Compliance · Security
Security tender: answering SIA licensing, screening and vetting questions
Prepared by TenderChecker. Last reviewed 4 October 2026. General guidance only — every buyer's own instructions and criteria take priority.
Short answer
Explain how you confirm officers hold the licences required for the role, what screening you carry out, and how you monitor licence expiry.
Reference the screening standard the buyer asks for, and only claim what you do.
What the buyer might be asking
- How do you verify licences?
- What screening is carried out?
- How are expiries tracked?
Worked example (fictional)
Everything in this example — company, people and numbers — is invented for illustration.
Example question: Describe how you ensure all officers deployed are appropriately licensed and screened. (Max 400 words)
Fictional context: Fictional bidder: Sentinel Site Security Ltd. Supplied fictional notes: licences checked online before deployment; rostering system blocks expired licences.
Weak draft (fictional)
All our officers are SIA licensed and fully vetted.
What the draft misses
- States the outcome but not the process or ongoing monitoring.
A better version (using only the fictional facts above)
Before deployment, each officer's licence is checked online [insert who checks and how recorded]. Screening is carried out to [insert standard required by the buyer]. Our rostering system prevents officers with expired licences from being scheduled [insert how renewals are prompted].
Bracketed text marks facts the bidder still needs to supply. Never fill these with invented figures.
Evidence checklist
- ☐ Licence check process
- ☐ Screening standard
- ☐ Expiry monitoring
- ☐ Records
Common mistakes
- Assertion without process
- Citing a standard you don't follow