Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-60b3-7201-a1cb-f6d5bf159371/iwm2627ops3508-dbs-checking-services-for-imperial-war-museums Open for bids GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # IWM/2627/Ops/3508: DBS Checking Services for Imperial War Museums [Imperial War Museums](https://tendernation.io/buyers/imperial-war-museums) Estimated value £88,750 Published 28 Sept 2026 Deadline Closes today 19 Oct 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Below-threshold contract Buyers cannot shortlist bidders on suitability before tenders are in, so everyone gets to submit a bid (except some larger works contracts). [Procurement Act 2023, section 85](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/section/85) - 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 IWM is tendering for the provision of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) screening solution, including candidate registration, data capture, identity verification, right to work checks, communication with candidates, secure hosting, retention and deletion of information, and reporting to IWM. The service provider will be required to provide a secure online system that enables IWM to initiate, manage and monitor DBS screening checks for candidates. The solution must support both basic and enhanced screening levels, allow IWM to register candidates, and provide candidates with a clear and accessible process for submitting required information and documentation. The solution must also support identity document upload, candidate-led submission of identification documents, right to work checks completed by an appropriate third-party partner, and international checks where a candidate has lived, worked or studied outside the UK. Where applicable, the solution must support checks using share codes for international passports outside the UK and Ireland. IWM is advertising a three-year contract, with the option to extend by a further one-year period. Please note that the advertised value of the contract anticipates that IWM will choose to use the extension. ### Access Code: 7UP57S75YK For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: [delta-esourcing.com](https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Personnel-services-except-placement-and-supply-services./7UP57S75YK) To respond to this opportunity, please click here: [delta-esourcing.com/respond/7UP57S75YK](https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/7UP57S75YK) Read full description ## CPV classification Personnel services except placement and supply services Assessment centre services for recruitment Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-077b4f-2026-09-28T11:05:05+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-077b4f-2026-09-28T11:05:05+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 Imperial War Museums: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/imperial-war-museums) [Sector More Business services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/business-services) ## More tenders like this [Workflow Management System · WM5G Limited · 2 days left · 21 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-130f-72e9-9b16-67bf48630f7f/workflow-management-system) [003271 - Online Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application provider · Durham County Council · 10 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bde-9b2c-713e-91e0-9afd5bca174d/003271-online-disclosure-and-barring-service-dbs-application-provider) [Expert Partner Panel Procurement 2026 · The Westminster Foundation for Democracy Limited · 3452 days left · 31 Mar 2036](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bd1-7c26-7369-bf62-a91c9ebc2af7/expert-partner-panel-procurement-2026) [Company Information Database Subscription · Competition and Markets Authority · 23 days left · 11 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-cb97-73f9-a426-6075848d2921/company-information-database-subscription) [TWBC - Assembly Hall Theatre Security · Tunbridge Wells Borough Council · 2 days left · 21 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bea-5f3b-73b4-8f7b-bf817187478f/twbc-assembly-hall-theatre-security) [653F\_27 Managed Services for Temporary Agency Resources (MSTAR5) · ESPO · 11 days left · 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13e25-cb4f-72d9-a844-c1601a54e5b9/653f-27-managed-services-for-temporary-agency-resources-mstar5)