Official UK procurement notice
Employment Screening · UK public procurement notice
Authority: YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionYorkshire Water Services Ltd intends to commence a procurement process for the provision of Employee Screening Services. This planned procurement follows a prior market engagement exercise and aims to establish a contract to support pre‑employment and ongoing vetting requirements across the organisation.
The contract will ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory and internal governance obligations, and will support secure, efficient and consistent onboarding and workforce assurance processes.
The planned procurement is expected to cover a comprehensive range of employee screening and verification services, which may include:
Pre‑employment background checks
Right to Work verification
Criminal record checks (Basic / Standard / Enhanced DBS)
Employment history and referencing
Academic and professional qualification verification
Credit, financial integrity or adverse media checks (where applicable)
Ongoing vetting or periodic re‑screening
Digital or automated screening technologies
Management information, reporting and compliance support
The final scope will be confirmed in the procurement documents at launch.
- How the procedure runs: Yorkshire Water will conduct this procurement using a Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 The process will follow a single-stage structure combining a Conditions of Participation (CoP) and Invitation to Tender (ITT), allowing suppliers to submit full participation responses at the same time. All documents, including evaluation criteria and supporting materials, will be made available via SAP Ariba. Interested suppliers will submit combined CoP and ITT responses within the defined tender period. During this period, clarification questions may be raised and answered via the portal to ensure transparency and equal access to information. Responses will be evaluated in accordance with published criteria, covering technical capability and commercial value. Yorkshire Water may shortlist suppliers if necessary, based on quality and price thresholds. Following initial evaluation, Yorkshire Water reserves the right to enter into negotiation or clarification with one or more tenderers to refine technical or commercial proposals, ensuring value for money and compliance with regulations. Revised submissions (if applicable) will be evaluated to identify the Most Advantageous Tender. The award decision will be made in accordance with Yorkshire Water's governance processes, and all participants will be notified of the outcome with feedback provided.
CPV: Recruitment services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
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 sub-criteria (2)
- Capability: 70%
- Commercial: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial
- Capability
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Mar 2026, 09:52 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Aug 2026, 09:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 10 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
CM3424- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-037204- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0666f6Find a Tender
- How it runs
Yorkshire Water will conduct this procurement using a Competitive Flexible Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 The process will follow a single-stage structure combining a Conditions of Participation (CoP) and Invitation to Tender (ITT), allowing suppliers to submit full participation responses at the same time. All documents, including evaluation criteria and supporting materials, will be made available via SAP Ariba.
Interested suppliers will submit combined CoP and ITT responses within the defined tender period. During this period, clarification questions may be raised and answered via the portal to ensure transparency and equal access to information.
Responses will be evaluated in accordance with published criteria, covering technical capability and commercial value. Yorkshire Water may shortlist suppliers if necessary, based on quality and price thresholds.
Following initial evaluation, Yorkshire Water reserves the right to enter into negotiation or clarification with one or more tenderers to refine technical or commercial proposals, ensuring value for money and compliance with regulations.
Revised submissions (if applicable) will be evaluated to identify the Most Advantageous Tender. The award decision will be made in accordance with Yorkshire Water's governance processes, and all participants will be notified of the outcome with feedback provided.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline
- 28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 25 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tenders must be submitted electronically via SAP Ariba, Yorkshire Water's e-procurement portal.
s1-eu.ariba.com/Sourcing/Main/aw ↗
Suppliers not yet registered must complete registration prior to submission. All communications, clarifications, and tender submissions must be made through the SAP Ariba portal.
If you have not been invited to this tender but wish to participate, please email [email protected]
so that we can issue an invitation via SAP Ariba.
Tenders submitted by email or post will not be accepted.
Timeline
11 Mar 2026 → 26 Aug 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published223 days ago11 Mar 2026, 09:52 GMT
- Market engagement206 days ago27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Suppliers are invited to express interest via email with brief details of their service offering. Further engagement (e.g., RFI or supplier calls) may follow.
There are no specific conditions for participation in this market engagement. Participation is voluntary and non-binding
- Next notice expected182 days ago20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published180 days ago23 Apr 2026, 15:27 BST
- Clarification questions by177 days ago25 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline174 days ago28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by101 days ago10 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts80 days ago1 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent64 days ago17 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published64 days ago17 Aug 2026, 09:20 BST
- Standstill ends54 days ago26 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Mar 2026, 09:52 GMTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published11 Mar 2026, 12:29 GMTUK3
- Status changed to planned11 Mar 2026, 12:29 GMT
- Procurement method changed11 Mar 2026, 12:29 GMT
- Tender notice published23 Apr 2026, 15:27 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £800,00023 Apr 2026, 15:27 BST
- Status changed to active23 Apr 2026, 15:27 BST
- Contract award notice published17 Aug 2026, 09:20 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Aug 2026, 09:20 BST
- Contract signature expected28 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 11 Mar 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEC WATCHDOG LIMITEDSME1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2030Extensions: The contract may be extended subject to performance, regulatory requirements, and business need. | £800,000 | 17 Aug 2026standstill to 26 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SEC WATCHDOG LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender