Disclosure and Barring Services Safer Recruitment Checks

East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Yorkshire and the Humber
Open procedure
1 September 2026 to 31 December 2029

Provision of an external managed service to facilitate the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application process. The service must handle the secure submission, tracking, and verification of criminal record checks as part of the council's safer recruitment and employment vetting procedures.

Open the official notice

Awarded value: £1.3m; As published
Published: 21 April 2026; Find a Tender
Awarded: 3 August 2026; Staffvetting.com
Contract length: 40 months; Ends 31 December 2029

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of outsourced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) processing and safer recruitment background checking services for public sector organisations.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
21 April 2026
Contract awardedto Staffvetting.com
3 August 2026
Contract starts
1 September 2026
Contract ends
31 December 2029

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The buyer

Type: Council
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Open DBS umbrella body tenders: 0
Typical DBS umbrella body contract: £1.3m

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How it compares

13.7× the typical DBS umbrella body contract (£95k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1820194/disclosure-and-barring-services-safer-recruitment-checks
Buyer reference: 2324-26
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-0687c6
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

East Riding of Yorkshire Council. Disclosure and Barring Services Safer Recruitment Checks. Contract award, 21 April 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1820194/disclosure-and-barring-services-safer-recruitment-checks (accessed 12 October 2026).