Provision of Interim IT Staff and Interim Professional Staff Services framework: FOI release

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002


Information requested

Under the Freedom of Information [Scotland] Act 2002 we formally request the information listed below in relation to the Scottish Governments current Framework for the Provision of Interim IT Staff Services and Provision of Interim Professional Staff Services.

1. Total spend for each public body between 01 July 2021 – 30 Sep 2021 and to which agency (including agencies who are now no longer on the framework) for both Frameworks (Generation 2 & 3)?

2. Number of jobs held by each agency at 30-Sep-21 (including agencies who are now no longer on the framework) for both frameworks (generation 2 & 3)?

Response

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested. This is because we do not hold information on the total spend with each public body in relation to Spring Technologies or the number of jobs [live placements] with Spring Technologies at the time.

This is a formal notice under section 17(1) of FOISA that the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested.

Please find the information requested that we do hold in Annex’s below.

Annex A
Please see attached document.

Annex B

3rd Generation Framework
(current frameworks)
2nd Generation Framework
(previous frameworks)
  IT Professional   IT Professional
ASA 62 168 ASA   19
Harvey-Nash 227 91 Harvey-Nash 25 23
Lorien 141   Parity 5 36
Pertemps   87 Spring Not Held  
Venesky Brown 207 180      

Please note these numbers represent the number of individuals with each agency as at 30 September 2021.

About FOI
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FOI202100257817 - Annex A

Contact

Please quote the FOI reference
Central Enquiry Unit
Email: ceu@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000

The Scottish Government
St Andrews House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG

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