Official UK procurement notice
Question Paper Printing & Collation
Authority: Scottish Qualifications Authority
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis contract shall be split into Lots and awarded as follows:
Lot 1 – Printing of Question Papers – awarded to 2 suppliers
Lot 2 – Printing of Maps – awarded to a single suppler
Lot 3 – Collation of examination materials for onward dispatch – awarded to a single supplier
CPV: Printing services
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Printing of Question PapersCancelledRenewal
SQA wishes to appoint TWO suppliers to meet its requirements for printing and packing of confidential examination materials. The requirements for Lot 1 include: question papers, paper specific answer booklets (known hereafter as PSABs) and other supplementary printed examination materials.
Lot #2Printing of MapsCancelledRenewal
SQA wishes to appoint a single supplier to meet its requirements for printing and packing of map extracts from Ordnance Survey data files. The contracted supplier will also be allocated the Geography questions papers to print.
Lot #3Collation of Examination MaterialsCancelledRenewal
SQA wishes to appoint a single supplier to carry out the picking and collation of confidential examination materials in preparation for onward delivery to examination centres. The requirements for Lot 3 include the picking of packeted question papers, paper specific answer booklets (known hereafter as PSABs), digital question papers CDs (known hereafter as DQPs) and CDs.
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 (1)
- as per procurement documents: 100%
Published award criteria (2)
- as per procurement documents: 100
- Price: 0
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Oct 2025, 16:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Nov 2025, 16:20 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 3 Dec 2025 – …
- Authority reference
SQA2543- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072947- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d49dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:815494)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
11 Nov 2025 → 14 Jan 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published345 days ago11 Nov 2025, 16:20 GMT
- Bids opened323 days ago3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline281 days ago14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Nov 2025- Deadline moved to 14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT11 Nov 2025, 13:36 GMT+42 days · was 3 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Status changed to cancelled11 Nov 2025, 16:20 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 3 Dec 2025 | 14 Jan 2026 | +42 d |
Return date extended
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast3 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.