01 Procurement
Tender overview
- Buyer
- LIFT SCHOOLS
- Status
- Complete
- Procurement method
- Open procedure
- Category
- services
- CPV classification
- Not supplied
- Tender period
- Not supplied — 6 October 2025
Description
We are seeking a reliable, efficient, and experienced provider to deliver comprehensive employment checks for new starters across our schools and central team. The successful provider will support our commitment to safer recruitment, statutory compliance, and candidate experience. The provider must deliver pre-employment checks in line with statutory guidance, regulatory frameworks, and best practice. This includes: Identity verification Right to work in the UK Enhanced DBS checks (with or without barred list, depending on role) Overseas criminal checks (where applicable) Prohibition from teaching and section 128 checks Qualification verification (e.g. QTS, degree certificates) Employment history checks and gap analysis Reference checks (minimum two references, including most recent employer covering 2 years) Medical fitness declaration Disqualification by association (where applicable) Teacher sanctions or restrictions (including EEA checks if relevant) Credit checks (for roles with financial responsibility) Social media screening Digital ID verification
This page represents one OCDS contracting process. Notices can be revised over time. Values may be estimates, award values or contract values and should be read with their displayed stage and date.
02 Awards and contracts
Published award records
Employee Screening Services
- Awarded
- 8 December 2025
- Award value
- £240,000
- Suppliers
- 1
- Signed contract
- 20 January 2026
03 Organisations
Buyers, suppliers and other parties
LIFT SCHOOLS
1 Edcity Walk, London, UKI33, W12 7TF, United Kingdom
Companies House 06625091 →Zinc Work Limited
27-28 Eastcastle Street, London, UKI32, W1W 8DH, United Kingdom
Companies House 10961635 →Companies House links appear only for explicit GB-COH identifiers. BritDB does not create company links from a similar name or address.
04 Provenance
Source for this process
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