Award

GSS24823 - Employee Screening Services

UKSBS

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

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) is seeking procurement for employee screening services, with the awarded contract valid from May 2026 to April 2028, and potential extensions till April 2030. This procurement, utilising an open procedure, was completed with the award notice published on 13th December 2025. The deadline for submission was 11th August 2025, through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. The target industry is recruitment services in the United Kingdom, with UKSBS representing a public authority from sub-central government. The procurement is in the award stage, positioned primarily in Swindon, United Kingdom.

This tender offers considerable potential for business growth within the recruitment services industry. The winning bidder, Everest Recruitment and Services Ltd, exemplifies a suitable SME model, having demonstrated extensive capability in pre-employment screening and compliance with statutory regulations. Small and medium-sized enterprises specialising in security screenings and pre-employment services would be well-positioned to compete for similar contracts in the public sector, provided they can meet the robust requirements set forth by UKSBS and deliver cost-efficient, compliant screening processes. Maintaining GDPR standards, effective branding, and supporting candidate processes are integral to success in this sector.

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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/082710-2025
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
13 Dec 20252 months ago
Submission Deadline
11 Aug 2025Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Dec 20252 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
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UKSBS
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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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