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First Advantage EMEA

Software packages · Nottingham
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First Advantage EMEA offers global background checks and screenings, including various pre-hire and post-hire solutions. They focus on helping organizations verify the backgrounds of candidates and employees.

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Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£5.0m
Live
8
Buyers
13
12m
£606k
At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities2
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts8 / 20
  • Top buyers13
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
  • Companies House
  • Financial
  • Org tree
Quick answer — First Advantage EMEAUpdated 20 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

First Advantage EMEA has won £5.0m across 13 public-sector buyers, with 8 live contracts. No active Companies House risk flags.

Why: top buyer Newcastle City Council at 30% · 33% in Software packages · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
ActiveCompany status
8 of 20Live contracts
30%Top-buyer concentration
33%Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

⚑ Self-reported
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No social-value commitments yet

Jobs, skills, environmental, inequality and community commitments appear here once a claimed supplier attributes them to awarded contracts, or once we detect them on the supplier’s website.

ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

↔ Cross-checked
Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 12
Employment Background ChecksScreen & Verify Background Checks ↗Criminal Background ChecksDrug & Alcohol ScreeningEconomic IncentivesEmployer Tax Credit ScreeningExecutive ScreeningFingerprintingIdentity SolutionsInvestigative Due DiligenceOccupational Health ScreeningSocial Media ChecksCriminal Records Monitoring
Frameworks & DPS · 2 from notices
  • DBS & DVLA checksNewcastle City Council · £1.5m
  • 2654/LM - Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Application Manager service providerUNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD · £375k

Extracted automatically from fadv.com on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

⚑ Self-reported
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No case studies yet

Once a claimed supplier publishes delivery stories — the buyer, the sector, what was delivered and the outcome — they appear here.

Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

Independently issued. Verification dates cross-checked against issuer registers.

↔ Cross-checked
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No accreditations recorded

B-Corp, ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage and similar credentials appear here once added by a claimed supplier and cross-checked against the issuing register.

KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 8 live · 12 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
26-11 Disclosure & Barring Services
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON ENTERPRISE LIMITED4817000028 Mar 2026£606k4 yrsLive
DBS Checks 2024
UK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY7960000001 Nov 2024£25k5 moClosed
Applicant Employment and Background Screening
Somerset Council4810000001 Sept 2024£226k12 moClosed
DBS checks: Admin Fees to 31/07/2025
University Of The West Of England7500000030 Jul 2024£150k12 moClosed
DBS & DVLA checks
Newcastle City Council7200000001 Mar 2024£1.5m3 yrsLive
Provision of Employment Background Checks
CPS7225000001 Dec 2023£55k2 yrsClosed
Administration of Disclosure and Barring Service checks for DVSA
DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency7511200001 Sept 2023£1.5m12 moClosed
DBS checks: Admin Fees
University Of The West Of England7500000011 Jul 2023£150k13 moClosed
DBS Check Provider
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY7960000023 Dec 2022£140k12 moClosed
DBS checks: Admin Fees
University Of The West Of England7500000026 Jul 2022£150k—Closed
Total live value £2.1m · mean award £251k1–10 of 20

Top buyers · 13 buyers · top 3 = 71%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Newcastle City Council
2 contracts
30%
since 2024
2
DVSA - Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
2 contracts
29%
since 2023
3
UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON ENTERPRISE LIMITED
1 contract
12%
since 2026
4
University Of The West Of England
4 contracts
9%
since 2022
5
UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD
1 contract
7%
since 2022
6
Somerset Council
1 contract
4%
since 2024
7
Newcastle University
2 contracts
3%
since 2021
8
UNIVERSITY OF DERBY
1 contract
3%
since 2022
9
CPS
1 contract
1%
since 2023
10
UK HEALTH AND SECURITY AGENCY
1 contract
0%
since 2024

Category mix

CPV-division share of last-12m awarded value.

✓ From notices
Software packages48
33%
Administration services75
33%
Business services79
33%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North East4 contracts
47%
South West7 contracts
19%
West Midlands1 contract
17%
Yorkshire1 contract
11%
East Midlands1 contract
4%
London1 contract
2%
North West1 contract
1%
Wales1 contract
0%
Region resolved for 71% of awarded value (by buyer postcode); the remainder lacks a usable address.

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). First Advantage EMEA highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
DE
Deloitte LLP
No£201.7m2
PC
PA Consulting
No£150.0m1
AM
Alexander Mann Solutions
No£50.1m2
AT
Atamis Ltd
Yes£36.4m3
CU
CAPGEMINI UK PLC
No£33.8m2
FA
First Advantage EMEA
Yes£606k—
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Red flags · 0 active

Automated scan of Companies House status, charges and insolvency records.

✓ Verified
✓ Clean. No active risk signals from Companies House status, charges or insolvency records.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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Trading status
Active
Live at Companies House
Annual accounts
Up to date
Last made up to 31 Dec 2024
Confirmation statement
Due in -33d
Next due 21 Jun 2026
Outstanding charges
0
No charges registered
Insolvency history
None
No insolvency cases registered
Certifications (ISO, Cyber Essentials, Living Wage, B-Corp, modern-slavery) are supplier self-reported and appear once a claimed profile adds them.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
±

No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

We haven't matched any recent UK press coverage to this supplier. Mentions appear here automatically as they're published.

Companies House

Live sync — registered details, directors, PSC and SIC codes.

✓ Live sync

Registered details

Company no.
03422709
Status
Active
Type
Private limited
Incorporated
20 Aug 1997
Reg. office
Standard Court Park Row, Suite 203, Nottingham, NG1 6GN
SIC codes
80100
Last accounts
31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due
30 Sept 2026

Directors & PSC

  • REED SMITH CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED — corporate secretary
    Appointed 20 Sept 2011
  • JARDINE, Bret Thomas — director
    Appointed 05 Sept 2008

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

↔ From Cos House
FIRST ADVANTAGE EUROPE LTD
03422709 · this company

Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.