Award

GSS24823 - Employee Screening Services

UKSBS

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

TenderCancellation

27 Feb 2026 at 14:55

AwardUpdate

13 Dec 2025 at 09:53

Award

01 Dec 2025 at 11:02

TenderUpdate

30 Jul 2025 at 12:27

Tender

26 Jun 2025 at 13:22

Summary of the contracting process

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UKSBS), a sub-central government public authority, initiated a procurement process for Employee Screening Services, under the title "GSS24823 - Employee Screening Services." This process, conducted using an open procurement method, indicates that a complete tender with a significant contract value of £1,606,524 gross is set for delivery across the United Kingdom. The procurement timeline commenced with a tender submission cut-off on 11th August 2025, followed by proceedings through various stages including tender updates on 30th July 2025 and additional contract details on 1st December 2025. It recently concluded with the cancellation of the contract on 27th February 2026 due to specification deficiencies, affecting the award active as of a related contract value with Everest Recruitment and Services Ltd, an SME based in Bolton.

While the tender has been cancelled, potentially affecting previous opportunities, businesses specialising in recruitment or security services, particularly those familiar with GDPR compliance and BPSS standards, would find similar tenders promising avenues for growth. The emphasis on legally compliant, confidential baseline security services and candidate checks echoed throughout the tender illustrates a significant demand for firms capable of adhering to strict compliance and providing detailed reporting. As UKSBS engages in substantial contracts with potential renewal terms stretching up to six years, companies adept in pre-employment screening and tender submissions through platforms like the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal have a pivotal opportunity to secure future contracts by demonstrating the ability to meet strict KPI and SLA requirements effectively.

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Notice Title

GSS24823 - Employee Screening Services

Notice Description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Monday 11th August 2025 at 14:00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement UKSBS, on behalf of their clients, seeks to procure a supplier that can successfully, confidentially and legally, in accordance with all relevant legislation, provide a baseline security screening service and carry out pre-employment and pre-engagement of candidate checks. What is employee screening? Pre-employment screening is the background check undertaken for staff, contractors, agency personnel and other people with access to the organisation's assets. Typically, this means that checks are conducted to validate and verify information provided by the screening candidate to ensure that they have provided an honest and factual representation to enable organisations to make the best hiring decisions. Aims and Objectives Suppliers bidding for this specialised service must demonstrate clearly with evidence through their tender submissions that they can undertake screening, and provide the desired outcomes for UKSBS in a cost-efficient, and accurate manner through: * compliance with UKSBS' KPIs, UK laws, policy, legislation (UK Data Protection Act 2018), and government standards, * conformity to the BPSS and SLAs indicated, * relevant and required branding, * facility to support candidates during the screening process, * maintenance of GDPR compliance and classifications, and; * provision of reporting, reminders and communication. Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the Supplier Attachments tab within the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria as set out in the RFP document. How to Apply UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UKSBS) will be using the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal for this procurement. To register on the Jaggaer eSourcing portal please use the link https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/ and follow the instructions to register as a supplier. If you are already registered on the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://beisgroup.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/. Once you are logged into the system you will be able to locate the Procurement you wish to leave a bid on by clicking the ITTs Open to All Suppliers and searching for the reference number itt_2122

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: 1st December 2029 (including all optional extensions 2+1+1)

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-055442
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018014-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£1,336,270 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,336,270 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,336,270 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Feb 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
11 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Dec 20253 months ago
Contract Period
30 Apr 2026 - 30 Apr 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
2029-04-02

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Cancelled

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UKSBS
Additional Buyers

MISSING

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FF
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

EVEREST RECRUITMENT AND SERVICES

Further Information

Notice Documents

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