Planning

Medical Screening of Childcare Providers

  • Ofsted

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-002717

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d676

Published 27 January 2025, 2:16pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Ofsted

Clive House, 70 Petty France

London

SW1H 9EX

Email

info-contracts@ofsted.govuk

Telephone

+44 3000131270

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKI - London

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted

Buyer's address

https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA34729

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority

one.5) Main activity

Other activity

Childcare & Children's Social Care Regulation


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Medical Screening of Childcare Providers

Reference number

CON 1411

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Ofsted seeks views from the market on how medical screening of childcare providers can be delivered more effectively, whilst ensuring that medical recommendations remain sound and evidence based.

Ofsted would also like to understand the indicative costs of providing the service.

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is issued solely for the purpose of conducting supplier pre-market engagement on Ofsted’s requirement for medical screening of childcare providers. While we strongly advise anyone who has an interest in being considered as a potential supplier to engage with this exercise, participation or non-participation in the market engagement exercise shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the market engagement exercise shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Interested parties will not be prejudiced or advantaged by any response (or lack thereof) to this PIN and a response to this PIN, does not guarantee any invitation to participate in any future procurement.

Ofsted is committed to ensuring fairness, openness and transparency, and to following the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Participation in the market engagement exercise will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this market engagement exercise will be reimbursed by Ofsted.

No decision has been taken on the route to market for this opportunity. Ofsted reserves the right to not proceed to tender.

Any requests for clarification relating to this exercise must be communicated via the Q&A facility on the MyTenders e-procurement portal (www.mytenders.co.uk). Responses to requests for clarification will then be communicated back to all interested suppliers.

Expressions of interest in this market engagement process should be sent via the Q&A facility on the MyTenders e-procurement portal (www.mytenders.co.uk) by midday on Friday 21 February 2025.

Please quote the following reference in all correspondence: CON 1411 – Medical Screening of Childcare Providers.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £700,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Ofsted seeks views from the market on how medical screening of childcare providers can be delivered more effectively, whilst ensuring that medical recommendations remain sound and evidence based.

Ofsted would also like to understand the indicative costs of providing the service.

Please refer to the 'Supporting Information on Ofsted's Medical Screening of Childcare Providers' document (attached) for further information and the questions that Ofsted would like suppliers to respond to.

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is issued solely for the purpose of conducting supplier pre-market engagement on Ofsted’s requirement for medical screening of childcare oroviders. While we strongly advise anyone who has an interest in being considered as a potential supplier to engage with this exercise, participation or non-participation in the market engagement exercise shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the market engagement exercise shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Interested parties will not be prejudiced or advantaged by any response (or lack thereof) to this PIN and a response to this PIN, does not guarantee any invitation to participate in any future procurement.

Ofsted is committed to ensuring fairness, openness and transparency, and to following the Public Contract Regulations 2015.

Participation in the market engagement exercise will be at each organisation's own cost. No expense in responding to this market engagement exercise will be reimbursed by Ofsted.

No decision has been taken on the route to market for this opportunity. Ofsted reserves the right to not proceed to tender.

Any requests for clarification relating to this exercise must be communicated via the Q&A facility on the MyTenders e-procurement portal (www.mytenders.co.uk). Responses to requests for clarification will then be communicated back to all interested suppliers.

Expressions of interest in this market engagement process should be sent via the Q&A facility on the MyTenders e-procurement portal (www.mytenders.co.uk) by midday on Friday 21 February 2025.

Please quote the following reference in all correspondence: CON 1411 – Medical Screening of Childcare Providers.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

28 January 2025


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

Please refer to the 'Supporting Information on Ofsted's Medical Screening of Childcare Providers' document (attached) for further information and the questions that Ofsted would like suppliers to respond to.

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=233654.

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