Digital Verification Service · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Cardiff Metropolitan University (Education)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL)

Awarded value£66,600published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Nov 2025no call for competition

Awarded to First Advantage Europe Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of Digital Verification Service used for conducting Right to Work and DBS checks for students and staff.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: Wales

79631000 Personnel and payroll services

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: 4 Dec 2025, 09:27 GMT
Last source update: 4 Dec 2025, 09:27 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-079574
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05ee6e Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
4 Dec 2025, 09:27 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £66,6001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 17 Nov 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
First Advantage Europe Limited	£66,600 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Digital Verification Service · First Advantage Europe Limited
Signed
17 Nov 2025
Value
£66,600
Period
1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2026
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cardiff Metropolitan University

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PPNB-5569-JLHH Llandaff campus, Cardiff, Wales, CF5 2YBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

First AdvantageAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PDRB-5531-MWMW 2 St John's Street, Colchester, East of England, CO2 7AAContact email, phone

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 Tender4 Dec 2025, 09:27 GMT