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title: "003271 - Online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application provider"
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# 003271 - Online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application provider

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/003271-online-disclosure-and-barring-service-dbs-application-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-069b6c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Durham County Council: "003271 - Online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application provider". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,250,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Oct 2026, 10:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 1 day left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Durham County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/durham-county-council-ons-e06000047)
- **Published Value:** £1,250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 October 2026 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Software package and information systems
- **Delivery Location:** UKC14
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 3 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/003271-online-disclosure-and-barring-service-dbs-application-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-069b6c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-069b6c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/003271-online-disclosure-and-barring-service-dbs-application-provider-ocds-h6vhtk-069b6c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** Full tender documents can be accessed free of charge at www.open-uk.org
Reference: OPEN20261396
Submission and clarification questions must be made via the Open Portal.

## Description
DCC undertakes DBS checks on all employees in posts identified as requiring a DBS check in accordance with the DBS eligibility criteria; plus DBS checks for carers, fostering, adoption, taxi drivers, volunteers and maintained schools, amongst others. Checks ensure full compliance with recruitment processes, as well as statutory requirements. The Council also operates a rechecking process for employees, currently set at 5 years.
We are seeking to formally procure the services of a DBS umbrella registered body, who will provide an electronic administration platform for the submission of DBS application forms and for the subsequent check results to be visible to users within DCC (E-Bulk System). 
We anticipate a requirement to process approximately 5,000 DBS applications per year for the Council. However, it should be noted that the number of applications processed may be subject to fluctuation due to organisational change, renewals required and policy decisions arising from national changes to disclosure and barring eligibility criteria. For avoidance of doubt, the spread of applications will not be uniform across any period.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 48000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £1,250,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F090804-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-25T08:15:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:04:54.249Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-069b6c