--- title: "COPFS-2023-090 - Pre-Recruitment Social Media Vetting - RFI" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000748198" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000748198" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000748198.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000748198.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "CROWN OFFICE AND PROCURATOR FISCAL SERVICE" published: "2023-10-30" --- # COPFS-2023-090 - Pre-Recruitment Social Media Vetting - RFI Buyer: CROWN OFFICE AND PROCURATOR FISCAL SERVICE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000748198 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000748198) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000748198.json) ## Summary The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is planning a public procurement process for Pre-Recruitment Social Media Vetting. The opportunity involves carrying out social media checks as part of the Pre-Recruitment Vetting process. The deadline for submitting completed Request for Information questionnaires is 12:00 on Friday 17th November 2023. The procurement is in the planning stage and falls under the services category, with the buying organisation based in Edinburgh, UKM. This tender for Pre-Recruitment Social Media Vetting creates opportunities for businesses offering vetting and screening services. Companies specialised in pre-employment checks would be well-suited to compete for this contract. The procurement process involves reviewing recruitment procedures and considering social media checks as part of the screening process to ensure candidate suitability. Suppliers interested in safeguarding businesses through comprehensive pre-employment checks can benefit from participating in this opportunity. ## Notice The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service would like to notify you of a potential opportunity to carry out Social Media checks on behalf of COPFS as part of the Pre-Recruitment Vetting. A Request For Information questionnaire has been developed and should be completed and returned before the deadline by any suppliers interested in this opportunity. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Carrying out pre-employment checks, or 'vetting' a candidate, is an important part of the recruitment process, whereby we consider whether a candidate is eligible for a job role. With the selection of candidates focusing on their suitability for the job role, COPFS carry out pre-employment checks to safeguard the business from any negative impact cause by the recruitment of an individual. We are currently in the process of reviewing our recruitment process and are interested in incorporating social media checks as part of our screening process. We understand the importance of ensuring that our potential employees align with our company values and culture and believe that social media checks can provide valuable insights into a candidates character and behaviour. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT491460 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Oct 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 8 Jan 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | CROWN OFFICE AND PROCURATOR FISCAL SERVICE | | Locality | EDINBURGH | | Post town | Edinburgh | | Postcode | EH1 1LA | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | City Centre | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | | Delivery location | TLM Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79600000 - Recruitment services - 79700000 - Investigation and security services - 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services ## Release History - 30 Oct 2023 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT491460 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT491460&idx=2 13th November 2023 - RFI Question & Answer Log - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=OCT491460&idx=1 30th October 2023 - Pre-Recruitment Social Media Vetting - RFI Template - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT491460 COPFS-2023-090 - Pre-Recruitment Social Media Vetting - RFI - The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service would like to notify you of a potential opportunity to carry out Social Media checks on behalf of COPFS as part of the Pre-Recruitment Vetting. A Request For Information questionnaire has been developed and should be completed and returned before the deadline by any suppliers interested in this opportunity. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.copfs.gov.uk/ - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000748198 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=748198 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000748198. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000748198.json.