Employment Screening

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.