School Screening Software

Open future opportunity - This means that the buyer is not yet ready to invite bid applications but early notification has been provided and some dialogue may be possible.

Closing date: 30 September 2019

Contract summary

Industry

Medical software package - 48180000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£200k - £270k

Published date

18 September 2019

Approach to market date

30 September 2019

Contract start date

05 December 2019

Contract end date

05 December 2022

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

CLCH has provided school screening services for hearing, vision, height and weight measurement for several years to thousands to reception and year 6 children in Barnet and Brent for several years. This service is now also to be rolled out in Ealing borough for height, weight and vision screening.
The Trust is looking for a software provider to support the service. This will include software to support vision testing, hearing testing and the national child measurement programme.
The software will provide a series of tools to facilitate this screening process. The providers will implement the screening criteria to be used, content of letters to parents and pathway as required by the Purchaser. The system must conform with the latest Public Health England guidelines for child vision screening (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/child-vision-screening/service-specification).
Best practice is that children failing the first test are retested six weeks later and then referred if they fail the second time. Some areas follow this guidance, others rely on a single screening and then refer. The provider will implement whichever protocol is chosen by the Purchaser and the screening, content of letters to parents and pathway, as defined by the Purchaser.
The software's BMI module will automate the administration associated with the National Child Measurement Programme. Screeners measure the children in the normal way for height and weight, entering the measurements on the software BMI module.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Reuben McKeown

Address

5-7 Parsons Green
London
SW6 4UL
England

Telephone

+44 7740529800

Email

reuben.mckeown@capita.co.uk

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