Notice Information
Notice Title
Medical Screening of Childcare/Social Care Providers
Notice Description
Ofsted's regulatory responsibilities include making robust decisions regarding the suitability of individuals who apply to provide childcare and children's social care services. Ofsted also makes suitability decisions for individuals associated with childcare and children's social care services but do not provide the care. The role of the Supplier will be to assess an individual's medical suitability for a particular role and provide a recommendation to Ofsted.
Procurement Information
This is a specialist service required by Ofsted to support one of its core functions.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0670bd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025945-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85121200 - Medical specialist services
85141000 - Services provided by medical personnel
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £640,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Mar 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Mar 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- OFSTED
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- CANARY WHARF, LONDON
- Postcode
- E14 4PU
- Post Town
- East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI42 Tower Hamlets
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Tower Hamlets
- Electoral Ward
- Canary Wharf
- Westminster Constituency
- Poplar and Limehouse
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025945-2026
20th March 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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