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Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2021

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

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AwardUpdate

26 Jan 2023 at 00:00

Award

11 Mar 2019 at 00:00

Tender

31 May 2018 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government has awarded a contract for the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2021 to the National Foundation for Educational Research. This contract involves providing PISA assessments in up to 120 secondary schools in Scotland, covering maths, reading, science, and creative thinking. The contract period is from 2018-2022, with services valued at £824,255. The main procurement category is services, and the contract was awarded on 30th November 2018.

This procurement process presents an opportunity for businesses in the education assessment sector to compete for contracts with the Scottish Government. Companies offering assessment services, educational research, and data analysis are well-suited to compete in this tender. The tender stage has concluded, and the contract is active, offering business growth potential for successful bidders in providing assessment services to schools in Scotland.

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Notice Title

Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2021

Notice Description

The contract involved the provision of the PISA assessment in up to 120 secondary schools, with up to 4000 pupils. The assessment is computer based, covering maths, reading and science (majoring on maths in 2021) and the additional assessment domain of creative thinking. The contractor will act as the designated National Centre for Scotland and will ensure delivery of the assessment according to the OECD's strict criteria. This contract does not include production of the final report, which is carried out by the Scottish Government

Lot Information

Lot 1

The contract involves the provision of the PISA assessment in up to 120 secondary schools, with up to 4000 pupils. The assessment is computer based, covering maths, reading and science (majoring on maths in 2021) and the additional assessment domain of creative thinking. The contractor will act as the designated National Centre for Scotland and will ensure delivery of the assessment according to the OECD's strict criteria. The contractor will be responsible for: validating and testing new assessment items in maths and creative thinking; sampling schools; sampling pupils within schools; testing the software delivery system on school IT networks; delivering a 3-hour assessment and questionnaire; coding, cleaning and submitting data within the OECD's deadlines; verifying the accuracy of the data returned by the OECD; and delivering match datasets for further linkage and analysis. Contractors will be required to produce reports on the conduct of the survey and deliver their final dataset. The Main survey fieldwork will take place in October/November 2021, with a full field trial in March 2020. This contract does not include production of the final report, which is carried out by the Scottish Government

Renewal: It is anticipated that the next contract will be renewed prior to the expiry of any re-let . It is anticipated that the contract will commence during August 2018

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000540686
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469787
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F20 - Modification 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

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

72314000 - Data collection and collation services

72316000 - Data analysis services

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

73110000 - Research services

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

75121000 - Administrative educational services

79311000 - Survey services

79311400 - Economic research services

80000000 - Education and training services

80200000 - Secondary education services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£750,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£824,255 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Jul 2018Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Nov 20187 years ago
Contract Period
16 Oct 2018 - 15 Oct 2023 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Notices will be published between 9 & 12 months prior to the expiry of the agreement.

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Contact Name
David Box
Contact Email
david.box@gov.scot, jenny.lochhead@gov.scot, lauren.lochhead@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1312442241, +44 1312448156, +44 1412420345

Buyer Location

Locality
GLASGOW
Postcode
G2 8LU
Post Town
Glasgow
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN320804
    Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2021 - The contract involves the provision of the PISA assessment in up to 120 secondary schools, with up to 4000 pupils. The assessment is computer based, covering maths, reading and science (majoring on maths in 2021) and the additional assessment domain of creative thinking. The contractor will act as the designated National Centre for Scotland and will ensure delivery of the assessment according to the OECD's strict criteria. This contract does not include production of the final report, which is carried out by the Scottish Government
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR348229
    Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2021 - The contract involved the provision of the PISA assessment in up to 120 secondary schools, with up to 4000 pupils. The assessment is computer based, covering maths, reading and science (majoring on maths in 2021) and the additional assessment domain of creative thinking. The contractor will act as the designated National Centre for Scotland and will ensure delivery of the assessment according to the OECD's strict criteria. This contract does not include production of the final report, which is carried out by the Scottish Government
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469787
    Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2021

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