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title: "DHSC: OHID: Child Development Tools"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-042b38"
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# DHSC: OHID: Child Development Tools

Buyer: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-042b38

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000519-2024 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Jan 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 8 Jan 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £540,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI32 Westminster |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80110000 - Pre-school education services

## Release History

- 8 Jan 2024 at 14:27 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000519-2024
- 8 Jan 2024 at 09:36 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000442-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://fingertips.phe.org.uk/profile/child-health-profiles/data#page/1/gid/1938133223).Estimated
- https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care

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