Official UK procurement notice
Framework contract for the provision of assessment expertise and review of qualification materials
Authority: Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAssessment and review of qualifications submitted for approval by Awarding Organisations, providing feedback on the suitability of the Qualification. This will include but not be restricted to Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQ)
CPV: Technical and vocational secondary education services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 10 suppliers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1This will be a framework agreement for a 2 year initial period, followed by 2 x 12…RenewalPublished value£600,000
This will be a framework agreement for a 2 year initial period, followed by 2 x 12 month optional contract extensions. We are seeking to award contracts to a number of approved suppliers (up to a maximum of 10), for the analysis and review of a number of higher level vocational and technical qualifications submitted by Awarding Qualifications during the contract period, and for the feedback on suitability of the qualification.
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)
- Method statements: 80%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Method statements: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework contract for the provision of assessment expertise and…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 10 suppliers, not a single contract.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Apr 2022, 10:08 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Apr 2022, 10:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 30 May 2022 – …
- Authority reference
OF912- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-010794- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0330c8Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As set out in the Contract Terms
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=226118. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.mytenders.co.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (MT Ref:226118)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 27 May 2022, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 60 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 30 May 2022, 09:00 BST
Timeline
27 Apr 2022 → 30 May 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published27 Apr 2022, 10:08 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown27 May 2022, 17:00 BST
- Bids opened30 May 2022, 09:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria