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Published 30 Oct 2026, 14:38 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

003893 - Online DBS Application Provider

Official notice

Authority: Durham County Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48) Delivery: North East (UKC14)
Awarded value£85,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 9 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to North East Regional Employers Organisation

What is being bought

Published requirement description

To directly award to Nereo for the provision of a qualified and experienced Registered Body and service provider to deliver a fully managed online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application solution, whilst a full procurement exercise takes place. The provider will support the end to end processing of DBS checks for (amongst others) employees, volunteers, schools, taxi contractors, and other authorised applicants. The provider will also deliver External Verification Checks for applicants with insufficient identity evidence to satisfy DBS identity checking processes.

Please note, this service is in the process of being reprocured and the tender opportunity was advertised on Find a Tender Service and the Open Portal, with the contract to go live from 1st April 2027. This Direct Award is to continue existing arrangements to allow time for a compliant open tender procurement process and sufficient time for contract mobilisation.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: North East
48000000 Software package and information systems

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Oct 2026, 14:38 GMT
Last source update
30 Oct 2026, 14:38 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-103288
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
North East (UKC14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0794c5 Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Contract details notice published
    30 Oct 2026, 14:38 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £85,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
North East Regional Employers Organisation£85,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Durham County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PMPB-8772-VYWM Corten House, Dunholme Close, Durham, North East, DH1 5WBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender