Yorkshire Water Employee Screening Services Tender Notice
Summary
Yorkshire Water Services Limited has published a tender notice for employee screening services, with an estimated value of £800,000. The procurement process is expected to launch on April 20, 2026, with a deadline for requests to participate on April 30, 2026.
What changed
Yorkshire Water Services Limited has issued a planned procurement notice for employee screening services, with an estimated total value of £800,000. The contract, expected to run from August 1, 2026, to July 31, 2030, will cover pre-employment checks, right to work verification, criminal record checks, and ongoing vetting to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory obligations.
Interested parties must submit requests to participate by April 30, 2026. The tender notice is scheduled for publication on April 20, 2026, with an enquiry deadline of April 25, 2026. This notice is part of a competitive flexible procedure under the Utilities Special Regime, indicating a significant upcoming contract opportunity for service providers in the UK.
What to do next
- Review tender notice for employee screening services
- Submit requests to participate by April 30, 2026
- Prepare for procurement launch on April 20, 2026
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Planning
CM3424 - Employee Screening Services
- YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED UK3: Planned procurement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types
Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-021725
Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0666f6 (view related notices)
Published 11 March 2026, 12:29pm
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CM3424
Description
Yorkshire Water Services Ltd intends to commence a procurement process for the provision of Employee Screening Services. This planned procurement follows a prior market engagement exercise and aims to establish a contract to support pre‑employment and ongoing vetting requirements across the organisation.
The contract will ensure compliance with statutory, regulatory and internal governance obligations, and will support secure, efficient and consistent onboarding and workforce assurance processes.
The planned procurement is expected to cover a comprehensive range of employee screening and verification services, which may include:
Pre‑employment background checks
Right to Work verification
Criminal record checks (Basic / Standard / Enhanced DBS)
Employment history and referencing
Academic and professional qualification verification
Credit, financial integrity or adverse media checks (where applicable)
Ongoing vetting or periodic re‑screening
Digital or automated screening technologies
Management information, reporting and compliance support
The final scope will be confirmed in the procurement documents at launch.
Total value (estimated)
- £800,000 including VAT Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2030
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
Recruitment services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
20 April 2026
Enquiry deadline
25 April 2026, 11:59pm
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
30 April 2026, 11:59pm
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
1 June 2026
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Special regime
Utilities
Contracting authority
YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED
- Companies House: 02366682
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXGT-3622-WXBQ Western House
Bradford
BD6 2SZ
United Kingdom
Email: Professionalservicetenders@yorkshirewater.co.uk
Region: UKE41 - Bradford
Organisation type: Private utility
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