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title: "Personalised Assessments in Reading and Numeracy"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-038978"
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# Personalised Assessments in Reading and Numeracy

Buyer: WELSH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-038978

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## Summary

The Welsh Government has awarded a contract for the delivery of Personalised Assessments in Reading and Numeracy as a full digital service. This procurement is in the services category, with the contract being for 4 years and the option to extend for an additional 2 years. The contract value is £20,000,000, and the procurement method used was an open procedure. The procurement is complete, and the successful supplier is AlphaPlus Consultancy Ltd. The assessments will be delivered to schools across Wales, and the deadline for submission was 31st January 2023.

This tender for Personalised Assessments in Reading and Numeracy by the Welsh Government presents opportunities for businesses in the educational software development services sector. The contract involves the development and delivery of adaptive assessments, with a focus on quality criteria. Businesses certified under ISO27001 or Cyber Essentials Plus schemes, capable of providing fully bilingual and accessible solutions compliant with web accessibility guidelines, are well-suited to compete. The procurement process aims to improve learner understanding and provide valuable insights for educational institutions, aligning with the Welsh Curriculum for Wales.

## Notice

Welsh Government is awarding a contract to deliver Personalised Assessments in Wales as a full end-to-end digital service. Personalised assessments in reading and numeracy are statutory for learners in maintained schools in Wales from Years 2 to 9. The adaptive assessments are designed to support understanding of individual learner progression as part of Curriculum for Wales. The assessments are for formative use, with a range of feedback on individuals, classes and groups that support understanding of strengths and areas for improvement. The successful supplier will be required to provide a continuation of a digital service, develop and deliver a suite of services, including: - An intuitive and user-friendly web-based and fully bilingual interface; - A suite of four web-based adaptive assessments - English Reading, Welsh Reading, Numeracy (Procedural) and Numeracy (Reasoning); - Content for the adaptive assessments appropriate for learners from Year 2 to 9 - Reporting (standardised and bespoke); - Bilingual support/service desk; and - Provide fully hosted infrastructure (UK/EU located data centre). The successful supplier will be required to: - be certified under either ISO27001 or Cyber Essentials Plus schemes; - ensure the solution is fully bilingual and complies with level AAA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) / ISO 40500:2012; - manage the integration with existing systems, ensuring efficient and ongoing data transfer and providing a fully integrated solution with a single sign-on; - manage the seamless and secure transition from the current service to the new solution, including all content and data migration, the adaptive algorithm and assessment reports; and - take an innovative approach, seeking to improve and add value to the service, as new products and approaches become available.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The contract will be for 4 years with the option to extend for 2 further periods of 12 months (6 years in total).

Renewal: The contract will have the option to extend the duration by 2 periods of 12 months

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023358-2023 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Aug 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Aug 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £21,000,000 |
| Lots value | £21,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £20,000,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WELSH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | CARDIFF |
| Post town | Cardiff |
| Postcode | CF10 3NQ |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL5 South East Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL52 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan |
| Local authority | Cardiff |
| Electoral ward | Cathays |
| Westminster constituency | Cardiff South and Penarth |
| Delivery location | TLL Wales |

## 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
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 48190000 - Educational software package
- 72212190 - Educational software development services
- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 10 Aug 2023 at 10:40 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023358-2023
- 30 Nov 2022 at 13:31 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033921-2022

## Notice URLs

- http://gov.wales
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/home.html
- https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml
- https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:123124-2022:TEXT:EN:HTML
- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0007

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