Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2019-01-08
Buyer: Department for Education
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 85121200: Specialist medical services | 85141000: Services provided by medical personnel
Estimated value: 450000 GBP

Technical requirements: Provision of Medical Advice Services to the Department for Education Provision of Medical Advice Services to the Department for Education for Ill Health Pension Applications (Teachers’ Pension Scheme)
The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking to engage the services of a supplier to provide recommendations to their Scheme Administrator on the eligibility for ill health retirement benefits of members of the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS).
Ill health recommendations will be made in a timely manner and in accordance with the Teachers’ Pensions Regulations 2010 and 2015 based on the scheme member’s application and accompanying evidence from medical practitioners and employers. Based on historical data, there are likely to be around 1 000 cases each year (including appeals).
The successful supplier shall also attend and facilitate meetings with the department to discuss performance against specified standards, and other matters relating to the contracted service.
The successful supplier must treat all information about pension scheme members as confidential and meet General Data Protection Regulations in its handling of data.
The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to provide interested suppliers with advance notification of the department’s anticipated future requirements.
If you are interested in understanding further the department’s requirements please submit an expression of interest to Sourcing.HELP@education.gov.uk by 5 pm on 1.2.2019. It is envisaged that the supplier engagement meeting(s) will be held on 12.2.2019. The exact time, date and location will be confirmed in advance with suppliers who express an interest.
Subject to the level of response from interested suppliers, the department will either hold a supplier engagement event to which all suppliers who have expressed an interest will be invited or it will meet with interested suppliers individually to explain the requirements in more detail and its plans for re-procuring the services.
This PIN is not a call for competition and a Contract Notice launching the procurement is expected to be published in OJEU in February 2019.
This PIN is not a binding statement of intent; it outlines the department’s intention to engage with interested suppliers in a fair, open and formal basis about its requirements for this service in advance of launching a procurement for a replacement service.
While the information contained in this document is believed to be correct at the time of issue, the department will not accept any liability for its accuracy, adequacy or completeness. No express or implied warranty is given relating to the information contained in this document and the department reserves the right to amend or cease either in part or full the requirements set out in this PIN at any time. Accordingly, the department will not be liable for any costs, expenditure, work or effort incurred by a supplier in acting on the basis of this PIN.


Award value: 450000