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title: "Electronic Marking System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044dec"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY"
published: "2024-10-11"
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# Electronic Marking System

Buyer: SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044dec

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## Summary

The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has completed the procurement process for the extension of its current Electronic Marking System. The tender, titled "Electronic Marking System," falls under the category of software packages and information systems (CPV: 48000000). This procurement process was critical due to SQA’s regulated duties as an awarding body. The procurement employed a limited method without prior publication of a call for competition, focusing on maintaining a risk-free service during the transition period anticipated by the ongoing Education Reforms. This tender, related to procurement lot ID "1," was awarded to RM Education Ltd on 2018-11-29 and involves delivery across Glasgow and Midlothian at SQA’s locations. The awarded contract, signed for a value of £4,200,000, includes key quality and price criteria to ensure timely and effective service delivery.

This extension presents significant opportunities for businesses in the software and IT services sector, particularly those specialising in educational technology solutions. Companies with expertise in software packages, high-quality service delivery, and value-added services will find this tender highly relevant. SMEs, both within and outside the EU, had competed successfully, illustrating the accessible nature of such procurement opportunities for diverse business scales. The successful contractor, RM Education Ltd, exemplifies large-scale entities capable of delivering robust solutions, highlighting that the tender is suitable for businesses capable of handling comprehensive IT systems in the educational domain.

## Notice

Extension to current Electronic Marking System

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Extension to SQA's current Electronic Marking System contract, required to their regulated duties as an awarding body

### Procurement Information

In June 2021 it was announced that that SQA was to be replaced and the subsequent announcement of the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment (Hayward Review) has meant that SQA's focus has been on maintaining risk free service delivery during the last 3 years of uncertainty, given multiple changes to our delivery model in that time.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032745-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Oct 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 29 Nov 2018 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £4,200,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORITY |
| Locality | MIDLOTHIAN |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH22 1FD |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM11 East Lothian and Midlothian |
| Local authority | Midlothian |
| Electoral ward | Dalkeith |
| Westminster constituency | Midlothian |
| Delivery location | TLM73 East Lothian and Midlothian |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | RM EDUCATION |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 11 Oct 2024 at 10:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032745-2024
- 28 Mar 2024 at 09:19 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010177-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.sqa.org.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000757449
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00386

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