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Published 25 Jun 2026, 12:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Pre-employment Check Services for NCG

Official notice

Authority: NCG (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£320,000≈ £80k / year · £384,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Jul 2026
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Aug 2030 · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Pre-Employment checks for NCG Colleges and HE Centre.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at:

neupc.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Newcas… ↗

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:

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CPV: Detective agency services · Miscellaneous services · Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 4 yrsSMEPublished value£320,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2030 (4 yrs)Value: £320,000 exc. VAT · £384,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

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
Quality: 51.6%Price: 40%Social value: 4.2%Environmental: 4.2%
Published sub-criteria (11)
  • Disclosure Workflows: 12%
  • System Performance including supplier demonstration: 15%
  • Access Controls: 3%
  • Management Information: 6%
  • Service Level Agreement: 6%
  • Account Management and Escalation: 3%
  • Training: 3.6%
  • Business Continuity: 3%
  • Pricing: 40%
  • Social Value: 4.2%
  • Environmental Sustainability: 4.2%
Published award criteria (11)
  • Disclosure Workflows
  • System Performance including supplier demonstration: System Performance
  • Access Controls
  • Management Information: Management Informati
  • Service Level Agreement: SLA
  • Account Management and Escalation: Account Management
  • Training
  • Social Value
  • Environmental Sustainability: Environmental
  • Business Continuity
  • Pricing
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
25 Jun 2026, 12:52 BST
Last source update
25 Jun 2026, 12:52 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 21 Aug 2026
Authority reference
NCG250901T
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-059836
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Detective agency servicesMiscellaneous servicesRecruitment services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bd0d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Electronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Submission deadline
21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

25 Jun 2026 → 1 Sept 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published121 days ago
    25 Jun 2026, 12:52 BST
  2. Submission deadline95 days ago
    21 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
  3. Award decision expected by64 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts54 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    25 Jun 2026, 12:52 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NCG

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PJDY-1333-MXVZ Scotswood Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, North East, NE4 7SAContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender