Notice Information
Notice Title
DAC 158/21 - DE - CCEA - Specialist support for the development of Computer Adaptive Tests (CATs)
Notice Description
A break in the continuation of CCEA Adaptive Assessments would have a detrimental impact on the progress of the assessments to date and be disruptive to the large number of schools that have now invested in such services, particularly at a time when no other assessment alternative is centrally available.
Lot Information
Lot 1
A break in the continuation of CCEA Adaptive Assessments would have a detrimental impact on the progress of the assessments to date and be disruptive to the large number of schools that have now invested in such services, particularly at a time when no other assessment alternative is centrally available.
Procurement Information
From the information provided, it would appear there are sufficient reasons to justify an award of contract to The Psychometric Centre, Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education, due to technical reasons in that the supplier is the sole provider of the open source platform and that a competitive market does not exist (based on the outcome of the CPD PME completed in April 2018).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-031aa2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005126-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £106,500 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Feb 20223 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 24 Feb 20224 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BANGOR
- Postcode
- BT19 7PR
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN09 Ards and North Down
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Ards and North Down
- Electoral Ward
- Ballygrainey
- Westminster Constituency
- North Down
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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