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The Delivery and Development of the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)

Computer-related services
Data analysis services
Education and training services
+8 more
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: UK CAT Consortium Ltd: "The Delivery and Development of the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUK CAT Consortium LtdScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: UK CAT Consortium Ltd
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Published history for UK CAT Consortium Ltd. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
2Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
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Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUK CAT Consortium Ltd
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published2 Apr 2025, 15:00 BST
Last source update2 Apr 2025, 15:00 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationComputer-related services, Data analysis services, Education and training services, Higher education services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support, Medical education services, Operation of an educational centre, Software package and information systems, Software programming and consultancy services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03d54c
What is being bought
The UCAT Consortium is a consortium of 36 universities responsible for the delivery and development of a test used in undergraduate medical and dental selection. The purpose of the future procurement exercise is for the UCAT Consortium to appoint a supplier to deliver and further develop the test from 2025 onwards.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    2 Apr 2025, 15:00 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    2 Apr 2025, 15:00 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    2 Apr 2025, 15:00 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    2 Apr 2025, 15:00 BST
  5. Published value updated to £26,500,000
    28 Jul 2023, 15:16 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    28 Jul 2023, 15:16 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    28 Jul 2023, 15:16 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 13 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST
    28 Jul 2023, 15:16 BST
  9. Buyer information updated
    28 Jul 2023, 15:16 BST
  10. Published value updated to £29,000,000
    12 Jun 2023, 09:17 BST
  11. Status changed to planned
    12 Jun 2023, 09:17 BST
  12. Official notice release published
    12 Jun 2023, 09:17 BST
  13. Buyer information updated
    12 Jun 2023, 09:17 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The UCAT test is an aptitude exam, designed to measure innate cognitive abilities in addition to individuals’ judgement regarding situations encountered in a target role. The test is used in selection by a consortium of UK universities for entry to medical and dental training. The current exam consists of five separately timed subtests - Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning and the Situational Judgement Test. Items (questions) include those developed from operational items used in previous administrations and new items trialled in previous years. The Consortium owns the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in existing test content. The test is currently delivered to candidates at physical test locations in the UK and internationally from July through to October. A small number of candidates take the test online. In 2022 over 36,000 candidates sat the test. Test scores are delivered to universities in early November. The delivery of the test is underpinned by a commitment to excellent customer service including candidate access to a straightforward online booking system, provision of a wide range of accommodations for candidates with disabilities, extensive preparation advice to candidates and access to freely available preparation materials, and pre-equating of the test to allow candidates immediate access to their test scores. The Consortium wishes to appoint a supplier to develop and deliver services within the UK and Internationally from January 2025 (mobilisation period to start October 2024). The supplier may also be required to provide the test for use in selection by a consortium of Australia and New Zealand universities. It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded in December 2023.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    2 Apr 2025, 15:00 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 12 Dec 2023, 00:00 GMT · £27,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Pearson Professional Assessments Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£27,000,000 · signed 12 Dec 2023, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 2 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 2 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
smeBids: 0 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

UK CAT Consortium Ltd

Contracting authority GB-FTS-88633
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  • UK CAT Consortium Ltd
    buyer

    B-Floor, Medical School, QMC, Nottingham, Nottingham, UKF14, NG7 2UH
    rachel.greatrix@nottingham.ac.uk

  • Pearson Professional Assessments Limited
    supplier

    80 Strand, London, UKI, WC2R 0RL

  • UK CAT Consortium Ltd
    reviewBody

    Nottingham
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