Care Quality Commission - Tender for the Provision of e-services for Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks
Care Quality Commission · United Kingdom
Key facts
- Estimated value
- £1
- Closing date
- 08 Mar 2017
- Contract starts
- 30 Apr 2017
- Contract ends
- 30 Apr 2020
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Buyer type
- Central government
Description
CQC is seeking to appoint an external contractor for the provision of a full e-service for Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks. Specifically, the full e-service being sought by CQC must include the provision of:
(i) an e-bulk platform to facilitate the administration of DBS checks electronically; (ii) ID checking services specifically designed for staff; (iii) advice to CQC on DBS policies and procedures, as laid down by the Disclosure and Barring Service; and (iv) Management information reporting to enable CQC to manage, verify and track all applications within the checking process including initial confirmation, in order to establish if a check is clear or contains information.
CQC are required to undertake various pre-employment checks for all new starters in line with the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standards, and for eligible roles a criminal record check via the DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service - formerly CRB) is also required. DBS checks form a vital part of CQC's employment processes enabling us to continually assess if an employee is suitable for a particular role and to carry out our obligation to protect children and adults in a vulnerable care settings while we are inspecting services.
The contractor shall be registered with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) to administer disclosure applications on behalf of non-registered organisations using the DBS e-bulk service interface. The contractor shall deliver the contract requirements securely and in compliance with Disclosure and Barring Service procedures.
The contract that CQC intends to award will cover a period of 3 years, with the opportunity for this to be extended by up to a further 1 year (subject to agreement by both parties).
To access the tender documentation, please visit https://cqc-commercial.bravosolution.co.uk.
If your organisation has not yet registered on CQC's e-tendering portal, please register via the weblink. You will then be able to view the current opportunities (of which this is one) and access the tender documentation from there.
Should you encounter any difficulties when registering, a dedicated Bravo Solutions helpdesk is available and can be contacted on 0800 368 4850.
Additional information: Please note that this notice is linked to an earlier Prior Information Notice for the Provision of e-services for Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks (for the Care Quality Commission):
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a937bc8b-d5f8-4902-806d-7c76e0bf5f76?p=@RPT0=NjJNT08=UFQxUlR
Categories (CPV)
- 75112000 Administrative services for business operations
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