agency staffing spend via ESPO frameworks, financial years 2024/5 and 2025/26
Case reference FOI2026/02005
Received 21 August 2026
Published 21 September 2026
Request
For the financial years 2024/25 and 2025/26, please provide:
1. Total expenditure on temporary agency staffing and recruitment services procured through ESPO (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation) frameworks.
2. That expenditure broken down by ESPO framework reference number.
3. That expenditure broken down by supplier name. If no agency staffing has been procured through an ESPO framework in this period, please simply confirm that.
Response
For the financial years 2024/25 and 2025/26, please provide:
1. Total expenditure on temporary agency staffing and recruitment services procured through ESPO (Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation) frameworks.
Answer: Please see attached spreadsheets.
2. That expenditure broken down by ESPO framework reference number.
Answer: All expenditure comes under one framework number (MSTAR4), so there is no further breakdown. For more information please see the link below:
MSTAR4 (Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources)
3. That expenditure broken down by supplier name.
Answer: Please see attached spreadsheets.Please note, MATRIX SCN is our only supplier.
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