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Published 23 Sept 2025, 11:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of DBS & Digital Right to Work Checks

Official notice

Authority: Codi Group Ltd (Public body)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Wales (UKL12)
Published estimate£250,000≈ £125k / year · £250,000 inc. VAT1.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 31 Oct 2025awarded 7 Jan 2026
Awarded to T4 COMMUNICATIONS UK LIMITED
Contract term 2 yrsends 1 Mar 2028 · up to 1 Mar 2030 with extensions · starts 2 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Codi Group conducted an Open Tender process to appoint a contractor for the Provision of DBS & Digital Right to Work Checks.

  • No preliminary market engagement: Preliminary market engagement not carried out.

CPV: Recruitment services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£250,000
Contract period: 2 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 1 Mar 2030 with extensionsValue: £250,000 exc. VAT · £250,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: WalesEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: It is intended that the duration of the Contract will be for two (2) years with the option to extend for up to a period of two (2) x one (1) year periods or part thereof (2+1+1).
79600000 Recruitment services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
  • Economic & financial standing
    • Employer’s Liability £5m
    • Public Liability £5m
    • Professional Indemnity £5m

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality Element: 60%
  • Price Element: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality Element : Evaluation will be based on an assessment of information provided in response to each of the questions in Schedule 2 Quality Element on eTenderwales.
  • Price Element: Evaluation will be based on an assessment of information provided in response to each of the questions in Schedule 3 Price Element on eTenderwales.
Conditions of participation1
  • Economic & financial standing
    • Employer’s Liability £5m
    • Public Liability £5m
    • Professional Indemnity £5m
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
Awarded
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
23 Sept 2025, 11:52 BST
Last source update
13 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
Authority reference
PROC0277
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058841
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Recruitment services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059ffd Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

Details of the agreement can be found in the Tender documents.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
31 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
24 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

eTenderwales itt_120148

etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html ↗

Timeline

23 Sept 2025 → 13 Mar 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published392 days ago
    23 Sept 2025, 11:52 BST
  2. Clarification questions by361 days ago
    24 Oct 2025, 16:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline354 days ago
    31 Oct 2025, 14:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by323 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Assessment summaries sent273 days ago
    21 Jan 2026
  6. Standstill ends263 days ago
    30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  7. Contract starts233 days ago
    2 Mar 2026
  8. Latest notice published221 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Sept 2025, 11:52 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 Jan 2026, 13:45 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    21 Jan 2026, 13:45 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    13 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £253,2001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1310 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 12 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
T4 COMMUNICATIONS UK LIMITEDSME2 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2028 · up to 1 Mar 2030Extensions: It is intended that the duration of the Contract will be for two (2) years with the option to extend for up to a period of two (2) x one (1) year periods or part thereof (2+1+1).£253,2007 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of DBS & Digital Right to Work Checks · T4 COMMUNICATIONS UK LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    12 Mar 2026
    Value
    £253,200
    Period
    5 May 2026 – 5 May 2028 · up to 5 May 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    It is intended that the duration of the Contract will be for two (2) years with the option to extend for up to a period of two (2) x one (1) year periods or part thereof (2+1+1).

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
13final-stage tenders · 14 at stage one100—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Codi Group Ltd

Contracting authorityPublic undertakingWelsh devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PTMT-3489-PNZZ Exchange House, Newport, Wales, NP20 1AAContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • T4 COMMUNICATIONS UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PQJJ-6197-CBVR T4connex Coventry University Technology Park, Puma Way, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 2TTContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender