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title: "Provision for DBS Checking Services"
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# Provision for DBS Checking Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-for-dbs-checking-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06fae0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Royal Berkshire Fire Authority: "Provision for DBS Checking Services". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Royal Berkshire Fire Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-berkshire-fire-authority-GB-PPON-PGTB-9133-ZLDZ)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ11
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £27,900 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-for-dbs-checking-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06fae0#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06fae0`

## 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/provision-for-dbs-checking-services-ocds-h6vhtk-06fae0#tl-md)

## Description
The Authority requires DBS checking services to support recruitment activity and the ongoing safeguarding compliance of its workforce. These checks are essential to ensure that all employees, particularly those working in regulated or higher-risk roles, are appropriately vetted in line with statutory requirements.
The Authority is seeking approximately 200 DBS checks per annum, consisting of a combination of 25% (approx. 50) Standard and 75% (approx. 150) Enhanced disclosures. Given the ongoing nature of this requirement, a cost-effective and reliable supplier is required to ensure continuity of service and compliance with safeguarding obligations.
Following a competitive quotation exercise, Essex County Council has been identified as the most economically advantageous supplier based on a price-only evaluation. Their submission demonstrated the lowest overall cost when compared with other compliant suppliers in the market.
The appointment of Essex County Council will ensure the Authority maintains a compliant, cost-effective, and stable DBS checking service, supporting both operational requirements and business continuity.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 79700000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

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

  - Supplier(s): **Essex County Council**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-118085`
  - Value: £27,900 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** DBS Checking Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £27,900
  - Signed Date: 13/09/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F087641-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-16T09:42:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-18T11:44:59.113Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06fae0