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MHRA Pre-Employment and Security Screening Services - Further Competition Award

The service includes managing pre-employment checks via a secure online portal for both the agency and candidates. Requirements cover deep web internet mining, adverse media, animal rights and pro-life activist checks, sanctions and PEP screening, alongside standard BPSS and DBS checks. The service is variable in volume with no guaranteed minimums or exclusivity.

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Awarded value
£360k
As published
Published
6 June 2025
Awarded
18 February 2025
Reed Specialist Recruitment
Contract length
48 months
Ends 17 November 2028

What the contract covers

Framework call-off services contract

Provision of comprehensive pre-employment vetting, security screening, and background check services for public sector organisations and their prospective employees.

  • Undertaking and managing agreed pre-employment checks and security screening on individuals intending to work for or at the MHRA
  • Providing web access to a secure online system with both MHRA and candidate access
  • Deep web internet mining
  • Adverse media checks
  • Animal rights and pro-life activist checks
  • Sanctions and politically exposed persons (PEP) checks
  • Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks
  • Basic Disclosure (DBS) checks

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Framework call-off services contract
Procedure
Selective procedure
Initial term
36 months
Extensions
12 months
Longest it can run
48 months
Contract dates
18 November 2024 to 17 November 2028
Certifications asked for
None stated
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
Category
Services
CPV codes
75240000, 79000000

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  2. Contract awardedto Reed Specialist Recruitment
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  4. Contract ends
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Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

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Reed Specialist Recruitment

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/129613/mhra-pre-employment-and-security-screening-services-further-competition-award
Buyer reference
CF-3063300D0O000000rwimUAA
Open contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-6812a8f8-c4ff-47a7-a386-6e45b34c8be9
Last checked
5 November 2026

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). MHRA Pre-Employment and Security Screening Services - Further Competition Award. Contract award, 6 June 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/129613/mhra-pre-employment-and-security-screening-services-further-competition-award (accessed 5 November 2026).