The City of Edinburgh City Council have announced that just one agency will be supplying their temporary staff, with possible savings of more than £1million a year.
Blue Arrow Limited won the single contract in a move approved by the Council's Finance and Resources Committee. The contract is expected to reduce the amount spent on agency fees across the Council by £1.4m a year and £4.2m over the life-time of the contract.
Councillor Gordon Mackenzie, Finance and Resources Convener, said: "This new contract is expected to deliver significant savings for Edinburgh. Using temporary staff is necessary in terms of covering short-term absences and fixed term projects.
"A more strategic approach to buying agency staff has delivered vital savings and efficiencies to this budget."
The temporary agency staff project was set up by the Council in July 2007. Its aim was to find financial savings through the more effective use of agency staff.
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