Official UK procurement notice
CO02454 Pre-Employment Checks - Vetting Services
Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionEssex County Council (ECC) Employment Vetting Service currently processes Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) and other employments checks for internal staff, and also to External Customer Organisations across the UK. The current split of checks is approx. 30% internal to 70% external.
ECC is seeking to replace its current service provision with a service that will offer a range of checks including the current checks and any potential new checks that the bidder may offer.
Our longer-term aim is to become an eRB broker.
We would be seeking a provider to offer a system for checks with ECC remaining as the counter signatory for DBS
The ECC eDBS Service has a current e-Bulk contract with an external provider which is due to come to an end in November 2022. On average last year we completed 37,500 checks with an expectation to increase this by 36% throughout 2022 and continue to increase. The checks completed were made up of 23,100 DBS checks and 14,400 other pre-employment checks.
The new contract will be expected to ensure continuity for the eDBS Service element and its existing customers.
CPV: Miscellaneous business and business-related services · Software package and information systems
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The system shall be candidate driven with minimal manual intervention by ECCAwardedRenewal
The system shall be candidate driven with minimal manual intervention by ECC. This shall
include technology which enhances customer experience to ensure we are at the forefront of
service provision such as facial recognition for Right to Work purposes.
The preference is for a cloud-based service with minimal impact on ECC’s infrastructure.
The system will need to be available on-line 24/7 and accessible via mobile / smart devices.
ECC branding of the version of the providers system to be used by ECC applicants. (The ECC
brand book will be provided in the tender pack)
The system will be fully functional in line with our requirements and have the proven ability to
integrate into other line of business systems such as our ATS
Functionality to capture data from the existing eDBS provider and retain all data pertaining
to each DBS disclosure application and all other employment checks
The ability to interface with ECC’s resourcing and finance systems. The capability to raise
charging information and to inform invoicing and accounting systems. The provision of
regular and ad-hoc billing and activity reporting which is further outlined in the requirements
spreadsheet.
The interface(s) between the e-Bulk system and the DBS must be approved by the DBS to
link in with the DBS system.
It is envisaged that the Authority may invite the top three rated bidders following evaluation
to present to key stakeholders.
The e-Bulk provider’s system will be able to deliver fully, to the ECC disclosures database,
data entered during the disclosure application process and the resulting outcome from the
DBS check.
The system will also provide access via self-service to our customers to make all other employment checks including DBS
The system shall be flexible in order to accommodate any increase in the number of checks
per annum, including on-boarding large customers and any other changes. Successful
implementation of the service is dependent on the system being fully functional, robust and
able to accept and store the volumes of applications and subsequent outcomes to be
received via the eBulk interface and additional customers checks.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 55
- Social Value: 5
- Price: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Jul 2022, 12:42 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2022, 14:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 10 Aug 2022 – …
- Authority reference
DN616419- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-027521- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035081Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 10 Aug 2022, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 10 Aug 2022, 15:00 BST
Timeline
10 Aug 2022 → 30 Sept 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline10 Aug 2022, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened10 Aug 2022, 15:00 BST
- Notice published30 Sept 2022, 14:27 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete30 Sept 2022, 14:27 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Background Screening Limited | £900,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
CO02454 Pre-Employment Checks - Vetting Services · Complete Background Screening Limited
- Signed
- 30 Sept 2022
- Value
- £900,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court, Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- COMPLETE BACKGROUND SCREENING LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.