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    ContractsFit and Proper Person Checks for Higher Education Providers
    Awarded contract

    Fit and Proper Person Checks for Higher Education Providers

    Awarded
    £108.6k
    Published 30 Jun 2026

    The Office for Students requires a supplier to deliver comprehensive background checking services for key individuals at higher education providers during registration and ongoing compliance monitoring.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· South WestPublished 30 Jun 2026· 4 months agoviaFind a Tender
    Awarded
    £108.6k
    Published 30 Jun 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £108,600
      Pounds sterling
    • Closing date
      Not published
      No closing date published
    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      South West

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • CU
      Certn (UK) Ltd
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 4 months ago.

    30 June 2026
    Awarded — no open tender advertised

    Brief

    The Office for Students (OfS) is seeking a supplier to provide fit and proper person (FPP) check services for higher education providers registering in England. The supplier will conduct checks on key individuals (such as accountable officers, governing body chairs, and company secretaries) during initial registration and on an ongoing basis to ensure compliance with registration conditions. Checks may include: director disqualifications, charity trustee disqualifications, bankruptcy status, unspent criminal convictions, adverse civil procedure findings, disciplinary hearing outcomes, education sector sanctions, misuse of public funds, trading license refusals, Section 199 ECTA 2023 convictions, tax-related criminal offences, insolvency, liquidation, previous bankruptcy, and removal from charity trustee positions. The supplier should design a system that efficiently enables OfS to perform these varied background checks on multiple individuals across different providers, with flexibility to conduct different check types based on individual circumstances.

    Track record

    7 awards · 7 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In professional services, OFFICE FOR STUDENTS has awarded 7 contracts to 7 suppliers.

    Who wins here
    1. ADVANCE HE1× · 14%
    2. Bevan Brittan1× · 14%
    3. The Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education1× · 14%
    4. Savanta Group Ltd1× · 14%
    5. PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED1× · 14%
    6. Certn (UK) Ltd1× · 14%

    +1 more supplier

    Across professional services, the most active winners are REED SPECIALIST RECRUITMENT LIMITED, PROMAR INTERNATIONAL, KPMG LLP — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-056a3b

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