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King's Trust DBS and Vetting Services

The King's Trust

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03 Sep 2026 at 12:27

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The King's Trust is procuring personnel vetting and pre-employment checking services. The requirement covers criminal record checks across England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and internationally, together with pre-employment reference checks and right-to-work checks for staff. The appointed supplier will provide a service that supports the Trust’s recruitment and workforce compliance processes. The work is delivered across the United Kingdom, with international criminal record checks included within the service scope. This is primarily a personnel and payroll-related service (CPV 79631000), with associated information technology and information systems elements indicated in the requirement. It is relevant to providers of DBS, criminal record screening, employment referencing and right-to-work verification services, particularly those able to handle UK-wide and international checks.

The process has reached tender: The King's Trust invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. It is a single-lot procurement. Questions had to be submitted by 22 September 2026 at 17:00, and offers were due by 29 September 2026 at 12:00. The contract is scheduled to run from 31 January 2027 to 30 January 2028, with three possible 12-month extensions, allowing the term to extend to 30 January 2031. The estimated value is £65,000 excluding VAT and £78,000 including VAT. Electronic submission is allowed. Offers will be evaluated on quality at 70% and price at 30%. The lot is identified as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises.

This opportunity suits specialist screening and workforce-checking providers that can conduct criminal record checks across all four UK nations and internationally. Relevant experience includes DBS or equivalent criminal record screening, pre-employment reference checking and right-to-work verification for staff. Suppliers should be able to manage different checking requirements and jurisdictions while providing a dependable service to support recruitment and compliance. The requirement is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises and for voluntary, community and social enterprises, so it may fit organisations with focused vetting expertise as well as larger established providers. Businesses with systems and operational processes for handling applicant information, coordinating checks and delivering consistent results across a broad geographic scope are well placed to compete.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

King's Trust DBS and Vetting Services

Notice Description

The services comprise of conducting all our criminal record checks across England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Internationally, along with carrying out our pre-employment reference checks and right to work checks for staff.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Extensions allowed: Yes (3 x 12 months)

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f134
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083438-2026
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
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
SME, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

66 - Financial and insurance services

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

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

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

66000000 - Financial and insurance services

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

79631000 - Personnel and payroll services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£65,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
£65,000 Under £100K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
29 Sep 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 Jan 2027 - 30 Jan 2028 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
The King's Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SE1 8EG
Postcode Area
South East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Southwark
Electoral Ward
St George's
Westminster Constituency
Bermondsey and Old Southwark

Further Information

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