Purpose

Cardiff Works services were aligned with the Into
Work team win 2019. A full review was carried out in 2020 and
Cabinet agreed a way forward to modernise and enhance this service.
This report will provide an update of its success to date,
including the new Cardiff Works Ready scheme.
The current external agency contract ends in October
2023. It is proposed that a new competitive exercise will be
required and following a full competition via the National
Procurement Service (“NPS”) framework the successful
bidder will be awarded the new contract to continue agency services
for the authority.

 

Content

RESOLVED
that
 

It be
noted that the progress being made by the Council’s in house
recruitment service “Cardiff Works”.

 

the
overarching approach for the procurement of Vendor Neutral Agency
Worker Services be approved.

 

Authority
be delegated to the Corporate Director of People and Communities,
in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation
& Performance, to determine all aspects
of the procurement process (including approving the evaluation
criteria to be used, commencement of the procurement process, the
award of the contracts and all ancillary matters pertaining to the
procurement).