Official UK procurement notice
Faculty of Medicine Assessment Management System
Authority: University of Southampton (Charity / VCSE)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis Tender opportunity is to procure an electronic system or systems to support our clinical assessments. As part of clinical practice, students must meet standards and pass exams to
be able to practice after their degree is awarded. A new system is required to support these clinical assessments to ensure we will be unable to meet the necessary KPIs that the General Medical Council (GMC) will be introducing with the new Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA).
CPV: Software supply services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£595,000 together) · win at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1OSCE, Practical, Written and Anatomy PapersCancelledRenewalPublished value£400,000
This Tender opportunity is to procure an electronic system or systems to support our clinical assessments. As part of clinical practice, students must meet standards and pass exams to be able to practice after their degree is awarded. A new system is required to support these clinical assessments to ensure we will be unable to meet the necessary KPIs that the General
Medical Council (GMC) will be introducing with the new Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA). The system should enable the faculty to:
- Ensure compliance with GMC requirements for delivery of assessments, particularly for the MLA.
- Provide detailed individual student and examiner feedback.
- Reduce errors and improve quality.
- Improve student and examiner experience
- Electronically support the delivery of OSCE, multiple choice written papers and practical papers
A new system is required to support these clinical assessments to ensure we will be unable to meet the necessary KPIs that the GMC will be introducing with the new Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA), consisting of the Applied Knowledge Test (AKT) and the Clinical & Procedural Skills Assessment (CPSA). The new AKT will replace our current Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) papers and the new CPSA will replace our current Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).
Lot 1 is for the provision of a system to support OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Exam), Practical, Written and Anatomy Papers. These assessments are managed by the University and take place at Southampton General Hospital or at another University setting.
Lot #2ACC (Assessments of Clinical Competence)CancelledRenewalPublished value£195,000
This Tender opportunity is to procure an electronic system or systems to support our clinical assessments. As part of clinical practice, students must meet standards and pass exams to be able to practice after their degree is awarded. A new system is required to support these clinical assessments to ensure we will be unable to meet the necessary KPIs that the General Medical Council (GMC) will be introducing with the new Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA).
The system should enable the faculty to:
- Ensure compliance with GMC requirements for delivery of assessments, particularly for the MLA.
- Provide detailed individual student and examiner feedback.
- Reduce errors and improve quality.
- Improve student and examiner experience
- Electronically support the delivery of OSCE, multiple choice written papers and practical papers
A new system is required to support these clinical assessments to ensure we will be unable to meet the necessary KPIs that the GMC will be introducing with the new Medical Licensing Assessment (MLA), consisting of the Applied Knowledge Test (AKT) and the
Clinical & Procedural Skills Assessment (CPSA). The new AKT will replace our current Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) papers and the new CPSA will replace our current Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).
Lot 2 is for the provision of a system to support ACC (Assessment of Clinical Competence) assessments. ACC assessments are a type of workplace based assessment undertaken by students on placement at a variety of locations which are not managed by the University.
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 (6)
- Section 1 - Functional Requirements: 40%
- Section 2 - Non-Functional Requirements: 10%
- Section 3 - Compliance with Qualitative Requirements: 5%
- Section 4 - Compliance with the SLAs and KPIs: 5%
- Demonstrations: 20%
- Costs for Providing the Solution: 20%
Published award criteria (12)
- Section 1 - Functional Requirements (Mandatory Requirements): Pass/Fail
- Section 2 - Non-Functional Requirements (Mandatory Requirements): Pass/Fail
- Section 3 - Compliance with the Qualitative Requirements, 3.1 Relevant Experience of Services Carried Out Within the Last Three Years: Pass/Fail
- Section 1 - Functional Requirements: 40
- Section 2 - Non-Functional Requirements: 10
- Section 3 - Compliance with Qualitative Requirements: 5
- Section 4 - Compliance with the SLAs and KPIs: 5
- Demonstrations: 20
- Costs for Providing the Solution: 20
- Additional/Optional Items: For information only
- Costs for the Extension Period: For information only
- Payment Plan - Payment by Milestones: For information only
- Economic & financial standing
To support the financial assessment, the University will obtain a Business Risk Report for all Tenderers and every organisation that is being relied on to meet this procurement, using an independent company called Creditsafe.
The University reserves the right to exclude a Tenderer or request provision of further assurances such as parent company/bank guarantee or performance bonds where a Tenderer's Business Risk Score is: "Moderate Risk"; "High Risk"; "Very High Risk"; or "Not Rated", based on the rating provided by Creditsafe.
Where a Business Risk Score from our external system is not available, then an alternative method of assessing financial standing will be used. This method is detailed within the Invitation to Tender document set.
Minimum: Tenderers are advised that a requirement of this procurement is to have in place, or commit to obtain prior to the commencement of the contract, the following minimum insurance levels: Public Liability - £5 million GBP per occurrence. Product Liability - £5 million GBP per occurr… - Technical & professional ability
Tenderers attention is drawn to the MANDATORY requirements of the award criteria:
Section 1 - Functional Requirements:
Requirements in this section with a priority rating of M (Mandatory) are Pass/Fail.
Section 2 - Non-Functional Requirements:
Requirements in this section with a priority rating of M (Mandatory) are Pass/Fail.
Section 3 - Qualitative Requirements
3.1 Tenderers must be able to evidence that they have an existing solution that meets the University's requirements for Assessment Management System that has been deployed in a similar environment within the last three years. The University will not accept bids from Tenderers who are seeking to develop a fully bespoke solution. The University will not accept bids from Tenderers who cannot provide evidence that their solution is in place within an equivalent environment to the Tender specification.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Cancelled
- 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
- Yes
- First published
- 22 Dec 2021, 11:38 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2022, 11:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 15 Feb 2022 – …
- Authority reference
2021UoS-0263- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-026663- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03049eFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: E-Tendering Portal: The University is utilising an electronic tendering tool, In-Tend (https://intendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton) to manage this procurement and to communicate with potential suppliers and/or tenderers (as appropriate). All documentation in relation to this tender can be downloaded from In-Tend. Potential suppliers/tenderers are advised that there will be no hard copy documents issued and all communications with the University, including the submission of Selection Stage and/or Invitation to Tender responses will be conducted via In-Tend. Regular monitoring of the portal is the responsibility of the potential supplier/tenderer. If you are not already registered as a supplier with the University of Southampton, you will need to register in In-Tend in order to access the procurement documentation. Once you have logged in as a supplier: click on 'Tenders'; locate the relevant project; and click 'View Details'. Once you are in the project screen, you will be able to register your organisation against the project and access all documentation by clicking 'Express Interest'. Potential suppliers/tenderers are advised that formal expressions of interest in the project must be by way of completion and return of the relevant documents via In-Tend. Further instructions for the submission of responses are below: To submit your return: 1. Log in 2. Click 'Tenders' 3. Locate the relevant project 4. View details 5. Click on the tab relating to the relevant project stage (e.g. 'Invitation to Tender') 6. Click on the 'Attach Documents' button and upload your return. 7. Check ALL your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the 'My Tender Return' panel. The system will only permit your organisation to make one return. 8. Click the red 'Submit Return' button. Please note, to preserve the integrity of the procurement, all communications with the University must be made via the correspondence function within In-Tend. Publication of Award Details: In accordance with Regulation 50, paragraph (2) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 and subject to Article 5 and Annex 5, Part D (13) of Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (if applicable), the University intends to publish the value of any resulting contract at the award stage, and reserves the right to do so. By submitting a response, potential suppliers/tenderers are consenting to publication of this information unless otherwise agreed in advance with the University. Costs and Expenses: Potential suppliers/tenderers are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and submission of responses and participation in this and all future stages of this procurement. Under no circumstances will the University be liable for any costs or expenses borne by potential suppliers/tenderers or any of their supply chain, partners or advisers in this procurement process. The University is not liable for any costs in the event of the cancellation of this procurement process. Lot Structure: In order to review a full range of available options and identify the most suitable solution(s) for the University, in terms of both meeting the University's specification requirements and obtaining best value for money, this procurement has been divided into 2 lots: Lot 1: OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Examination), Practical, Written and Anatomy Papers Lot 2: ACC (Assessments of Clinical Competence) Tenderers may apply for one or both Lots under this procurement. The University will award each Lot to the highest scoring Tenderer. Tenderers are able to be awarded a Contract for one or both Lots if successful. Tenderers applying for both Lots should note that each Lot will be evaluated separately and that a full submission is required for each Lot.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 15 Feb 2022, 12:01 GMT
Timeline
15 Feb 2022 → 23 Sept 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline15 Feb 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened15 Feb 2022, 12:01 GMT
- Notice published23 Sept 2022, 11:12 BST
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2022- Status changed to cancelled23 Sept 2022, 11:12 BST
- Buyer details updated23 Sept 2022, 11:12 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOfficial documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.