--- title: "King's Trust DBS and Vetting Services" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f134" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f134" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f134.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f134.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "The King's Trust" published: "2026-09-03" --- # King's Trust DBS and Vetting Services Buyer: The King's Trust Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f134 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f134) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f134.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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) ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083438-2026 | | 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 | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 3 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 29 Sep 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Jan 2027 - 30 Jan 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £65,000 | | Lots value | £65,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | The King's Trust | | Locality | LONDON | | Postcode area | South East London | | Postcode | SE1 8EG | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI4 Inner London - East | | ITL 3 | TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark | | Local authority | Southwark | | Electoral ward | St George's | | Westminster constituency | Bermondsey and Old Southwark | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### 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 ### 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 ## Release History - 3 Sep 2026 at 12:27 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083438-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/083438-2026 3rd September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://suppliers.multiquote.com - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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