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title: "Pre-employment screening checks"
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buyer: "GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC)"
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# Pre-employment screening checks

Buyer: GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b121ffaf-651e-4308-812b-716abfd50ad1

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## Summary

The General Medical Council (GMC) has conducted an open tender for pre-employment screening checks, aimed at ensuring robust background assessments for all new staff and associates. This contract, valued at £160,000, spans from 1st July 2019 to 30th June 2022, with an award date of 28th June 2019. The procurement process has now reached the award stage, with Verifile Limited selected as the contractor. The services are to be delivered across various regions in the United Kingdom, including Scotland, London, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialised in recruitment services, particularly those providing comprehensive background checks. Firms that can offer basic and standard criminal background checks, financial assessments, and reference verification will be well-positioned to compete. The GMC is looking to establish a long-term relationship with a reliable partner for these services, suggesting that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in pre-employment screening are encouraged to explore this opportunity for business growth.

## Notice

The GMC carries out robust pre-employment checks before a new staff member or associate can start at the GMC. As part of these pre-employment checks, we carry out basic criminal background checks for all staff and associates on appointment and standard criminal background checks for lawyers and chartered or certified accounts. Staff members and associates are required to complete a further basic or standard criminal background check once every four years. We are looking for an organisation who can work with us on an ongoing basis to provide online pre-employment screening checks. This includes ? Basic criminal background checks for staff and associates on appointment and on rechecking once every four years from the Disclosure and Barring Service or Disclosure Scotland, ? Standard DBS checks for lawyers and Chartered/ Certified Accountants ? Financial checks as described above or a similar check ? References to support our in-house team during peak periods of recruitment ? Any other pre-employment screening services on a needs basis

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f77f5d9e-1a3a-4506-b637-b04571d2e8f7 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Oct 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 29 May 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Jun 2019 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £160,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £160,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL (GMC) |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M3 3AW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLD3 Greater Manchester |
| ITL 3 | TLD33 Manchester |
| Local authority | Manchester |
| Electoral ward | Deansgate |
| Westminster constituency | Manchester Central |
| Delivery location | TLD North West (England), TLI London, TLL Wales, TLM Scotland, TLN Northern Ireland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VERIFILE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 1 Oct 2019 at 16:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f77f5d9e-1a3a-4506-b637-b04571d2e8f7

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f77f5d9e-1a3a-4506-b637-b04571d2e8f7
  1st October 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT158303
  NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided.

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gmc-uk.org

## Provenance

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