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Provision of an E Bulk Solution for the Administration of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

Caerphilly County Borough Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 24 Sept 2026, 09:51.

Opportunity overview

The Authority is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced and compliant Bidder to provide a secure, efficient and fully compliant electronic bulk ("e‑Bulk") solution for the end-to-end administration of DBS applications. The solution must support the Authority's Registered Body status and provide a fully hosted, cloud-based platform that enables the secure processing, tracking and management of DBS applications across multiple Council services and user groups. The Successful Provider must be an approved DBS e-Broker, authorised to submit applications on behalf of Registered Bodies. The Authority requires an accessible, bilingual in Welsh and English, compliant with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WGAC) 2.2 AA accessibility standards, and capable of supporting multiple Council service areas and user roles. An optional Digital Identity Verification service may also be awarded as part of the contract, subject to the Authority's assessment of the Provider's data protection, information governance and security arrangements. The procurement process will be conducted in four (4) stages. Bidders must successfully meet the requirements of each stage before progressing to the next stage of evaluation. Where a stage is assessed on a pass/fail basis, bidders must achieve a "Pass" outcome in order to proceed. Where a stage is subject to scored evaluation, bidders must achieve the minimum threshold score specified within the tender documentation. Any bidder that fails a pass/fail requirement, receives a score below the minimum required threshold, or otherwise fails to satisfy the requirements of a stage, will be excluded from further consideration and their tender submission will not be evaluated in subsequent stages. The Council reserves the right to reject any tender that fails to meet the mandatory requirements of this procurement exercise. Full details can be found in the ITT.

Classification

  • CPV48170000 — Compliance software package
  • CPV72512000 — Document management services
  • CPV75112000 — Administrative services for business operations
  • CPV79130000 — Legal documentation and certification services
  • CPV79600000 — Recruitment services
  • CPV79900000 — Miscellaneous business and business-related services

Lots

  • Lot 1£100k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-06acf7
Status
active
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Tender Period

Ends
5 Oct 2026, 12:00

Enquiry period

Ends
28 Sept 2026, 17:00

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Including VAT
120,000
Amount
100,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
quality
Name
Tender Response
Description
Tender Response

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
System Demonstration
Description
System Demonstration

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
40
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 3
Type
price
Name
Price
Description
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Description
All tenders must be submitted through the Proactis eTendering System, link provided below: https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/Account/Login

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Starts
16 Dec 2026, 00:00
Ends
15 Dec 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
15 Dec 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Option to extend for a further period of up to twenty-four (24) months, extended annually

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
79600000
Description
Recruitment services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
48170000
Description
Compliance software package
Entry 3
Scheme
CPV
Id
79130000
Description
Legal documentation and certification services
Entry 4
Scheme
CPV
Id
79900000
Description
Miscellaneous business and business-related services
Entry 5
Scheme
CPV
Id
72512000
Description
Document management services
Entry 6
Scheme
CPV
Id
75112000
Description
Administrative services for business operations

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKL16
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
084298-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
7 Sept 2026, 11:31
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Id
GB-PPON-PWHP-2369-JPYL

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PWHP-2369-JPYL

Address

Street Address
Penallta House, Tredomen Park
Locality
Hengoed
Postal Code
CF82 7PG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKL16

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Id
GB-WLS
Description
Welsh devolved regulations apply

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Hengoed · UKL16 · CF82 7PG · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKL16 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 052573-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 084298-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·