Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Disclosure & Barring Service for Flintshire County Council
Authority: Flintshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFlintshire County Council (FCC / The Authority) is looking to procure a contract with an approved e-Broker supplier which is a Registered Body for the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to provide DBS checks to support safeguarding and recruitment process. The Authority currently undertakes 1500-2000 DBS Checks per annum, this is based on previous figures and is not minimum or guaranteed. All requirements of this procurement exercise can be found within Proactis Source to Contract the reference is GSC1001365REQ
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 15 Jun 2030, 23:59 BST.
- No preliminary market engagement: The Authority has not undertaken any preliminary market engagement.
CPV: Administration, defence and social security services · Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£1
- Economic & financial standing
Details can be found within the procurement documentation on Proactis Source to Contract.
- Technical & professional ability
Details can be found within the procurement documentation on Proactis Source to Contract.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (7)
- Meeting DBS Service and Solution Specification Requirements: 20%
- Implementation Plan: 6%
- Customer Service, Contract / Account Management & Continuity of Service Provision: 4%
- DBS & DfE Requirements: 4%
- Technical Support & Customer Helpdesk: 4%
- Effectiveness of Transferring DBS Forms: 2%
- Price: 60%
Published award criteria (7)
- Price
- Meeting DBS Service and Solution Specification Requirements
- Implementation Plan
- Customer Service, Contract / Account Management & Continuity of Service Provision
- DBS & DfE Requirements
- Technical Support & Customer Helpdesk
- Effectiveness of Transferring DBS Forms
- Economic & financial standing
Details can be found within the procurement documentation on Proactis Source to Contract.
- Technical & professional ability
Details can be found within the procurement documentation on Proactis Source to Contract.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 15 Jun 2030
- First published
- 17 Jul 2025, 15:58 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jul 2025, 15:58 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
GSC1001365REQ- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-041052- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056185Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en, cy
Timeline
17 Jul 2025 → 18 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published17 Jul 2025, 15:58 BST
- Clarification questions by5 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline12 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by8 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts376 days ago18 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published17 Jul 2025, 15:58 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender