Medical Screening of Childcare Providers

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.