Provision of Temporary Agency Workers for Northern Ireland Civil Service, Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies

The contract consists of eight lots, as follows:

• Lot 1 – DfC Administration roles and Corporate Functions – For DfC use only
• Lot 2 – Administration roles (excluding DfC) and Corporate Functions
• Lot 3 – Professional and Technical
• Lot 4 – Environmental, Scientific Services and Medical (excluding OHS medical roles)
• Lot 5 - Agricultural, Environmental and Conservation
• Lot 6 - Ancillary and Industrial
• Lot 7 – Legal
• Lot 8 - Youth and Social Care

Estimated contract value	£425 million
Contract start date	25 January 2021
Contract end date	24 January 2025
Possible contract extensions	1 final extension of up to 12 months

Participating bodies

Government departments

• The Executive Office (TEO)
• Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)
• Department for Communities (DfC)
• Department for the Economy (DfE)
• Department of Education (DE)
• Department of Finance (DoF)
• Department of Health (DoH)
• Department for Infrastructure (DfI)
• Department of Justice (DoJ)
• Public Prosecution Services (PPS)

Government agencies

• Compensation Agency
• Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA)
• Forensic Science Northern Ireland
• Forest Service
• Land and Property Services (LPS)
• Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service
• Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)
• Northern Ireland Prison Service
• Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)
• Rivers Agency
• Social Security Agency (SSA)
• Youth Justice Agency

Non Departmental Public Bodies

• Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI)
• Arts Council of Northern Ireland
• Attorney General for Northern Ireland
• CITB - Construction Skills NI (formerly Construction Industry Training Board)
• Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY)
• Commissioner for Survivors of Institutional Childhood Abuse (COSICA)
• Commission for Victims and Survivors (CVSNI)
• Community Relations Council (CRC)
• Consumer Council for Northern Ireland
• Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA)
• Criminal Justice Inspectorate (CJI)
• Crown Solicitors Office
• Electoral Office Northern Ireland
• Equality Commission Northern Ireland (ECNI)
• Foras na Gaeilge
• General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland (GTCNI)
• Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI)
• Invest Northern Ireland
• Labour Relations Agency (LRA)
• Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC)
• Local Government Staff Commission (LGSC)
• Loughs Agency
• Maze Long Kesh Development Corporation (MKLDC)
• National Museums Northern Ireland
• North South Ministerial Council
• Northern Ireland Audit Office
• Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service
• Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
• Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission
• Northern Ireland Legal Services Agency
• Northern Ireland Ombudsman Office (Public Services, Judicial Appointments and Local Government) (NIPSO - Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman)
• Northern Ireland Policing Board
• Northern Ireland Screen
• Tourism Northern Ireland
• Parades Commission
• Police Ombudsman Northern Ireland
• Police Retraining and Rehabilitation Trust
• Probation Board Northern Ireland
• Sport NI
• State Pathologists Department
• Strategic Investment Board (SIB)
• Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI)
• Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland (COPNI)
• Ulster Supported Employment Limited (USEL)
• Ulster-Scots Agency
• Utilities Regulator (UREGNI)
• Victims and Survivors Service Limited

Please note only those listed can avail of this contract.

NICS HR have developed the following User Guide to assist clients in using the contract

• User Guide

Further information contacts

NICS Departments:

NICS HR Agency Workers Team - NICSHR.Resourcing@finance-ni.gov.uk

Non-Departmental Public Bodies:

CPD Collaborative Professional Services - collaboration.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk

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