003271 - Online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application provider

Durham County Council

Key dates and value

Status: Open
Submission deadline: 29 Oct 2026
Published: 25 Sept 2026
Estimated value: £1.3m
Contract start: 1 Apr 2027
Contract end: 31 Mar 2030
Location: Durham, North East England
Notice type: UK4

Overview

DCC undertakes DBS checks on all employees in posts identified as requiring a DBS check in accordance with the DBS eligibility criteria; plus DBS checks for carers, fostering, adoption, taxi drivers, volunteers and maintained schools, amongst others. Checks ensure full compliance with recruitment processes, as well as statutory requirements. The Council also operates a rechecking process for employees, currently set at 5 years. We are seeking to formally procure the services of a DBS umbrella registered body, who will provide an electronic administration platform for the submission of DBS application forms and for the subsequent check results to be visible to users within DCC (E-Bulk System). We anticipate a requirement to process approximately 5,000 DBS applications per year for the Council. However, it should be noted that the number of applications processed may be subject to fluctuation due to organisational change, renewals required and policy decisions arising from national changes to disclosure and barring eligibility criteria. For avoidance of doubt, the spread of applications will not be uniform across any period.

CPV codes

48000000 Software package and information systems

About the buyer

Durham County Council has published 171 tender notices since 7 Oct 2023, with a combined advertised value of £337m. 21 of them are currently open.

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