Leeds City Council has chosen Sopra Steria Recruitment (SSR) as one of six service providers to supply all temporary and permanent ICT resources for the council over the next four years.

The decision was made after a highly competitive tendering process, where candidates were judged by their ability to deliver critical business projects and IT support, as well as their track records for doing so.

“In winning a place as a preferred supplier to Leeds City Council, we intend to ensure that the opportunity is maximised so that the council realises its resourcing and recruitment ambitions, through SSR’s focus on delivery excellence,” said Peter Holliday, managing director at Sopra Steria Recruitment.

“This win helps cement the SSR aspiration of growing as leaders in recruitment transformation by delivering our full portfolio of services including candidate assurance, candidate selection, recruitment outsourcing, and onsite direct recruitment.”

Leeds is just one of many councils embracing outsourcing in order to deal with the latest set of austerity measures.

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