Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of a Disclosure & Barring Service for Flintshire County Council
Notice Description
Flintshire County Council (FCC / The Authority) is looking to procure a contract with an approved e-Broker supplier which is a Registered Body for the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to provide DBS checks to support safeguarding and recruitment process. The Authority currently undertakes 1500-2000 DBS Checks per annum, this is based on previous figures and is not minimum or guaranteed. All requirements of this procurement exercise can be found within Proactis Source to Contract the reference is GSC1001365REQ
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: 5 year contract with the option to extend on an annual basis for an additional 3 years. (5+1+1+1)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-056186
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041053-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
-
- CPV Codes
75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1
- Lots Value
- £1
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 Aug 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 17 Oct 2025 - 17 Oct 2030 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-06-15
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- FLINTSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Lisa Rainford
- Contact Email
- procurement@denbighshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01824 712194
Buyer Location
- Locality
- FLINTSHIRE
- Postcode
- CH5 3FF
- Post Town
- Chester
- Country
- Wales
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL3 North Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
- Delivery Location
- TLL23 Flintshire and Wrexham
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- Local Authority
- Flintshire
- Electoral Ward
- Hawarden: Ewloe
- Westminster Constituency
- Alyn and Deeside
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041053-2025
17th July 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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