FOI Request 2152

Subject: Recruitment Practices

Status: Complete

Date received: May 2025

Question Asked:

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding your organisation’s recruitment practices:

1. Do you use recruitment agencies to source temporary and/or permanent staff?

   - If so, which roles or departments are typically covered?

2. Which procurement framework(s) do you currently use to engage recruitment agencies?

   - Examples: CCS RM6229, CCS RM6277, ESPO MSTAR, local authority agreements, etc.

3. Are you currently working with a Managed Service Provider (MSP) or Neutral Vendor for recruitment?

   - If yes, please provide the name of the provider and contract expiry/renewal date.

4. When is your current recruitment supply arrangement due for renewal or review?

5. Is there a named contact (or job title) responsible for agency recruitment and procurement within your organisation?

Our Response:

Please see our response below to your Freedom of Information Request.

1. Do you use recruitment agencies to source temporary and/or permanent staff?

   - If so, which roles or departments are typically covered?

   It is an open process. We post our adverts on our careers page and some agencies contact us to offer applicants.

2. Which procurement framework(s) do you currently use to engage recruitment agencies?

   - Examples: CCS RM6229, CCS RM6277, ESPO MSTAR, local authority agreements, etc.

   If the agency is aligned to a government framework we will work with our procurement team to verify before continuing.

3. Are you currently working with a Managed Service Provider (MSP) or Neutral Vendor for recruitment?

   - If yes, please provide the name of the provider and contract expiry/renewal date.

   We do not have an MSP in place.

4. When is your current recruitment supply arrangement due for renewal or review?

   2026

5. Is there a named contact (or job title) responsible for agency recruitment and procurement within your organisation?

   The recruitment team: recruitment@cheshirefire.gov.uk

Outcome: Information Provided

FOI responded to within timescales: YES

Further action: NO