Coming up· published 2 Jun 2025
Medical Services - Ill Health Retirement Assessment
Department for Education · Westminster, London
Department for Education is planning Medical Services - Ill Health Retirement Assessment. It is a contract for other health and social care in Westminster.
Source: Find a Tender, published 2 Jun 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice updated
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:13
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Pipeline notice published
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice · 14:00
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Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
2025
Contract starts
Next
2029
Contract ends
3½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Department for Education is planning Medical Services - Ill Health Retirement Assessment. It is a contract for other health and social care in Westminster. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens. The estimated value is £2,200,000. The contract runs from 15 December 2025 to 31 March 2029. It lasts 3½ years.
The buyer marks it as suitable for SMEs and VCSEs. Find a Tender published it on 2 June 2025. The notice number is 029209-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-052ac7. Bids are made through the buyer's Jaggaer portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The procurement process initiated by the Department for Education involves the provision of medical services for Ill Health Retirement Assessment under the Teachers' Pension Scheme. The procurement falls under the services category, focusing on health and social work services, with an emphasis on administrative healthcare services. Located in London, UK, the process is currently at the planning stage, with a significant pre-market engagement scheduled for 17th June 2025.
The contract is expected to be awarded by December 2025, allowing a smooth transition before the current contract expires on 31st March 2026. The anticipated contract will run until 31st March 2029, with a potential extension up to March 2030. The procurement process welcomes small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary community and social enterprises (VCSEs) to express their interest, thus fostering an inclusive competitive environment.
The notice in full
The Department requires the expertise of a medical service supplier whose clinical advisors will provide advice on whether applications for ill health retirement under the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) meet the criteria set out in the regulations. A successful service provider will be responsible for reviewing all new ill health applications, including serious ill health applications, as well as first-stage and second-stage appeals.
They will also provide a written medical assessment of a member's current health and/or life expectancy, and make associated medical recommendations on a member's eligibility, or continued eligibility, for an ill health pension, as determined by the relevant legislation. Our existing contract runs out on 31 March 2026.
We anticipate the new contract will be awarded at the beginning of December 2025 to allow sufficient transition/ implementation time before 1 April 2026.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 15 Dec 2025 to 31 Mar 2029 (3½ years)
- Suitable for
- Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs); Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs)
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Buyer's portal
- Jaggaer
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
- Tender value
- £2,200,000
Not stated in the notice: lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planning
- Lots
- Planning
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 029209-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-052ac7
- CPV code
- 75122000 - Administrative healthcare services; 85000000 - Health and social work services
- CPV division
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services; 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Westminster
- Town
- South West London
- Postcode
- SW1P 3BT
- Electoral ward
- St James's
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
- Region
- London
- Sub-region
- Westminster and City of London
- Area
- Inner London - West
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Department for Education
- Category
- Services
- Address
- London, SW1P 3BT · London · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029209-2025
- Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029199-2025
- Jaggaer portal, to register and bideducation.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-052ac7 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Medical Services - Ill Health Retirement Assessment
When will the Medical Services - Ill Health Retirement Assessment tender open?
Department for Education has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
How much is the Medical Services - Ill Health Retirement Assessment contract worth?
The estimated value is £2,200,000. The contract runs from 15 December 2025 to 31 March 2029 (3½ years).
Who is the buyer for Medical Services - Ill Health Retirement Assessment?
Department for Education, based in Westminster, London.
How do I bid for Medical Services - Ill Health Retirement Assessment?
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- Read the early notice in full.
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