Tender

DHSC: OHID: Child Development Tools

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

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TenderUpdate

08 Jan 2024 at 14:27

Planning

08 Jan 2024 at 09:36

Summary of the contracting process

The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a tender titled "DHSC: OHID: Child Development Tools" in the services category for pre-school education services. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage and aims to identify tools for measuring child development at age 2/2 ½ in England. The tender, located in London, United Kingdom, involves market engagement with an estimated contract value of £1. Businesses interested in providing tools meeting specified criteria should email child.development@dhsc.gov.uk by 31st January 2024.

This tender by the Department of Health and Social Care presents a business opportunity for providers of child development assessment tools that meet the outlined feasibility criteria. Suitable businesses include those offering tools validated for use in the United Kingdom or similar contexts, adaptable for digital delivery, and culturally sensitive. The objective is to enhance child health metrics by engaging providers with relevant tools, fostering business growth and innovation in the child development sector.

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Notice Title

DHSC: OHID: Child Development Tools

Notice Description

This notice is for an amendment to FTS notice 2024/S 000-000442

Lot Information

Lot 1

The aim of this market engagement is to identify available tools for measuring child development at age 2/ 2 1/2 in England. We will consider tools which meet the following feasibility criteria.

Tools must:

Assess development in children aged 2/ 2 1/2

Be capable of providing separate scores for different domains of child development, in addition to an overall score

Be available for use in British English

Be completed and scored in under 30 minutes

Be capable of being administered by an individual without specific qualifications

Only require equipment which is likely to be easy to access, such as a ball, small toy, pen and paper, or utensils for eating food.

It is advantageous if the tool:

Has the capacity to be delivered digitally, meeting GDPR requirements, and be adaptable for use across a range of data management systems

Has been previously used in the United Kingdom at a population and/ or individual level

Has been validated for use at the individual and population level in the United Kingdom or other comparable countries

Can be used to assess development in children at multiple ages from birth to age 5

Is available and validated for use in multiple languages

Is culturally sensitive e.g. a question about motor or personal-social skills which asks whether a child is able to use cutlery might be contextualised with other examples for children from cultures where cutlery is not routinely used

We request that providers whose tool meets the stated feasibility criteria email (child.development@dhsc.gov.uk) by the 31st January 2024 with a one-page document summarising their tool, how it meets the stated criteria, and any other relevant points of interest.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-042b38
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000519-2024
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

80000000 - Education and training services

80110000 - Pre-school education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£540,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jan 20242 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
8 Jan 2024Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Contact Name
Alexander Ludlam
Contact Email
alexander.ludlam@dhsc.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1H 0EU
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLI32 Westminster

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

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