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title: "Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2021"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000540686"
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buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
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# Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2021

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000540686

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has awarded a contract for the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2021 to the National Foundation for Educational Research. This contract involves providing PISA assessments in up to 120 secondary schools in Scotland, covering maths, reading, science, and creative thinking. The contract period is from 2018-2022, with services valued at £824,255. The main procurement category is services, and the contract was awarded on 30th November 2018.

This procurement process presents an opportunity for businesses in the education assessment sector to compete for contracts with the Scottish Government. Companies offering assessment services, educational research, and data analysis are well-suited to compete in this tender. The tender stage has concluded, and the contract is active, offering business growth potential for successful bidders in providing assessment services to schools in Scotland.

## Notice

The contract involved the provision of the PISA assessment in up to 120 secondary schools, with up to 4000 pupils. The assessment is computer based, covering maths, reading and science (majoring on maths in 2021) and the additional assessment domain of creative thinking. The contractor will act as the designated National Centre for Scotland and will ensure delivery of the assessment according to the OECD's strict criteria. This contract does not include production of the final report, which is carried out by the Scottish Government

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The contract involves the provision of the PISA assessment in up to 120 secondary schools, with up to 4000 pupils. The assessment is computer based, covering maths, reading and science (majoring on maths in 2021) and the additional assessment domain of creative thinking. The contractor will act as the designated National Centre for Scotland and will ensure delivery of the assessment according to the OECD's strict criteria. The contractor will be responsible for: validating and testing new assessment items in maths and creative thinking; sampling schools; sampling pupils within schools; testing the software delivery system on school IT networks; delivering a 3-hour assessment and questionnaire; coding, cleaning and submitting data within the OECD's deadlines; verifying the accuracy of the data returned by the OECD; and delivering match datasets for further linkage and analysis. Contractors will be required to produce reports on the conduct of the survey and deliver their final dataset. The Main survey fieldwork will take place in October/November 2021, with a full field trial in March 2020. This contract does not include production of the final report, which is carried out by the Scottish Government

Renewal: It is anticipated that the next contract will be renewed prior to the expiry of any re-let . It is anticipated that the contract will commence during August 2018

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469787 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F20 - Modification 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 | 26 Jan 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 13 Jul 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Nov 2018 |
| Contract period | 16 Oct 2018 - 15 Oct 2023 |
| Recurrence | Notices will be published between 9 & 12 months prior to the expiry of the agreement. |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £750,000 |
| Lots value | £750,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £824,255 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| 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 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | Leith |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh North and Leith |
| Delivery location | TLM Scotland |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 75 - Administration, defence and social security services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 72314000 - Data collection and collation services
- 72316000 - Data analysis services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73110000 - Research services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 75121000 - Administrative educational services
- 79311000 - Survey services
- 79311400 - Economic research services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80200000 - Secondary education services

## Release History

- 26 Jan 2023 at 00:00 - AwardUpdate - OJEU - F20 - Modification Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469787
- 11 Mar 2019 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR348229
- 31 May 2018 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN320804

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN320804
  Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2021 - The contract involves the provision of the PISA assessment in up to 120 secondary schools, with up to 4000 pupils. The assessment is computer based, covering maths, reading and science (majoring on maths in 2021) and the additional assessment domain of creative thinking. The contractor will act as the designated National Centre for Scotland and will ensure delivery of the assessment according to the OECD's strict criteria. This contract does not include production of the final report, which is carried out by the Scottish Government
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR348229
  Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2021 - The contract involved the provision of the PISA assessment in up to 120 secondary schools, with up to 4000 pupils. The assessment is computer based, covering maths, reading and science (majoring on maths in 2021) and the additional assessment domain of creative thinking. The contractor will act as the designated National Centre for Scotland and will ensure delivery of the assessment according to the OECD's strict criteria. This contract does not include production of the final report, which is carried out by the Scottish Government
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JAN469787
  Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2021

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.gov.scot/
- http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000540686
- https://www.nfer.ac.uk/
- https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

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