One Met Model Short Term Interim Resources

This is a request for recruitment of short term interim resources to the Transformation Directorate. Permanent staff are being recruited, but with vacant posts remaining there is now a risk to delivery of One Met Model programmes without the continued support of interim resource. This report is seeking authority for an extension and enhancement of existing commercial arrangements. If approved, this will not require additional investment and will enable a small number of third party providers to continue to deliver additional short term transformation capability for the MPS whilst recruitment takes place to build the new Transformation Directorate.

The DMPC is asked to:

1. Approve an extension to the contract value for short term service provision for transformation capability and capacity for the MPS whilst recruitment for the new Transformation Directorate takes place.

2. Approve the proposal to approach the market through Bloom to sources new SMEs to create a wider panel of providers which will enable us to ensure continued value for money, secure the best possible resource for specific outputs and provide greater resilience.

3. Note the funding for interim resources will be contained within the annual revenue budget for the Transformation Directorate for 17/18 and 18/19.

1. Introduction and background

1.1. The Transformation Directorate (TD) aims to create an enduring in-house transformation capability to ‘world class’ standards, which when fully functioning will significantly reduce our dependency on external consultant and contractor support. Recognising that best value for money is achieved through permanent recruitment of staff, an extensive external recruitment campaign has been undertaken. Whilst successful in many ways, a percentage of roles were not filled and a second recruitment campaign will be launched in October 2017. This will be a flexible but targeted approach built on the lessons of the first campaign.

1.2. With vacant posts, there is now a risk to delivery of One Met Model programmes without the continued support of interim resource. These can be funded through vacancies within the new operating model. This report is seeking authority for an extension and enhancement of existing commercial arrangements. If approved, this will not require additional investment and will enable a small number of third party providers to continue to deliver additional short term transformation capability for the MPS whilst recruitment takes place to build the new Transformation Directorate.

2. Issues for consideration

2.1. To avoid the need to engage a larger consultancy, which would conflict and create tension with the strategic partner arrangement, it is proposed that Bloom, MOPAC’s preferred route to market for specialist resource, invite the current providers and new suitable SMEs to submit fixed price proposals using the existing service catalogues, based on the forecasted demand.

3. Financial Comments

3.1 All spend approvals will follow standard Metropolitan Police governance under the scheme of delegation and are within existing budgets. Detail is included in part 2.

4. Legal Comments

4.1. No legal implications.

5. Equality Comments

5.1. There are no direct equality or diversity implications arising from this report

6. Background/supporting papers

6.1. Report.