Following a full tender process, the University has renewed the contract for Tate as our managed service partner to manage all agency related temporary worker recruitment. This service is now live and all agency staff should be recruited through this channel. You can contact them via email at uos@tate.co.uk or by calling 01582 692543.

This contract renewal brings all agency spend into one place with consolidated invoicing at excellent negotiated rates and a system which provides full management information reporting. This has proven efficiencies and cost savings and continues to ensure breadth of engagement for specialist staffing areas. Tate is your first point of contact, and no other agencies should be used.

Tate are part of the RSS Global group with access to specialist brands including Blue Arrow, Chadwick Nott and Medacs. Alongside these brands, they also utilise a supply chain to deliver 100% fulfilment to the University, covering all areas of our recruitment needs:

Other recruitment routes

• Standard recruitment
  • Use this option if you need to employ a new member of staff on an employment contract for a period of 12 weeks or more to fill a new or existing role.
  • Administered via e-Recruit and supported by the?Recruitment Team?in HR.
  • Go to the?Recruitment Toolkit for more information.

• Casual workers through UniWorkforce
  • Use this option for irregular work or short-term assignments (less than 12 weeks), e.g. exam invigilation, open day ambassadors, demonstrating and ad-hoc administration.
  • Administered via e-Recruit and supported by the?UniWorkforce Team?in HR.
  • Go the?UniWorkforce pages for more information.

If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact:

• Procurement & contract management – Victoria Waterman, V.L.Waterman@soton.ac.uk
• HR – Christine Trotter, C.J.trotter@soton.ac.uk
• Tate – Jordan Deen, uos@tate.co.uk