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title: "Provision of Design, Development and Maintenance of the Test of Competence"
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# Provision of Design, Development and Maintenance of the Test of Competence

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-design-development-and-maintenance-of-the-test-of-competence-ocds-h6vhtk-039b76). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Nursing and Midwifery Council: "Provision of Design, Development and Maintenance of the Test of Competence". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 6 Mar 2023. Published submission portal: nmcprocurementportal.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The Nursing and Midwifery Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-nursing-and-midwifery-council-GB-PPON-PHCH-9173-QTMH)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 6 March 2023 at 00:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services, For educational use, Operation of an educational centre
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £804,633 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-039b76`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-design-development-and-maintenance-of-the-test-of-competence-ocds-h6vhtk-039b76#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [nmcprocurementportal.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnmcprocurementportal.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-design-development-and-maintenance-of-the-test-of-competence-ocds-h6vhtk-039b76#participate

## Description
To manage the development of the NMC's requirements for the design, development, and maintenance of the test of competence. 
The test of competence is designed to assess a candidate's ability to meet the NMC's standards of proficiency and to practise safely, effectively and in accordance with the NMC's Code of Conduct.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Following the PIN published on FTS on 25 October 2022, Notice reference: 2022/S 000-030010 the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) undertook a competitive tender process under the Open Procedure, in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 20...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Design, Development and Maintenance of the Test of Competence (active)
  - Award id: `018074-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **ACER INTERNATIONAL UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-73249`
  - Value: £804,633 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Design, Development and Maintenance of the Test of Competence (active)
  - Signed Value: £804,633
  - Signed Date: 25/05/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018074-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-06-26T10:27:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T16:13:14.443Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-039b76