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# Disclosure and Barring Service · UK Public Procurement Dossier

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/disclosure-and-barring-service-gov-pb509). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Authority Summary:** Disclosure and Barring Service is a UK Contracting Authority based in North West England. Tracked in the Tenderline open procurement catalogue across 17 published procedures, with 0 live opportunities open for bidding right now.

## Key Information
- **Contracting Authority:** Disclosure and Barring Service
- **Classification:** UK Contracting Authority
- **Delivery Region:** North West England
- **Authority ID:** `GB-FTS-169733` (Find a Tender organisation id)
- **Live Open Tenders:** 0
- **Total Published Procedures:** 17
- **Published Award Value (24 months):** £342k (median award: £171k) across 2 of 2 eligible published values (VAT excluded; not actual spend)
- **Official Registers:** govuk-organisations (Disclosure and Barring Service)
- **Tenderline Record:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/disclosure-and-barring-service-gov-pb509

## Procurement Vehicles & Sourcing Routes
- **Commercial Tools (24m):** Contract: 16 (100%)
- **Sourcing Procedures (24m):** Route not published: 13 (81%), Direct award: 1 (6%), Limited / restricted: 1 (6%), Open: 1 (6%)

## Primary Procurement Sectors (CPV)
1. **[IT services: consulting, software, internet](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/it-services-software-72000000) (CPV 72):** 11 notices, last 24 months (69% of this period)
2. **[Business services: law, marketing, consulting](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/business-services-consultancy-79000000) (CPV 79):** 5 notices, last 24 months (31% of this period)
3. **[Software package and information systems](https://tenderline.uk/sectors/software-packages-erp-48000000) (CPV 48):** 1 notices, last 24 months (6% of this period)

## Key Awarded Suppliers
1. **[Oracle Corporation UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/oracle-corporation-uk-limited-coh-01782505):** 2 procedures

## Largest Public Contract Awards
Top public contracts awarded by this authority:
1. **[Oracle Corporation UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/oracle-corporation-uk-limited-coh-01782505):** £240k · [Oracle Market Driven Support 2026](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/oracle-market-driven-support-mds-2026-through-bos2-framework-ocds-h6vhtk-05fa06)
2. **[Oracle Corporation UK Limited](https://tenderline.uk/suppliers/oracle-corporation-uk-limited-coh-01782505):** £102k · [Oracle Java Subscription License 2026-2028](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/oracle-java-subscription-license-2026-2028-ocds-h6vhtk-06b61f)

## Retender Radar & Upcoming Expiries
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 6 Months:** 0
- **Active Contracts Expiring in 18 Months:** 1
- **Catalogue Retender Radar:** [Track upcoming UK contract expiries](https://tenderline.uk/retenders)

## Award Values & Counterparties
> **Complete Contracting Authority Dossier:** Published award values over 24 months, supplier rosters, contract expiry dates, and direct award breakdowns are available in the interactive dossier on Tenderline:
> [Explore full Disclosure and Barring Service intelligence dossier on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/disclosure-and-barring-service-gov-pb509#spend-analytics)

## Provenance and Open Data
- **Data Source:** Official notices published under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- **Canonical Profile:** https://tenderline.uk/buyers/disclosure-and-barring-service-gov-pb509
- **Full Catalogue Machine Access:** https://tenderline.uk/llms.txt