Official UK procurement notice
DE - Trends in International Mathematics and Science (TIMSS) 2023
Authority: Department of Education (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTIMSS has been conducted every four years since 1995. Northern Ireland has participated since TIMSS 2011 and TIMSS 2023 will be the fourth cycle of TIMSS Northern Ireland will have participated in. For the 2023 cycle TIMSS will transition to the electronic based assessment version of the study, eTIMSS. The student contextual questionnaire will also be delivered electronically which was initiated in TIMSS 2019. Tenderers should be aware of and reflect the methodology set out by the study organisers the IEA (see Annexes 1 and 2) and approved by the Department, in their tenders. Tenderers should pay particular attention to:
- Sampling methodology;
- School and pupil participation rates;
- Pupil assessment mode;
- Contextual questionnaires mode(s); and
- Study administration procedures. For each of the above referenced aspects of the delivery of TIMSS 2023, tenderers should note that the NRC will be responsible for ensuring that the requirements of the IEA, as the study organisers, are met.
CPV: Research consultancy services · Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£750,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Cost: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Cost: 40
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 19 Oct 2021, 16:45 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Dec 2021, 13:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Nov 2021 – …
- Authority reference
3657041- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-031596- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02edadFind a Tender
- Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:.. . Department of Education and CPD will comply with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. and, where appropriate, will incorporate a standstill period (i.e. a minimum of. 10 calendar days) at the point information on the award of contract is communicated to tenderers. That notification will provide full information on the award decision. This provides time for the unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the award decision before the contract. is entered into.
Publisher note: The successful contractor’s performance on the contract will be regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements. is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract. performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract. performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in CPD for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does. not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may. be issued with a certificate of unsatisfactory performance and the contract may be terminated. The issue of a certificate of unsatisfactory.. Performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement. Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of 12 months from the date of issue. of the certificate.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 22 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 22 Nov 2021, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
22 Nov 2021 → 20 Feb 2022 · 4 dates- Submission deadline22 Nov 2021, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened22 Nov 2021, 15:30 GMT
- Notice published17 Dec 2021, 13:05 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until20 Feb 2022, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Dec 2021- Status changed to complete17 Dec 2021, 13:05 GMT
- Buyer details updated17 Dec 2021, 13:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PearsonContract | £641,221 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract · Pearson
- Signed
- 14 Dec 2021
- Value
- £641,221
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PEARSON PLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical selection criteria