Official UK procurement notice
Provision of the Secondary Transfer Test and Test Administration Services
Authority: THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS (Education)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTest provision and test administration services for the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test:
- Secondary Transfer Test Provision: including test development, printing and delivery and collection of test materials to test centres, marking tests and producing results data.
- Test Administration Services: including registration of children for testing, allocating children to test centres, issuing results, selection reviews and communications with parents, schools and test centres.
CPV: Administrative educational services · Education and training services · Primary education services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Secondary Transfer Test ProvisionAwardedRenewal
The provider will be required to devise an appropriate secondary transfer test or tests that will be administered to pupils at the beginning of their final year at primary school. The tests must be unique for TBGS, reliable and fair and ensure that consistency in standards from one year to the next is guaranteed. The tests must generate a threshold age-standardised score of 121. A new test will be required each year of the contract. The successful provider will be required to produce, deliver and collect test materials to/from test centres and will need to ensure that tests are marked accurately and that the test materials, test results and pupil details are stored securely. Providers will be required to work with the Lot 2 provider to ensure an efficient and effective testing process.
Lot #2Test Administration ServicesAwardedRenewal
The provider will be required to provide test registration, test administration services and results and reviews services. They will be required to devise a registration system to collect information about pupils intending to take the Secondary Transfer Tests; produce all direct communications and support parents and testing centres. Requirements include allocating pupils to testing centres, ensuring testing centres have capacity for the number of pupils taking the Test and, if necessary, making the arrangements for alternative testing venues. Providers will be required to work with the Lot 1 provider to ensure an efficient and effective testing process.
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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).
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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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 65%
- Price: 35%
- 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 · 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
- Yes
- First published
- 25 Jan 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2024, 15:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 26 Feb 2024 – …
- Authority reference
2024/S 000-002612- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-018646- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043496Find a Tender
Publisher note: The figure used for the value of the procurement at Section II.1.7 is the total of the two Lots and is the pricing option based on the most likely quantities of testing centres and tests required. This also reflects current quantities.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 26 Feb 2024, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
26 Feb 2024 → 17 Jun 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline26 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened26 Feb 2024, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published17 Jun 2024, 15:15 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete17 Jun 2024, 15:15 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Secondary Transfer Test Provision1 award | |||
| GL Assessment LtdSME | £1,334,714 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Test Administration Services1 award | |||
| Buckinghamshire Council | £969,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Secondary Transfer Test Provision · GL Assessment LtdSME
- Signed
- 13 Jun 2024
- Value
- £1,334,714
- Status
- active
Test Administration Services · Buckinghamshire Council
- Signed
- 13 Jun 2024
- Value
- £969,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Secondary Transfer Test Provision | 1bids | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · Test Administration Services | 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Buckinghamshire CouncilAwarded supplier
- GL Education Group LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.