Official UK procurement notice
Question Paper Printing & Collation
Authority: Scottish Qualifications Authority
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionPrinting and collation of SQA exam papers
CPV: Printing services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Printing of Question PapersRenewal
Printing of SQA question papers. This lot will be awarded to two suppliers
Lot #2Printing of MapsRenewal
Printing of maps
Lot #3Collation of examination materials for onward dispatchRenewal
Collation of question papers ready for onward dispatch
Lot #4Printing and collation of coloured/enlarged examination materials for onward dispatchRenewal
Printing and collation of coloured/enlarged examination materials for onward dispatch
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 12 Nov 2025, 15:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Nov 2025, 15:10 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 14 Jan 2026 – …
- Authority reference
SQA2543- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073255- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
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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
- 14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
12 Nov 2025 → 14 Jan 2026 · 3 dates- Notice published344 days ago12 Nov 2025, 15:10 GMT
- Submission deadline281 days ago14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened281 days ago14 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
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.