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Published 28 Feb 2020

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CS19295 Security screening process of pre-recruitment candidates and existing employees

Authority: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

Open procedure (above threshold)
CPV: Recruitment services (79600000)
Published contract value£1,630,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 30 Nov 2026
Awarded to Agenda Screening Services Limited
Contract starts 1 Dec 2020

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is 11th May 2020 at 14:00

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing Portal.

Brief Description of Requirement

UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS), on behalf of the UK Research and Innovation wishes to put in place a services for pre-employment screening, this is the background checking of staff, contractors, agency personnel and other people with access to the organisation's assets. This means that checks are conducted to validate and verify information provided by the screening candidate to ensure that they have provided an honest and factual representation to enable organisations to make the best hiring decisions.

UK SBS HR services, on behalf of UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) recruits employees for, is seeking a competent organisation that can successfully, confidentially and legally, in accordance with all legislation,provide a "BASELINE" security screening service carry out pre-employment and pre-engagement of candidates.

Requirement. All attachments can be found with the Document Uploads tab within the Delta eSourcing Portal.

This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the RFP document.

How to Apply

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Delta eSourcing Portal for this procurement.

To register on the Delta eSourcing portal please use the link uksbs.delta-esourcing.com ↗ and follow the instructions to register.

If you are already registered on the Delta eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: uksbs.delta-esourcing.com ↗ and the follow the instructions to 'Login'

Once you are logged into the system you will be able to link yourself into this procurement using the Access Code: 5P982H7258

Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control.

Additional information: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER

All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts)

Responses must be received by the date in the tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the Delta eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.

As a user of the Delta eSourcing Portal you will have access to the Delta messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific tender event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity.

The contracting authority expressly reserves the right:

i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice ;and

ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by any supplier. If the contracting authority decides to enter into a contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders.

About UK Shared Business Services

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.

Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority.

Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations.

For full details of our partner base please review the following link: www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/con… ↗

Published procurement details

Procedure
Open procedure (above threshold)
Buyer reference
CS19295
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Published tender value
£1,630,000.00
Min Value
£1,300,000.00
Tender deadline
Published
Procurement method
Open
Tender contract period: End date
Tender contract period: Start date
Item 1: Delivery locations as published

British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom; Guernsey; Jersey

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Notice published
    28 Feb 2020
  2. Award decision
    9 Nov 2020
  3. Contract starts
    1 Dec 2020
  4. Contract ends
    30 Nov 2026

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDContracting authority Polaris House, North Star Avenue, SWINDON, SN21FF, EnglandContact email
    Identifier
    sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/dXGP288m · GB-SRS
    URL
    http://www.uksbs.co.uk

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Agenda Screening Services LimitedSupplier Regents Court Princess Street Hull HU2 8BA
    Identifier
    16114332 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    SME

Official documents & specifications (13)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-f581d386-88fc-45c9-9641-96e1c541aa7b-2026-04-22T12:52:50+01:00
Published
28 Feb 2020
Latest update
22 Apr 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-f581d386-88fc-45c9-9641-96e1c541aa7b
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-f581d386-88fc-45c9-9641-96e1c541aa7b-2