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Pre-employment screening checks

GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC)

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01 Oct 2019 at 16:45

Summary of the contracting process

The General Medical Council (GMC) has conducted an open tender for pre-employment screening checks, aimed at ensuring robust background assessments for all new staff and associates. This contract, valued at £160,000, spans from 1st July 2019 to 30th June 2022, with an award date of 28th June 2019. The procurement process has now reached the award stage, with Verifile Limited selected as the contractor. The services are to be delivered across various regions in the United Kingdom, including Scotland, London, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialised in recruitment services, particularly those providing comprehensive background checks. Firms that can offer basic and standard criminal background checks, financial assessments, and reference verification will be well-positioned to compete. The GMC is looking to establish a long-term relationship with a reliable partner for these services, suggesting that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in pre-employment screening are encouraged to explore this opportunity for business growth.

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Notice Title

Pre-employment screening checks

Notice Description

The GMC carries out robust pre-employment checks before a new staff member or associate can start at the GMC. As part of these pre-employment checks, we carry out basic criminal background checks for all staff and associates on appointment and standard criminal background checks for lawyers and chartered or certified accounts. Staff members and associates are required to complete a further basic or standard criminal background check once every four years. We are looking for an organisation who can work with us on an ongoing basis to provide online pre-employment screening checks. This includes ? Basic criminal background checks for staff and associates on appointment and on rechecking once every four years from the Disclosure and Barring Service or Disclosure Scotland, ? Standard DBS checks for lawyers and Chartered/ Certified Accountants ? Financial checks as described above or a similar check ? References to support our in-house team during peak periods of recruitment ? Any other pre-employment screening services on a needs basis

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-b121ffaf-651e-4308-812b-716abfd50ad1
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f77f5d9e-1a3a-4506-b637-b04571d2e8f7
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

79600000 - Recruitment services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£160,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£160,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Oct 20196 years ago
Submission Deadline
29 May 2019Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Jun 20196 years ago
Contract Period
30 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
MANCHESTER
Postcode
M3 3AW
Post Town
Manchester
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLD North West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLD3 Greater Manchester
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLD33 Manchester
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England), TLI London, TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland

Local Authority
Manchester
Electoral Ward
Deansgate
Westminster Constituency
Manchester Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

VERIFILE

Further Information

Notice Documents

Notice URLs

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