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title: "National Standardised Assessments in Support of the National Improvement Framework"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02a5bd"
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# National Standardised Assessments in Support of the National Improvement Framework

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02a5bd

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## Summary

The Scottish Government is seeking an external service provider through an open tender for the "National Standardised Assessments in Support of the National Improvement Framework". This contract, classified under educational software development services, aims to consolidate existing national assessment systems into a single platform. The procurement is currently at the Award stage, with a contract value of £17,401,591 signed on 12th April 2021. Interested parties must meet specific cyber security requirements, including completion of an online Supplier Assurance Questionnaire aligned with a Cyber Risk Profile.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in educational software development, IT services, and system support. Competitors should ideally possess experience in system development, technical implementation, and providing maintenance and training services for educational software. Firms capable of providing innovative solutions for data integrity and standard compliance are particularly well-suited to succeed in this procurement process.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007756-2021 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 13 Apr 2021 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Apr 2021 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £17,401,591 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | GLASGOW |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8LU |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ALPHAPLUS CONSULTANCY |

## CPV Codes

### 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

### 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

## Release History

- 13 Apr 2021 at 16:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007756-2021

## Notice URLs

- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://cyberassessment.gov.scot/
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:541878-2020:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482

## Provenance

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