---
title: "Professional Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-058791"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH"
published: "2025-08-14"
---

# Professional Services

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-058791

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## Summary

The University of Plymouth has completed a public procurement process for providing professional services focused on DBS checks and student recruitment. The procurement falls under the services category, specifically targeting recruitment services, with multiple delivery locations across the United Kingdom, including regions such as UKC, UKD, and UKK. This tender employed a "Below threshold - unknown” procurement method, indicative of a smaller scale or less complex acquisition. The process reached the award stage on 14th August 2025, with the contract active from 1st June 2025 and set to conclude on 28th February 2026. The contract, valued at £36,000 GBP, was awarded to First Advantage Europe Ltd.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in professional recruitment services, particularly those with expertise in background checks and student recruitment processes. Companies capable of delivering detailed and efficient recruitment solutions across various regions in the United Kingdom will find this contract beneficial for showcasing and expanding their service offerings. SMEs such as First Advantage Europe Ltd, which successfully secured this contract, highlight the prospect for smaller enterprises to leverage such public procurement opportunities to enhance their market presence and growth within the educational and recruitment sectors.

## Notice

DBS checks / Student Recruitment

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048616-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Aug 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 May 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 May 2025 - 28 Feb 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £36,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH |
| Locality | PLYMOUTH |
| Post town | Plymouth |
| Postcode | PL4 8AA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK41 Plymouth |
| Local authority | Plymouth |
| Electoral ward | Drake |
| Westminster constituency | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | FIRST ADVANTAGE EUROPE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 79600000 - Recruitment services

## Release History

- 14 Aug 2025 at 08:33 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048616-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/048616-2025
  14th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/

## Provenance

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