Notice Information
Notice Title
SOLAR Retender
Notice Description
This tender indicates our requirement to further support the continuing of the delivery of our SOLAR (Scottish OnLine Assessment Resources) assessment service (www.sqasolar.org.uk ). SOLAR enables the development and delivery of onscreen formative and summative assessment content across a range of qualifications delivered in Scotland and internationally. Additionally SOLAR is used to underpin the model of authoring of paper-based question and assessment items used in the National Qualifications in Scotland.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This tender indicates our requirement to further support the continuing of the delivery of our SOLAR (Scottish OnLine Assessment Resources) assessment service (www.sqasolar.org.uk ). SOLAR enables the development and delivery of onscreen formative and summative assessment content across a range of qualifications delivered in Scotland and internationally. Additionally SOLAR is used to underpin the model of authoring of paper-based question and assessment items used in the National Qualifications in Scotland.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-03df4a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019263-2023
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72212190 - Educational software development services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,610,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Jul 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 2 Feb 20233 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurement@sqa.org.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 03452136720
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MIDLOTHIAN
- Postcode
- EH22 1FD
- Post Town
- Edinburgh
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM1 East Central Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian
- Delivery Location
- TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian
-
- Local Authority
- Midlothian
- Electoral Ward
- Dalkeith
- Westminster Constituency
- Midlothian
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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