Official UK procurement notice
SOLAR Retender · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Scottish Qualifications Authority
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis tender indicates our requirement to further support the continuing of the delivery of our SOLAR (Scottish OnLine Assessment Resources) assessment service (www.sqasolar.org.uk ↗ ). SOLAR enables the development and delivery of onscreen formative and summative assessment content across a range of qualifications delivered in Scotland and internationally. Additionally SOLAR is used to underpin the model of authoring of paper-based question and assessment items used in the National Qualifications in Scotland.
CPV: Educational software development services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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 (5)
- Criteria 1 – Proposed Business Solution and software: 50%
- Criteria 2 – Strategic Partnership: 10%
- Criteria 3 – Future Assessment Models: 5%
- Criteria 4 – Fair Work Practices: 5%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (5)
- Criteria 1 – Proposed Business Solution and software: 50
- Criteria 2 – Strategic Partnership: 10
- Criteria 3 – Future Assessment Models: 5
- Criteria 4 – Fair Work Practices: 5
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Jul 2023, 11:28 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Jul 2023, 11:28 BST
- Authority reference
SQA2313- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019263- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03df4aFind a Tender
Publisher note: (SC Ref:737970)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BTL Group Limited | £1,610,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 019263-2023-SQA2313-1 · BTL Group Limited
- Signed
- 2 Feb 2023
- Value
- £1,610,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BTL Group LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.