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Published 11 Jun 2021, 12:12 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Entrance Test for a group of Selective Schools

Official notice

Authority: The Schools of King Edward the Sixth in Birmingham (Education)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£306,922published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Jul 2021awarded 28 Jan 2022
Awarded to GL Education Group Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Entrance Test for a group of Selective Schools

CPV: Education and training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham, Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School, Sutton…Awarded

King Edward VI Academy Trust Birmingham, Bishop Vesey’s Grammar School, Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls and Warwickshire County Council are looking for a provider of the Entrance Test for their selective schools. The Entrance Test is used as a means of offering school places and is sat by Year 6 pupils for entry into the Schools in Year 7. The Entrance Test is held at our own venues; results are required by the client in early October each year.

The following are required during the Contract Term: Test Booklets, corresponding Answer Sheets; specific SEN materials; test marking by optical marking recognition; test weighting; results spreadsheet in agreed format; test standardisations; feedback and reporting on each candidate’s performance; electronic viewing of each candidate’s answer sheets; familiarisation materials for use by prospective applicants.

Delivery: UK · United Kingdom
Extensions: 84 month(s) from the commencement date, with 60 initial month(s) and option to extend 2x12 month(s)Second stage: 5–7 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (5)
  • Confirmation to Specification: 40%
  • Innovation: 5%
  • Quality: 15%
  • Added Value: 5%
  • price: 35%
Published award criteria (5)
  • Confirmation to Specification: 40.00%
  • Innovation: 5.00%
  • Quality: 15.00%
  • Added Value: 5.00%
  • Price: 35.00%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
Procedure method
Restricted 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
11 Jun 2021, 12:12 BST
Last source update
28 Jan 2022, 09:54 GMT
Authority reference
CA8920 -
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-002505
Classification (CPV)
Education and training services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02baf7 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: MultiQuote · Who buys & how to bid on MultiQuote
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free
Submission deadline
12 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

suppliers.multiquote.com ↗

Timeline

12 Jul 2021 → 28 Jan 2022 · 2 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Notice published
    28 Jan 2022, 09:54 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Jan 2022, 09:54 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £306,9221 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Jan 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
GL Education Group Ltd£306,922 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Entrance Test for a group of Selective Schools · GL Education Group Ltd

    Signed
    28 Jan 2022
    Value
    £306,922
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Schools of King Edward the Sixth in Birmingham

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Foundation Office, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham, UK, B15 2UDContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Schools of King Edward VI in BirminghamReview body BirminghamContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • GL Education GroupAwarded supplier Customer Services, Freepost London 16517, Swindon, UK, SN2 8BRContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria