Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bde-9b2c-713e-91e0-9afd5bca174d/003271-online-disclosure-and-barring-service-dbs-application-provider Open for bids GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # 003271 - Online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application provider [Durham County Council](https://tendernation.io/buyers/durham-county-council) Estimated value £1,250,000 Published 25 Sept 2026 Deadline 10 days left 29 Oct 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender 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. ## CPV classification Software package and information systems Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-069b6c-2026-09-25T09:15:30+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-069b6c-2026-09-25T09:15:30+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Durham County Council: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/durham-county-council) [Sector More Software packages & information systems tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/software-information-systems) ## More tenders like this [CP2374-23 Provider Directory: Community Services · Devon County Council · 682 days left · 31 Aug 2028](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13e27-cbd8-733b-b817-b72d8509a1d0/cp2374-23-provider-directory-community-services) [21034 Social and Education transport Services Dynamic Purchasing System 2021 (DN559834) · Cambridgeshire County Council · 858 days left · 23 Feb 2029](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d12-bf22-71a7-ba0d-e507c796d89e/21034-social-and-education-transport-services-dynamic-purchasing-system-2021-dn) [DBC (EE) Provision of a Waste Haulage Service for Dacorum Borough Council · Dacorum Borough Council · 17 days left · 5 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-ef79-73b1-8ec0-34ba47aed059/dbc-ee-provision-of-a-waste-haulage-service-for-dacorum-borough-council) [Multi-Supplier Dynamic Purchasing System to establish a List of Accredited Builders for the provision of works pursuant to Disabled Facilities Grants (DFGs) · New Forest District Council · 1622 days left · 29 Mar 2031](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ba6-e9ec-703f-8c41-969efa34d7cd/multi-supplier-dynamic-purchasing-system-to-establish-a-list-of-accredited-build) [Research Services DPS · Kirklees Council · 859 days left · 23 Feb 2029](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13d04-a6a2-73f3-888a-90749e30860d/research-services-dps) [P0819A - Application to join the Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Domestic Homicide Reporting · Birmingham City Council · 469 days left · 31 Jan 2028](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cdb-4f2f-7102-9114-5ae7f4f90c58/p0819a-application-to-join-the-dynamic-purchasing-system-dps-for-the-domesti)