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Published 29 Aug 2024

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Provision of Employee Screening Services

Authority: THE FINANCIAL REPORTING COUNCIL LIMITED

Open procedure (below threshold)
CPV: Business and management consultancy services (79410000)
Published contract value£11,000Exc. VAT
Contract ends 31 Oct 2027
Contract starts 1 Nov 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

***THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE***

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) are tendering for a Responsible Organisation (RO) that can fulfil our requirements relating to employee screening and associated services.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is an independent regulator which serves the public interest by setting high standards of corporate governance, corporate reporting and audit and by holding to account those responsible for delivering them. The FRC also monitors and takes enforcement action where things go wrong to ensure the proper operation of the market and confidence in the UK economy and the UK's international reputation as an attractive place to do business. The FRC is committed to:

  • Protecting and improving audit and reporting quality;
  • Making company reporting fit for the future;
  • Supporting the creation of the audit of the future;
  • Ensuring that the world-leading UK Corporate Governance and

Stewardship Codes make the UK a great place to do business;

  • Supporting the FRC's transformation to the Audit, Reporting and

Governance Authority (ARGA), a modern, forward-looking

regulator.

Further details about the FRC can be found on our website www.frc.org.uk ↗

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) are tendering for a Responsible Organisation (RO) that can fulfil our requirements relating to employee screening and associated services. A Responsible Organisation (RO) is an organisation registered with the DBS to submit basic checks through a web service www.gov.uk/guidance/responsible… ↗.

Our Employment screening core aim is to ensure that individual's suitability to hold employment in the given job role, therefore whilst the employment screening mainly applies to comprises to 'new joiners', there are instances when they are undertaken for individuals who are moving between job roles within an organisation.

Our requirements are broadly divided into the four categories below.

(1) Identity

(2) Education

(3) Employment

(4) Personal

We are looking for a provider to have an online portal service whereby we can request the required checks and receive reports on completed onboarding checks.

***AWARD NOTICE***

Additional information: THIS IS A CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE.

THIS TENDER HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

The contract value is a estimate only. The FRC will pay for checks undertaken.

The FRC reserves the right to extend the contract term. The aggregated contract value will be capped at no greater than £175k

Published procurement details

Procedure
Open procedure (below threshold)
Buyer reference
FRC2024-029
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Published tender value
£25,000.00
Min Value
£10,000.00
Tender deadline
Published
Procurement method
Open
Additional classifications 1: Reference
79600000
Additional classifications 1: Scheme
CPV
Additional classifications 1: Description
Recruitment services
Additional classifications 2: Reference
79990000
Additional classifications 2: Scheme
CPV
Additional classifications 2: Description
Miscellaneous business-related services
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
EC2Y 5AS

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Notice published
    29 Aug 2024
  2. Award decision
    8 Oct 2024
  3. Contract starts
    1 Nov 2024
  4. Contract ends
    31 Oct 2027

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Suppliers named on the notice

  • REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITEDSupplier Academy Court,94 Chancery Lane LONDON WC2A 1DT GB
    Identifier
    06903140 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    Large

Official documents & specifications (9)

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-f9431b29-83c2-4ee3-a53c-0523abefc5a6-2024-10-25T16:39:31+01:00
Published
29 Aug 2024
Latest update
25 Oct 2024
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-f9431b29-83c2-4ee3-a53c-0523abefc5a6
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-f9431b29-83c2-4ee3-a53c-0523abefc5a6-1