Published date: 29 August 2024

Last edited date: 6 September 2024

This notice was replaced on 25 October 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 25 October 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

  • Recruitment services - 79600000

  • Miscellaneous business-related services - 79990000

Location of contract

EC2Y 5AS

Value of contract

£10,000 to £25,000

Procurement reference

FRC2024-029

Published date

29 August 2024

Closing date

17 September 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 November 2024

Contract end date

31 October 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) are tendering for a Responsible Organisation (RO) that can fulfil our requirements relating to employee screening and associated services.

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) is an independent regulator which serves the public interest by setting high standards of corporate governance, corporate reporting and audit and by holding to account those responsible for delivering them. The FRC also monitors and takes enforcement action where things go wrong to ensure the proper operation of the market and confidence in the UK economy and the UK's international reputation as an attractive place to do business. The FRC is committed to:

• Protecting and improving audit and reporting quality;
• Making company reporting fit for the future;
• Supporting the creation of the audit of the future;
• Ensuring that the world-leading UK Corporate Governance and
Stewardship Codes make the UK a great place to do business;
• Supporting the FRC's transformation to the Audit, Reporting and
Governance Authority (ARGA), a modern, forward-looking
regulator.

Further details about the FRC can be found on our website www.frc.org.uk

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) are tendering for a Responsible Organisation (RO) that can fulfil our requirements relating to employee screening and associated services. A Responsible Organisation (RO) is an organisation registered with the DBS to submit basic checks through a web service https://www.gov.uk/guidance/responsible-organisations.

Our Employment screening core aim is to ensure that individual's suitability to hold employment in the given job role, therefore whilst the employment screening mainly applies to comprises to 'new joiners', there are instances when they are undertaken for individuals who are moving between job roles within an organisation.

Our requirements are broadly divided into the four categories below.

(1) Identity
(2) Education
(3) Employment
(4) Personal

We are looking for a provider to have an online portal service whereby we can request the required checks and receive reports on completed onboarding checks.

PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED INVITATION TO TENDER (ITT) FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

Notes:-

You should be a Responsible Organisation (RO) registered with the DBS to submit basic checks through a web service https://www.gov.uk/guidance/responsible-organisations.

• Download and review the documents;

• Observe the timelines and tender process

• Register your interest in this opportunity by email to
procurement@frc.org.uk

• You will need to register your interest in this opportunity to receive
the Q&A responses.

About the buyer

Contact name

Head of Procurement

Address

8th Floor,125 London Wall
LONDON
EC2Y5AS
England

Telephone

020 7492 2300

Email

procurement@frc.org.uk

Website

www.frc.org.uk