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# Employment Screening

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employment-screening-ocds-h6vhtk-0666f6). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED: "Employment Screening". Published status: complete. Published Value: £800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: s1-eu.ariba.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/yorkshire-water-services-limited-GB-PPON-PXGT-3622-WXBQ)
- **Published Value:** £800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 April 2026 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Recruitment services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £800,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employment-screening-ocds-h6vhtk-0666f6#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0666f6`

## 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:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **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:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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/employment-screening-ocds-h6vhtk-0666f6#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [s1-eu.ariba.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fs1-eu.ariba.com%2FSourcing%2FMain%2Faw%3Fawh%3Dr%26awssk%3Dfy5dbBftDhoBNSzh%26realm%3DYorkshireWater%26dard%3D1%23b0)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/employment-screening-ocds-h6vhtk-0666f6#participate

## Description
Yorkshire 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £800,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/07/2026 to 31/07/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **SEC WATCHDOG LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:14616198`
  - Value: £800,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 16/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037204-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-08-17T08:20:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T02:46:30.651Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0666f6