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# Employee Screening

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employee-screening-ocds-h6vhtk-078a1c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority: "Employee Screening". Published status: active. Published Value: £52,139. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: sell2.in-tend.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 17 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/dorset-wiltshire-fire-and-rescue-authority-GB-PPON-PBHD-1355-WLCT)
- **Published Value:** £52,139 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Personnel services except placement and supply services
- **Delivery Location:** IE053
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employee-screening-ocds-h6vhtk-078a1c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078a1c`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** no UK model forecast is shown because the published lot addresses list only non-UK countries.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** not shown for these lots; the published data do not support one.

- **Location limit:** UK model forecasts are withheld for 2 lots whose published addresses list only non-UK countries.
- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employee-screening-ocds-h6vhtk-078a1c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [sell2.in-tend.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsell2.in-tend.co.uk%2Fblpd))
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employee-screening-ocds-h6vhtk-078a1c#participate

## Description
Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service is seeking external providers to deliver pre-employment and employee screening services.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79630000
- **Delivery regions:** IE053
- **Delivery countries in notice:** IE
- **Estimated Value:** £22,859
- **Description:** Dorset and Wiltshire Fire and Rescue requires a provider to provide DBS checking services for existing staff, prospective employees and, where required, one-off re-checking programmes.
- **Contract Period:** 02/01/2027 to 31/12/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 – Pre-Employment Online, Social Media and Media Screening
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 79630000
- **Delivery regions:** IE053
- **Delivery countries in notice:** IE
- **Estimated Value:** £29,280
- **Description:** Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue are seeking a provider to undertake proportionate pre-employment online, social media and media screening of candidates identified by DWFRS.
- **Contract Period:** 02/01/2027 to 31/12/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F098187-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-16T15:41:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-17T05:14:09.463Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078a1c