Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street
Glasgow
G2 8EX
UK
E-mail: tracey.mcmonagle509@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.contracts.mod.uk
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
715110451 Digital Disclosure & Barring eBroker Service procured via CCS RM 1557.14 G Cloud 14 Lots 1-3
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98112000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Ministry of Defence require Disclosure & Barring Services for England and Wales utilising Crown Commercial Services RM1557.14 G Cloud-14 Lots 1-3. The procurement is open to suppliers on the Framework only. The duration of the Contract is 36 months plus 12 month option if required.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
1 590 480.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98112000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKL
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Defence Business Services (DBS) use the Disclosure & Barring Service (D&BS) to request Criminal Record Checks on Civilians and Crown Servants in England and Wales who are likely to work with children and/or vulnerable adults. There are four levels of D&BS checks, dependant on requirement of role, these include Basic Check, Standard Check, Enhanced Check, Enhanced with Barred Lists check. There are approximately 16,000 checks requested per year.
The initial period of the contract will be 36 months with an optional 12 months if required as per CCS RM 1557.14
The project duration is from 03 December 2025 - 02 December 2028
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: VFM Index
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
100
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
There is an option within CCS RM1557.14 that allows an additional 12 months to be added to 36 month duration if required.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
Utilised Crown Commercial Framework RM 1557.14 G Cloud 14 Lot 2 - Cloud Software
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2 - Cloud Software
Contract No: 715110451
Title: Digital Disclosure & Barring eBroker Service - RM1557.14 G Cloud 14.Lot 1-3
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Complete Background Screening Ltd.
The Screening House, Cwm Cynon Business Park
Mountain Ash
CF45 4ER
UK
NUTS: UKL15
Internet address(es)
URL: www.cbscreening.co.uk
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 590 480.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
PCR 2015 via CCS RM 1557.14 - G Cloud 14 - Lot 2 - Cloud Software
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Crown Commercial Services
9th Floor, The Capital, Old Hall Street
Liverpool
L3 9PP
UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
22/12/2025