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Provision of Disclosure & Barring Services

Flintshire County CouncilcontractFind a Tender ↗Ref ocds-h6vhtk-056187Procurement Act 2023SME suitablepending

Estimated value

—

Awarded value

£432k

Awarded 24 Sept 2025

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

02 Oct 2025

Description

This notice is for the award of the contract for the provision of disclosure and barring services for Flintshire County Council (The Authority). The Authority have concluded the evaluation and this notice is to commence the 8 working day standstill period that is required under the Procurement Act 2023.

Scope

Reference
GSC1001365REQ
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
17 Oct 2025 to 17 Oct 2030
Possible extension to 17 Oct 2033

5 year contract with the option to extend on an annual basis for an additional 3 years. (5+1+1+1)

CPV classifications
75000000
79000000
Contract locations
Wales, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Price—price60.00%
Meeting DBS Service and Solution Specification Requirements—quality20.00%
Implementation Plan—quality6.00%
Customer Service, Contract / Account Management & Continuity of Service Provision—quality4.00%
DBS & DfE Requirements—quality4.00%
Technical Support & Customer Helpdesk—quality4.00%
Effectiveness of Transferring DBS Forms—quality2.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

Details can be found within the procurement documentation on Proactis Source to Contract.

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£432k

Award date

24 Sept 2025

Contract start

17 Oct 2025

Contract end

17 Oct 2030

Awarded to
ND
New Directions Holdings Limited t/a Checks Direct