Award

Gaelic Medium Education National Standardised Assessments

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

08 Jan 2018 at 00:00

Tender

31 Jul 2017 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government is conducting a procurement process for the **Gaelic Medium Education National Standardised Assessments** project, aimed at providing a national system of online standardised assessments to evaluate children's literacy and numeracy progress in Scotland for Gaelic Medium Education. This procurement falls under the services category, specifically focused on public education services, and is located in Edinburgh. The procurement method chosen is an open procedure, and the tender period for submissions will conclude on **13 September 2017**. The contract is expected to last for three years, with an option for a two-year extension at the discretion of the Scottish Ministers.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in educational assessment services, particularly those with expertise in developing online and adaptive learning tools. Companies that can demonstrate a strong understanding of the Scottish education system, specifically the Curriculum for Excellence, and have the capability to design inclusive and diagnostic assessments are encouraged to participate. With a contract value of **£1.5 million**, this project not only supports the Gaelic education initiative but also enables businesses to contribute to the advancement of educational outcomes in Scotland.

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Notice Title

Gaelic Medium Education National Standardised Assessments

Notice Description

The Scottish Government requires a Service Provider to provide a national system of online standardised assessments of children's progress in literacy and numeracy in Scotland for Gaelic Medium Education (GME).

Lot Information

Lot 1

The Scottish Government requires a Service Provider to provide a national system of online standardised assessments of children's progress in literacy and numeracy in Scotland for Gaelic Medium Education (GME). The Assessments will comprise part of a wider programme which is implementing a "National Improvement Framework for Scottish Education". The Service Provider's role within the project will be to design and deliver a set of Gaelic Medium Assessments which will: report progress in skills for reading, writing and numeracy; assess pupils in primaries 1, 4, 7 and secondary 3; provide individual, diagnostic reports on each pupil's progress which will supply information to identify strengths and individual learning needs; be online (but with provision for alternative formats if necessary); be adaptive (become easier or more difficult dependent of the answer of the pupil); be suitable for the Scottish school education system and aligned with Curriculum for Excellence and be inclusive (will be equitable and allow all pupils to be fairly assessed, no matter their background, experience, additional support needs or level of ability). The Service Provider will be required to work closely with the Scottish Government and Education Scotland throughout the development of the assessments, in particular to ensure their alignment with Curriculum for Excellence and the approach to immersion learning through the Gaelic medium. The contract is for a period of 3 years with an optional extension period of 2 years (1 year plus 1 year) at the sole discretion of the Scottish Ministers. Lotting: It is not suitable to lot this contract opportunity on a geographical nor commodity-specific basis due to the nature of the requirement.. Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

Renewal: Optional extension period of up to 24 Months exercisable at the sole discretion of the Scottish Ministers.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000491010
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN305994
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support


CPV Codes

48190000 - Educational software package

72212100 - Industry specific software development services

72212190 - Educational software development services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jan 20188 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Sep 2017Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
14 Dec 20178 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
Tom Waring
Contact Email
paul.packett@gov.scot, procurement_utilities@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1312447556, +44 1412425678

Buyer Location

Locality
EDINBURGH
Postcode
EH6 6QQ
Post Town
Edinburgh
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM1 East Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM13 City of Edinburgh
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
City of Edinburgh
Electoral Ward
Leith
Westminster Constituency
Edinburgh North and Leith

Further Information

Notice Documents

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