Notice Information
Notice Title
National Standardised Assessments in Support of the National Improvement Framework
Notice Description
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of National Standardised Assessments in Support of the National Improvement Framework.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of National Standardised Assessments in Support of the National Improvement Framework. The requirement will see the Scottish Government's two existing national standardised assessment systems (the Scottish National Standardised Assessments and their Gaelic Medium counterpart, Measaidhean Coitcheann Naiseanta airson foghlam tron Ghaidhlig ) brought together into a combined platform. The National Improvement Framework (NIF) for Scottish Education brings together key information to evaluate performance and informs the action taken to improve attainment and wider outcomes for every child in Scotland. The requirement includes: - System development, technical implementation testing and trialling - Delivery management thereafter, including annual updates to the system content, the development and maintenance of the standardisation methodology. - Related "service" elements including system support and maintenance, reporting, documentation and training, guidance and support to different categories of user. - Migration of data and standards compliant assessment content from the first phase of standardised assessment delivery, ensuring data integrity and persistence.
Renewal: The contract allows for up to an additional 24 months from 3 August 2024 - 3 Aug 2026
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000634409
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR412025
- 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
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
48000000 - Software package and information systems
48190000 - Educational software package
48462000 - Mathematical or forecasting software package
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72212190 - Educational software development services
72222300 - Information technology services
72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software
72267200 - Repair of information technology software
75121000 - Administrative educational services
80000000 - Education and training services
80100000 - Primary education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £17,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £17,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £17,401,591 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Apr 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Dec 2020Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Apr 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- 3 May 2021 - 2 Aug 2024 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
- Contact Name
- Bob McLeod
- Contact Email
- bob.mcleod@gov.scot, paul.packett@gov.scot
- Contact Phone
- +44 1312443567, +44 1412425962
Buyer Location
- Locality
- GLASGOW
- Postcode
- N/A
- Post Town
- Aberdeen
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM5 North Eastern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM50 Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM Scotland
-
- Local Authority
- Aberdeen City
- Electoral Ward
- Torry/Ferryhill
- Westminster Constituency
- Aberdeen South
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV399170
National Standardised Assessments in Support of the National Improvement Framework - The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of National Standardised Assessments in Support of the National Improvement Framework. -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR412025
National Standardised Assessments in Support of the National Improvement Framework - The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of National Standardised Assessments in Support of the National Improvement Framework.
Notice URLs
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