Published date: 6 June 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 1 August 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Public security, law and order services - 75240000

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

E14 4PU

Value of contract

£240,000 to £360,000

Procurement reference

CF-3063300D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

6 June 2025

Closing date

1 August 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

18 November 2024

Contract end date

17 November 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) wishes to appoint an experienced Service Provider to take responsibility for undertaking and managing a range of agreed pre-employment checks and security screening on individuals intending to work for or at the MHRA; including providing web access to a secure online system to facilitate the service delivery, with both MHRA and candidate access.

The Screening Service will include but not be limited to specific requirements for: deep web internet mining, adverse media checks, animal rights and pro-life activist checks, sanctions and politically exposed persons (PEP) checks; as well as Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and Basic Disclosure (DBS) checks.

The Contract shall run for an Initial Term of up to three years with the option to extend for a further one year period, all subject to satisfactory performance and earlier termination as required. There shall be no commitment to commission Services nor guarantee of a minimum or any volume or value of work; nor any exclusivity with the Service Provider in relation to these Services.

The award value includes some contingency due to the variable nature of these Services.

More information

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Award information

Awarded date

18 February 2025

Contract start date

18 November 2024

Contract end date

17 November 2028

Total value of contract

£360,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Reed Specialist Recruitment Limited

Address

Academy Court 94 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1DT

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Purchasing

Address

10 South Colonnade, Canary Wharf
London
E14 4PU
GB

Telephone

02030807147

Email

purchasing@mhra.gov.uk