can confirm that we hold the information you require.  You asked for the following information:

• Suppliers who applied for inclusion on each framework/contract and were successful & not successful at the PQQ & ITT stages

Successful Bidders:

Lot 1: Hays Specialist Recruitment Services Limited

Lot 2: Hays Specialist Recruitment Services Limited

Lot 3: Not awarded

Lot 4: Capita Business Services Limited

Lot 5: Allen Lane, Practicus, Gatenby Sanderson, Resourcing Solutions and Talascend

Lot 6: Capita, OGMA/P&B, Practicus and Talent Works

Lot 7: Sterling Backbeck

The unsuccessful bidders by Lot are as follows:

Unsuccessful Supplier Name	Lots in which bidder were unsuccessful
Ability People	5
Adderley Featherstone	5
Adecco	1, 2, 4, 6 and 7
Advance Training & Recruitment	5
Advantage Resourcing UK Ltd	1
Advantage Resourcing/Computer Futures	2
Blue Arrow	1 and 7
Castlerock	5
Convert Recruitment Solutions	1 and 2
Coyle	4 and 5
Credentials (T/A Step Ahead)	4
Digby Morgan	5
Equal Approach	4, 5, 6 and 7
Experis Ltd	2
Fusion People	5
GPA Procurement	5
Hays Specialist Recruitment	4 and 5
Hireright Ltd	7
Honeybee	4
IRG Advisors LLP (Odgers)	4 and 5
Lorien Resourcing	2
Manpower	1 and 4
Matchtech	2
Morson /Networkers International	2
MPI Ltd	4 and 7
Pertemps	1, 4 and 5
Pro-Active Recruitment	4 and 7
Project EMC	4, 5 and 6
Prospects Services	5
Reed	1, 2 and 4
Resource Solutions	1 and 2
Resourcing Solutions	4
Rullion Computer Personnel / Parity Resources	2
Steria Recruitment Ltd	1 and 2
Talent Works	5
Tay Associates	4
The Capita Group	1, 2, 5, 6, 7
The Write Research Company Ltd	6
TMP Worldwide (UK) Ltd	4 and 6
Work Group	4

• Contract values of each framework/contract (& any sub lots), year to date

Lot 1: approx £30m a year, including wages paid to temporary workers

Lot 2: approx £35m a year, including wages paid to temporary workers

Lot 3: £0 – not awarded

Lot 4: approx £2m a year

Lot 5: approx £100k a year

Lot 6: approx £100k a year

Lot 7: approx £100k a year

• Start date & duration of framework

Frameworks commenced June 2014 for an initial duration of three years with the option to extend for a further year.

• Is there an extension clause in the framework(s)/contract(s) and, if so, the duration of the extension?

Please refer to our answer as above.

• Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s)/contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?

Lots 1, 2, 4 and 7 were extended.

• Who is the senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for this contract?

The Director of Human Resources

If this is not the information you are looking for, or if you are unable to access it for any reason, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal as well as information on copyright and what to do if you would like to re-use any of the information we have disclosed.

Yours sincerely

Sara Thomas

FOI Case Management Team

General Counsel

Transport for London

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