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title: "AO Data Collection"
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# AO Data Collection

Buyer: OFFICE OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXAMINATIONS REGULATION (OFQUAL)  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-429350bb-846d-47c4-8e4a-6fb4b0b336b5

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "AO Data Collection" tender has been completed by the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), based in Coventry, England. The contract was awarded on 18th February 2021, with a total value of £25,125. This project falls under the services category, specifically focusing on data collection and collation services. The contract period spanned from 22nd February 2021 to 30th April 2021, and the procurement method utilised was an open procedure.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in data management, technical design, and systems integration. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with expertise in data strategy and development would be particularly well-suited to engage in similar projects, leveraging their agility and innovative approaches to meet client needs. Competing firms can benefit from the growing demand for improved data services within educational and regulatory bodies, creating pathways for business expansion in this field.

## Notice

Problem statement There is a need to understand how we could manage and share the AO data; and the interoperability of this within Ofqual's existing Data Services team's processes. The requirement To define the process for how we should manage and share the AO data within Ofqual's estate and whether additional tooling and systems are required as part. This will be a Discovery piece focussed on requirements gathering and design where knowledge on the current Ofqual data management and sharing processes will need to be gained and then used to work out how they should look for the new collections; and what level of change this requires. The work package will provide the technical expertise within a team of an Ofqual's in-house data services engineer and a project lead to jointly deliver the required outcomes and deliverables. Outcome Required This project will deliver improved information to make evidence based decisions for how we should proceed to make AO data available to internal and external users and in what format. Other projects - such as replacing legacy technologies - will benefit from this to understand the direction of travel for data management also. This will feed into an outline plan for how we move forward and ensure the data we collect as part of the joint collection has an effective data pipeline and can be appropriately managed. This work package is specifically for the technical design, and so success will be measured through achievement of the following deliverables.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/82ca3037-d252-4c86-9a17-0719fd34cdc6 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 May 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 1 Jan 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Feb 2021 |
| Contract period | 22 Feb 2021 - 30 Apr 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £25,125 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £25,125 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | OFFICE OF QUALIFICATIONS AND EXAMINATIONS REGULATION (OFQUAL) |
| Locality | COVENTRY |
| Post town | Coventry |
| Postcode | CV1 3BH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry |
| Local authority | Coventry |
| Electoral ward | Sherbourne |
| Westminster constituency | Coventry North West |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MANGROVE DATA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72314000 - Data collection and collation services

## Release History

- 13 May 2021 at 16:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/82ca3037-d252-4c86-9a17-0719fd34cdc6

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/82ca3037-d252-4c86-9a17-0719fd34cdc6
  13th May 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY161975
  NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at the link provided.

## Notice URLs

- http://ofqual.gov.uk

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