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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-delivery-and-development-of-the-university-clinical-aptitude-test-ucat-ocds-h6vhtk-03d54c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Nottingham: "The Delivery and Development of the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT)". Published status: complete. Published Value: £26,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 13 Oct 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Nottingham](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-nottingham-urn-133856)
- **Published Value:** £26,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 13 October 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Computer-related services, Data analysis services, Education and training services, Higher education services, IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support (+4 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £27,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-delivery-and-development-of-the-university-clinical-aptitude-test-ucat-ocds-h6vhtk-03d54c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d54c`

## 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/the-delivery-and-development-of-the-university-clinical-aptitude-test-ucat-ocds-h6vhtk-03d54c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fintendsharedservices%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-delivery-and-development-of-the-university-clinical-aptitude-test-ucat-ocds-h6vhtk-03d54c#participate

## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 48000000, 72000000, 72200000, 72316000, 72500000, 80300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £26,500,000
- **Description:** 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 m...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 012559-2025-0-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Pearson Professional Assessments Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-148810`
  - Value: £27,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 012559-2025-0-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £27,000,000
  - Signed Date: 12/12/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012559-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-02T14:00:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T13:02:24.220Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03d54c