DV (developed vetting) clearance

The demand curve

Notices demanding it per 10,000 published, by year — rate-normalised so corpus growth never masquerades as demand. Complete years only.

The pale bars are 2025 onward. The Procurement Act went live on 24 February 2025 and changed how notices are written, so the step across that date is partly a change in convention and not only a change in demand. We have not measured how much of it is which, so please do not read this as a trend.

The receipts

Notices that demand it, and the sentence each demand was found in. Nothing is counted here without one.

• Provision of Legal Servicesmandatory

  Cabinet Office

  The Supplier is required to provide DV cleared legal assistance to allow the ISC to fulfil its legal requirement to respond to a public inquiry

• Supply Chain Notice: Automated Access Control System (AACS)mandatory

  Ministry of Defence

  The Installer shall hold List X status and Personnel must be a minimum of SC cleared with a number of DV cleared Personnel.

• SPISN/0310_Enterprise IT Target Architecture - End User Services (Edge)mandatory

  Defence Equipment and Support

  …security classification up to and including SECRET UK EYES ONLY level, therefore there is a requirement for a proportion of technical staff are required to be DV cleared.…

• Early Market Engagement Event for the delivery of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Data Labelling Capabilitiesmandatory

  MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

  The service must be delivered by appropriately security cleared personnel (likely SC/DV clearance depending on Data Labelling requirement).

• GMP Fire Alarm- Windhoek, Namibiamandatory

  FCDO Services

  The contractor carrying out the works to the confidential areas of the building will need to be DV cleared as a minimum, any operatives carrying out works within the main High Commission building will need to be SC cleared as a minimum and Gent trained.

• Delivery partner to AWE Project Lyramandatory

  AWE PLC

  Depending on staff roles and responsibilities, security clearance is required for the onsite delivery of this contract at SC (Security Check) or DV (Developed Vetting) level.

• S&MOCB/3369 - Falkland Island Marine Servicesmandatory

  Ministry of Defence, Ships, Other

  Crew provided to man these vessels must have passed a Criminal Reference Check, Counter Terrorist Check (CTC) and meet a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) or provide evidence of already holding SC/DV clearance.

• Copper Telephone Cabling Managementmandatory

  Foreign & Commonwealth Office

  The staff must hold DV clearance or meet the standards to go through the vetting process, UK citizens and will work alongside other suppliers, including the existing telephony provider, electricians and the office services team.

• UKRI-5157 Consultancy services

  UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)

  Due to the classified nature of the work and the need for DV-cleared expertise, GCHQ specifically recommended Tom Murdoch Consulting as the only suitable provider.

• Full Inspection and Testing of Fire Alarm Systems at British Embassy Baghdad

  Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

  The British Embassy in Baghdad seeks DV Cleared, SAFE+ trained qualified professionals to carry out a full inspection, and testing of the 22 Fire Alarms Systems throughout the compound.

• Fully Managed Provision of Technical Works Supervisors

  Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office

  …Development Office (FCDO) awarded a contract to a supplier to provide a fully managed service for the recruitment and ongoing management of suitably qualified DV cleared staff able to carry out the required technical services mechanical and electrical (M&E) qualifications who are deployed overseas.…

• Design support for forthcoming projects in the South East

  VINCI CONSTRUCTION UK LIMITED

  Ideally companies will have DV cleared staff and be able to support our forthcoming pipeline of work across the following disciplines: Electrical, Mechanical, Security systems , BMS Systems and HVAC services.

See it live

No open tenders demand it at this moment — the list updates continuously.