Award

Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

05 Apr 2023 at 00:00

Tender

10 Oct 2022 at 00:00

Summary of the contracting process

The Scottish Government has completed an award for the "Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)" project. This procurement involved acquiring an external service provider for conducting PISA 2025 in Scotland. The buying organisation was the Scottish Government located in Glasgow, and the procurement falls under the education industry category. The tender passed through the award stage with an award value of £895,031.09 GBP signed on 30th January 2023.

This tender provides significant business growth opportunities for service providers in the education sector and those involved in survey administration. Businesses well-suited for this opportunity are those experienced in educational assessments and international comparison projects. With well-defined deliverables and key deadlines, interested parties can leverage their expertise to enhance Scotland's educational assessment outcomes and contribute to the international understanding of educational performance.

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Notice Title

Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

Notice Description

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of PISA. A contractor is required to undertake the fieldwork for PISA 2025 in Scotland. This involves recruiting schools, adapting, and administering the computer-based tests and questionnaires in schools, marking responses in accordance with procedures set out by the international consortium, quality assuring data and acting as National Project Manager (NPM) for Scotland. The work will include field trial (2020) and a main survey. Activities include liaising with the international consortium and ensuring that technical standards are met. Benefits: The outputs will provide the sole international comparison of the performance of Scotland's school pupils and be the 9th wave of the PISA time series going back to 2000. In 2025 the main domain of assessment will be Science. Key deliverables are the collection and submission of data to the OECD for international comparison and producing a fieldwork report. The OECD will publish the international report in December 2025 and SG will produce a Scotland-specific report simultaneously.

Lot Information

Lot 1

A contractor is required to undertake the fieldwork for PISA 2025 in Scotland.

Renewal: 12 month optional extension available

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000709618
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR475626
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

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


CPV Codes

72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£850,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£895,031 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Apr 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
23 Nov 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Jan 20233 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
Bob McLeod
Contact Email
bob.mcleod@gov.scot, ictservicesandsoftwareteam@gov.scot
Contact Phone
+44 1312443567, +44 1412420133

Buyer Location

Locality
ABERDEEN
Postcode
AB11 9DB
Post Town
Aberdeen
Country
Scotland

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM3 West Central Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM32 Glasgow City
Delivery Location
TLM Scotland

Local Authority
Glasgow City
Electoral Ward
Anderston/City/Yorkhill
Westminster Constituency
Glasgow North

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=OCT461279
    Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) - The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of PISA. A contractor is required to undertake the fieldwork for PISA 2025 in Scotland. This involves recruiting schools, adapting, and administering the computer-based tests and questionnaires in schools, marking responses in accordance with procedures set out by the international consortium, quality assuring data and acting as National Project Manager (NPM) for Scotland. The work will include field trial (2020) and a main survey. Activities include liaising with the international consortium and ensuring that technical standards are met. Benefits: The outputs will provide the sole international comparison of the performance of Scotland's school pupils and be the 9th wave of the PISA time series going back to 2000. In 2025 the main domain of assessment will be Science. Key deliverables are the collection and submission of data to the OECD for international comparison and producing a fieldwork report. The OECD will publish the international report in December 2025 and SG will produce a Scotland-specific report simultaneously.
  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR475626
    Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) - The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of PISA. A contractor is required to undertake the fieldwork for PISA 2025 in Scotland. This involves recruiting schools, adapting, and administering the computer-based tests and questionnaires in schools, marking responses in accordance with procedures set out by the international consortium, quality assuring data and acting as National Project Manager (NPM) for Scotland. The work will include field trial (2020) and a main survey. Activities include liaising with the international consortium and ensuring that technical standards are met. Benefits: The outputs will provide the sole international comparison of the performance of Scotland's school pupils and be the 9th wave of the PISA time series going back to 2000. In 2025 the main domain of assessment will be Science. Key deliverables are the collection and submission of data to the OECD for international comparison and producing a fieldwork report. The OECD will publish the international report in December 2025 and SG will produce a Scotland-specific report simultaneously.

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