Applicant Background Checks and Clearances for NHSBT

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: UK

Awarded value£60,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Apr 2026no call for competition

Awarded to Matrix SCM

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Applicant background checks and clearance for NHSBT employees

CPV: Human resources management consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This Contract is for DBS and Disclosure Scotland pre-employment checks including the…Awarded

This Contract is for DBS and Disclosure Scotland pre-employment checks including the electornic delivery of results

Delivery: UK

Extensions: x1 12 month extension option available which is factored into the total contract value

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: 1 Apr 2026, 12:14 BST
Last source update: 1 Apr 2026, 12:14 BST
Authority reference: C384716
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-030309
Classification (CPV): Human resources management consultancy services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-067aa2 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: This was an under threshold, compliant direct award via a framework to continue the services for a further one year with an optional 1 year extension. A longer term strategy for Applicant background checks is in progress as this is an ongoing requirement for NHSBT.

Publisher note: this procurement was conducted under G-Cloud 14 RM1557.14 as a direct award.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £60,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Matrix SCM	£60,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 030309-2026-1 · Matrix SCM
Signed
1 Apr 2026
Value
£60,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawHealth 500, North Bristol Park,Filton,, Bristol, South West, BS347QHContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

The High CourtMediation bodyReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

MATRIX SCM LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02227962 Milton Keynes, South East

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.