Notice Information
Notice Title
Pre-employment Checks Provider
Notice Description
Transport for Wales has awarded a call-off contract under the ESPO Framework 3S-22 for the provision of Strategic HR Services. The contract covers the delivery of digital onboarding and comprehensive pre-employment screening, including DBS checks, right-to-work verification, employment and qualification history, credit checks, and online reputation screening. Services will be delivered via a secure online portal integrated with Transport for Wales' Applicant Tracking System.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Transport for Wales has awarded a call-off contract under the ESPO Framework 3S-22 for the provision of Strategic HR Services. The contract covers the delivery of digital onboarding and comprehensive pre-employment screening, including DBS checks, right-to-work verification, employment and qualification history, credit checks, and online reputation screening. Services will be delivered via a secure online portal integrated with Transport for Wales' Applicant Tracking System.
Procurement Information
This contract was awarded through a direct call-off from the ESPO Framework 3S-22, which was itself tendered in full compliance. Because framework agreements already undergo a compliant competitive tender process at the point they are established, contracting authorities are legally permitted to award call-off contracts without publishing a new call for competition.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-kuma6s-161765
- Publication Source
- Sell2Wales
- Latest Notice
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=161765
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
79721000 - Detective agency services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £30,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Feb 20265 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 17 Feb 20266 days ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- TRANSPORT FOR WALES
- Contact Name
- Procurement
- Contact Email
- procurement@tfw.wales
- Contact Phone
- +44 2921673434
Buyer Location
- Locality
- PONTYPRIDD
- Postcode
- CF37 4TH
- Post Town
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLL Wales
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLL5 South East Wales
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLL51 Central Valleys and Bridgend
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Electoral Ward
- Pontypridd Town
- Westminster Constituency
- Pontypridd
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB589543
Pre-employment Checks Provider - Transport for Wales has awarded a call-off contract under the ESPO Framework 3S-22 for the provision of Strategic HR Services. The contract covers the delivery of digital onboarding and comprehensive pre-employment screening, including DBS checks, right-to-work verification, employment and qualification history, credit checks, and online reputation screening. Services will be delivered via a secure online portal integrated with Transport for Wales' Applicant Tracking System.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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