003271 - Online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application provider
Durham County Council · North East · up to £1,250,000
What the buyer wants
Durham County Council seeks a DBS umbrella body to provide an electronic platform for submitting and managing approximately 5,000 DBS applications annually, ensuring compliance with recruitment and statutory DBS requirements.
DCC undertakes DBS checks on all employees in posts identified as requiring a DBS check in accordance with the DBS eligibility criteria; plus DBS checks for carers, fostering, adoption, taxi drivers, volunteers and maintained schools, amongst others. Checks ensure full compliance with recruitment processes, as well as statutory requirements. The Council also operates a rechecking process for employees, currently set at 5 years.
We are seeking to formally procure the services of a DBS umbrella registered body, who will provide an electronic administration platform for the submission of DBS application forms and for the subsequent check results to be visible to users within DCC (E-Bulk System).
We anticipate a requirement to process approximately 5,000 DBS applications per year for the Council. However, it should be noted that the number of applications processed may be subject to fluctuation due to organisational change, renewals required and policy decisions arising from national changes to disclosure and barring eligibility criteria. For avoidance of doubt, the spread of applications will not be uniform across any period.
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Services required
- Software package and information systems
What you will need to show
- DBS umbrella body registration — Supplier must be a registered DBS umbrella body capable of processing DBS applications electronically.
- DBS application processing capacity — Supplier must be able to process approximately 5,000 DBS applications per year, with flexibility for fluctuations.
Lots
- Lot 1 (up to £1,250,000)
Key facts
- Buyer: Durham County Council
- Estimated value: up to £1,250,000
- Deadline: 29 October 2026
- Location: North East
- Published on: Find a Tender
- First seen by Tenderoo: 25 September 2026
- CPV: 48000000
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