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CO02454 Pre-Employment Checks - Vetting Services
Miscellaneous business and business-related services
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Essex County Council: "CO02454 Pre-Employment Checks - Vetting Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Essex County Council | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | complete No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Essex County Council
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Published history for Essex County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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5.8Bids / Report
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Coverage: 284 active published awards; 282 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityEssex County Council | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statuscomplete | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published30 Sept 2022, 14:27 BST | Last source update30 Sept 2022, 14:27 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationMiscellaneous business and business-related services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-035081 | ||
What is being bought
Essex 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.
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
30 Sept 2022, 14:27 BST - Status changed to complete
30 Sept 2022, 14:27 BST - Official notice release published
30 Sept 2022, 14:27 BST - Submission deadline changed to published date
30 Sept 2022, 14:27 BST - Published value updated to £900,000
11 Jul 2022, 12:42 BST - Status changed to active
11 Jul 2022, 12:42 BST - Official notice release published
11 Jul 2022, 12:42 BST - Submission deadline changed to 10 Aug 2022, 14:00 BST
11 Jul 2022, 12:42 BST - Buyer information updated
11 Jul 2022, 12:42 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedcancelledPublished valueNot publishedThe 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.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
30 Sept 2022, 14:27 BST - Award active
Not published · Not published - Contract active
Signed 30 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · £900,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards COMPLETE BACKGROUND SCREENING LTD Not published · Not published · active |
Contracts CO02454 Pre-Employment Checks - Vetting Services £900,000 · signed 30 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · active |
Bid statistics bids: 5 (lot 1) electronicBids: 5 (lot 1) smeBids: 4 (lot 1) |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Essex County Council
Contracting authority GB-FTS-4622Documents (0)
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