Issue - meetings

To approve the extension of the agency worker contract with Comensura Limited for a period of one year commencing 1April 2021.

It was not possible to circulate this report five clear days in advance of the meeting. The chair agreed to accept this item as urgent to ensure the one-year contract extension can be implemented before the expiry of the existing contract (April 2021). The financial impact of not extending the contract would be significant for the council’s existing agency workers and for the council regarding the cost savings the contract provides.

RESOLVED: 

That the extension of the agency worker contract with Comensura Limited for a period of one year commencing 1 April 2021 at an estimated cost of £30m, making the total value of the contract £111.5m be approved.