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Published 27 Feb 2023, 12:09 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Disclosure and Barring Service Checks (Online Service) Tender

Official notice

Authority: University of Hertfordshire Education Corporation (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£150,000≈ £30k / year18.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 29 Mar 2023awarded 8 Jun 2023
Awarded to Atlantic Data Ltd
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Jun 2028 · starts 1 Jul 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The University of Hertfordshire is seeking to source a new contract to provide an online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to meet the organisational needs for staff, students and volunteers.The objective is to find a solution that will meet the current and future needs of the University for administering online DBS checks (basic, standard, enhanced and enhanced with barred list).The contract will be for a maximum of five years subject to satisfactory performance.All University Policies and Regulations relating to information, security, data management, systems and services, will apply to all contracts resulting from this tender.All processes and systems submitted in your tender return must be in accordance with the UK Governments legislative requirements for DBS Checks.

CPV: Computer-related professional services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The University of Hertfordshire is seeking to source a new contract to provide an…Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£150,000

The University of Hertfordshire is seeking to source a new contract to provide an online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to meet the organisational needs for staff, students and volunteers. This will need the current and future needs for administering online DBS checks (basic, standard, enhanced and enhanced with barred list). This contract will be for a maximum of five years. This is a three year contract with the option to extend by a further two years in twelve month increments subject to satisfactory performance. All University Policies and Regulations relating to information, security, data management, systems and services will apply to all contracts resulting from this tender. It is also a mandatory requirement that the suppliers are accredited by the Government to carry out the DBS checks and work in accordance with the Government guidelines.

Contract period: 1 Jul 2023 – 30 Jun 2028 (5 yrs)
Delivery: East of England
Variant bids: allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
  • Price
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    Be authorised to provide DBS checks in line with the UK Government Guidance and requirements

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
27 Feb 2023, 12:09 GMT
Last source update
8 Jun 2023, 11:03 BST
Award evaluation window
29 Mar 2023 – …
Authority reference
23002
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-016254
Classification (CPV)
Computer-related professional services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03ac18 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Performance terms

As stated in the tender documents

How it was run

Official notice
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Submission deadline
29 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
29 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Mar 2023 → 1 Jul 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    29 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    29 Mar 2023, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    8 Jun 2023, 11:03 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jul 2023, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Jun 2023, 11:03 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £122,0951 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Jun 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Atlantic Data LtdSMEDisclosure and Barring Service (Online Service)——Awarded

Contracts

  • Disclosure and Barring Service (Online Service) · Atlantic Data LtdSME

    Signed
    8 Jun 2023
    Value
    £122,095
    Period
    … – 30 Jun 2028
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Hertfordshire Education Corporation

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation MacLaurin Building, 4 Bishops Square, Hatfield Hertfordshire, East of England, AL10 8NEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Crown Commercial ServicesReview body Liverpool
  • University of HertfordshireMediation bodyReview contact point Hatfield

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Atlantic Data LtdAwarded supplier4085856 Atlantic House 7 Davy Avenue, Knowlhill, Milton Keynes, South East, MK5 8HJContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria