Employers Applicant Background Screening

Somerset Council
South West
Selective procedure
1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027

Supply of employers’ applicant background screening software, classified under software packages and information systems. The notice provides no detail on screening modules, checks included, user volumes, integrations, hosting arrangements or service levels, so the comparable scope is limited to the screening software provision itself.

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Awarded value: £140k; As published
Published: 1 October 2026
Awarded: 1 October 2026; First Advantage
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 30 September 2027

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of applicant background screening software and services to support employer recruitment and pre-employment checks.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Selective procedure
Initial term: 12 months
Extensions: 12 months
Longest it can run: 24 months
Contract dates: 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 48000000

Services in this contract

Pre-employment screening and background checksMain service£96k typicalApplicant background screening software for employers, via G-Cloud 14

Lifecycle

Published
1 October 2026
Contract awardedto First Advantage
1 October 2026
Contract starts
1 October 2026
Contract ends
30 September 2027

The buyer

Somerset Council

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The supplier

First Advantage

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3873241/employers-applicant-background-screening
Buyer reference: C1001448
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-6cef6805-e5e5-4400-a1c3-98b316837b67
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Somerset Council. Employers Applicant Background Screening. Contract award, 1 October 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3873241/employers-applicant-background-screening (accessed 5 November 2026).