AwardedAwarded 17 August 2026

Employment Screening

Yorkshire Water Services Limited · Private utility

In brief

Yorkshire Water Services Limited awarded recruitment work to Sec Watchdog Limited on 17 August 2026.

The notice gives a value of £800,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 4 years with extensions, starting 1 August 2026.

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What the notice says

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.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Sec Watchdog Limited (SME)£800,000
Awarded 17 August 2026

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 021643-2026
  2. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 021725-2026
  3. Tender notice · UK4, notice 037204-2026
  4. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 077941-2026

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From notice 021643-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 11 March 2026, last updated 17 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.