Notice Information
Notice Title
External Verifier Award Assessment
Notice Description
To plan and provide a programme of support for SQA external verifier candidates
Lot Information
Lot 1
To plan and provide a programme of support for SQA external verifier candidates
Renewal: potential 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000795054
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR551852
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- PCS Notice - Website 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
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £200,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £47,500 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 23 Jun 202510 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- July 2029
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Midlothian
- Electoral Ward
- Dalkeith
- Westminster Constituency
- Midlothian
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/NoticeDownload/DownloadDocument.aspx?id=APR527353&idx=1
2nd April 2025 - SQA2519 ITT -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR527353
External Verifier Award Assessment - To plan and provide a programme of support for SQA external verifier candidates -
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR551852
External Verifier Award Assessment - To plan and provide a programme of support for SQA external verifier candidates
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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