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title: "Question Paper Printing & Collation"
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# Question Paper Printing & Collation

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/question-paper-printing-collation-ocds-h6vhtk-05d49d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Scottish Qualifications Authority: "Question Paper Printing & Collation". Published status: cancelled. Published Value: £450,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** CANCELLED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Scottish Qualifications Authority](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/scottish-qualifications-authority-GB-FTS-9688)
- **Published Value:** £450,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 January 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 3
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Printing services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d49d`

## 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/question-paper-printing-collation-ocds-h6vhtk-05d49d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/question-paper-printing-collation-ocds-h6vhtk-05d49d#participate

## Description
This 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

## Lots (3)
### Lot 1: Printing of Question Papers
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79810000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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 supp...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Printing of Maps
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79810000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Collation of Examination Materials
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 79810000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** 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...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (3)
- **Award:** Printing of Maps (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `072947-2025-SQA2543-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Collation of Examination Materials (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `072947-2025-SQA2543-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

- **Award:** Printing of Question Papers (unsuccessful)
  - Award id: `072947-2025-SQA2543-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F072947-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-11T16:20:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:10:09.860Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05d49d