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title: "Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000709618"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT"
published: "2023-04-05"
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# Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

Buyer: SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000709618

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## Summary

The Scottish Government has completed an award for the "Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)" project. This procurement involved acquiring an external service provider for conducting PISA 2025 in Scotland. The buying organisation was the Scottish Government located in Glasgow, and the procurement falls under the education industry category. The tender passed through the award stage with an award value of £895,031.09 GBP signed on 30th January 2023.

This tender provides significant business growth opportunities for service providers in the education sector and those involved in survey administration. Businesses well-suited for this opportunity are those experienced in educational assessments and international comparison projects. With well-defined deliverables and key deadlines, interested parties can leverage their expertise to enhance Scotland's educational assessment outcomes and contribute to the international understanding of educational performance.

## Notice

The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of PISA. A contractor is required to undertake the fieldwork for PISA 2025 in Scotland. This involves recruiting schools, adapting, and administering the computer-based tests and questionnaires in schools, marking responses in accordance with procedures set out by the international consortium, quality assuring data and acting as National Project Manager (NPM) for Scotland. The work will include field trial (2020) and a main survey. Activities include liaising with the international consortium and ensuring that technical standards are met. Benefits: The outputs will provide the sole international comparison of the performance of Scotland's school pupils and be the 9th wave of the PISA time series going back to 2000. In 2025 the main domain of assessment will be Science. Key deliverables are the collection and submission of data to the OECD for international comparison and producing a fieldwork report. The OECD will publish the international report in December 2025 and SG will produce a Scotland-specific report simultaneously.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

A contractor is required to undertake the fieldwork for PISA 2025 in Scotland.

Renewal: 12 month optional extension available

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR475626 |
| Notice type | OJEU - F3 - Contract 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 | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 23 Nov 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 30 Jan 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £850,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £895,031 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT |
| Locality | ABERDEEN |
| Post town | Aberdeen |
| Postcode | AB11 9DB |
| 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 | NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72225000 - System quality assurance assessment and review services

## Release History

- 5 Apr 2023 at 00:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR475626
- 10 Oct 2022 at 00:00 - Tender - OJEU - F2 - Contract Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT461279

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT461279
  Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) - The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of PISA. A contractor is required to undertake the fieldwork for PISA 2025 in Scotland. This involves recruiting schools, adapting, and administering the computer-based tests and questionnaires in schools, marking responses in accordance with procedures set out by the international consortium, quality assuring data and acting as National Project Manager (NPM) for Scotland. The work will include field trial (2020) and a main survey. Activities include liaising with the international consortium and ensuring that technical standards are met. Benefits: The outputs will provide the sole international comparison of the performance of Scotland's school pupils and be the 9th wave of the PISA time series going back to 2000. In 2025 the main domain of assessment will be Science. Key deliverables are the collection and submission of data to the OECD for international comparison and producing a fieldwork report. The OECD will publish the international report in December 2025 and SG will produce a Scotland-specific report simultaneously.
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=APR475626
  Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) - The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of PISA. A contractor is required to undertake the fieldwork for PISA 2025 in Scotland. This involves recruiting schools, adapting, and administering the computer-based tests and questionnaires in schools, marking responses in accordance with procedures set out by the international consortium, quality assuring data and acting as National Project Manager (NPM) for Scotland. The work will include field trial (2020) and a main survey. Activities include liaising with the international consortium and ensuring that technical standards are met. Benefits: The outputs will provide the sole international comparison of the performance of Scotland's school pupils and be the 9th wave of the PISA time series going back to 2000. In 2025 the main domain of assessment will be Science. Key deliverables are the collection and submission of data to the OECD for international comparison and producing a fieldwork report. The OECD will publish the international report in December 2025 and SG will produce a Scotland-specific report simultaneously.

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