Estimated Value
Up to £85,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
30 October 2026
Type
Not specified
At a glance
- Estimated value
- £85,000
- Published
- 30 October 2026
- Location
- North East
- Type
- direct procedure
- Likely incumbent
- JW Bainbridge Contactors Ltd, current contract ends July 2028
- Published on
- Find a Tender
Overview
To directly award to Nereo for the provision of a qualified and experienced Registered Body and service provider to deliver a fully managed online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application solution, whilst a full procurement exercise takes place. The provider will support the end to end processing of DBS checks for (amongst others) employees, volunteers, schools, taxi contractors, and other authorised applicants.
The provider will also deliver External Verification Checks for applicants with insufficient identity evidence to satisfy DBS identity checking processes. Please note, this service is in the process of being reprocured and the tender opportunity was advertised on Find a Tender Service and the Open Portal, with the contract to go live from 1st April 2027. This Direct Award is to continue existing arrangements to allow time for a compliant open tender procurement process and sufficient time for contract mobilisation.
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Award Details
North East Regional Employers Organisation
£85,000
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
JW Bainbridge Contactors Ltd
£998,093
total awarded
- 2
Net Zero (North) Ltd
£981,557
total awarded
- 3
HOMECARE DIRECT LTD
2 contracts wonlatest 28 Sept 2026ends 31 Mar 2031£578m
total awarded
- 4
Maintel Europe Limited
2 contracts wonlatest 30 Jul 2026ends 31 Jul 2028£240,632
total awarded
- 5
ACCESS UK LTD
£94,642
total awarded
JW Bainbridge Contactors Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Durham County CouncilKey Dates
Published
30 October 2026
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
award
Source
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