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UKRI-6157 - Employee Screening Service
Published 9 Oct 2026
9 Oct 2026
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- Primary CPV
-
79700000 *
Investigation and security services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Swindon, South West
- Value
- £1,400,000
- Contract
-
2 years Duration
07/01/2027 06/01/2029
- Contract Types
-
79 *Business services: law, marketing, consu...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom · UKK14
Contact
Award Criteria
- Price (30%)
- Quality (70%)
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UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
79700000 *
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Reference: UKRI-6157
Provision of a baseline security screening service, plus a pre-employment and pre-engagement of candidate checks.
Full CPV breakdown
- 79700000 — Investigation and security services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Competition
- Open competition (any supplier can bid)
- Contract type
- Services
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Active
- Renewal
- The contract may be extended for up to two (2) additional one-year periods (2+1+1), to a maximum term of four (4) years.
- Options
- The contract may be extended for up to two (2) additional one-year periods (2+1+1), to a maximum term of four (4) years.
- Submission method
- To view and access this opportunity go to the Atamis e-Sourcing platform: 1. Log in or create an account here: https://ukri2.my.site.com 2. Navigate to the opportunity in the Find an Opportunity section of the site or via the direct access link 3. Select Register Interest (you will not be able to view the tender documentation without registering an interest). 4. Go back to the main menu and navigate to the My Proposals and Quotes section of the site. 5. Select the opportunity from the list. Tender Documents for download are found in the Documents tab.
- Enquiries close
- 28 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected
- 9 Dec 2026
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 09 Oct 2026 09:53
- Deadline
- 09 Nov 2026 12:00
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06c113
- Notice ID
- UKRI-6157
Full notice record
60 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) |
| Address › Street | Polaris House |
| Address › Town / city | Swindon, Wiltshire |
| Address › Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK14 |
| Contact › Email | stfcprocurement@ukri.org |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | https://www.ukri.org/ |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
Buyer
| Name | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) |
Tender
| Title | UKRI-6157 - Employee Screening Service |
| Description | Provision of a baseline security screening service, plus a pre-employment and pre-engagement of candidate checks. |
| Status | active |
| Item › CPV › Description | Investigation and security services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,680,000 |
| Value › Value | £1,400,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Procedure type | open |
| Procedure | Open procedure |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Covered by | GPA |
| How to submit | To view and access this opportunity go to the Atamis e-Sourcing platform: 1. Log in or create an account here: https://ukri2.my.site.com 2. Navigate to the opportunity in the Find an Opportunity section of the site or via the direct access link 3. Select Register Interest (you will not be able to view the tender documentation without registering an interest). 4. Go back to the main menu and navigate to the My Proposals and Quotes section of the site. 5. Select the opportunity from the list. Tender Documents for download are found in the Documents tab. |
| Submission Terms › Electronic submission | allowed |
| Submission Terms › Languages | en |
| Bidding period › End | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Questions period › End | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Award decision period › End | 9 Dec 2026 |
| Lot › Status | active |
| Lot › Value › Value incl. VAT | £1,680,000 |
| Lot › Value › Value | £1,400,000 |
| Lot › Value › Currency | GBP |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Price |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight | 30 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight | 70 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Weighting › Weight type | Percentage exact |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 7 Jan 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 6 Jan 2029 |
| Lot › Contract period › Can be extended to | 6 Jan 2031 |
| Lot › Can be renewed | Yes |
| Lot › Renewal › Description | The contract may be extended for up to two (2) additional one-year periods (2+1+1), to a maximum term of four (4) years. |
| Lot › Has options | Yes |
| Lot › Options › Description | The contract may be extended for up to two (2) additional one-year periods (2+1+1), to a maximum term of four (4) years. |
| Document › Document 1 › Document type | Conflict of interest |
| Document › Document 2 › Document type | Tender notice |
| Document › Document 2 › Description | Tender notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Document 2 › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095487-2026 |
| Document › Document 2 › Published | 9 Oct 2026 |
| Has Recurrence | Yes |
| Recurrence › Dates › Start | 1 Aug 2030 |