Official UK procurement notice
Welsh Examinations Database · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Llywodraeth Cymru / Welsh Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Welsh Government is seeking a contractor to collect, validate, match and provide an annual data set of all approved qualifications in public examinations (e.g. GCSEs and A levels) achieved by students at examination centres in Wales (e.g. schools, FE colleges).
The contractor will be expected to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the public examinations system in Wales , have experience of securely processing and matching large volumes of personal data and be able to communicate with schools verbally and in writing in both English and Welsh. The successful supplier will be awarded an initial 3 year contract valued at GBP375,000 with the possibility of a 2 year extension valued at GBP250,000.
The main services that the contractor will be expected to provide are:
(a) Work with at least 20 awarding organisations (but the number may vary annually) e.g. WJEC, Pearson, AQA to:
i. Agree an annual timetable of data transfers
ii. Agree a data format, and as far as possible working within existing data sharing formats used by awarding bodies
iii. Provide a secure data transfer system (see (e) below) for the transfer of data from awarding organisations to the contractor or agree an alternative secure data transfer method.
(b) match individual level data across different awarding organisations, different establishments and across time (in the cases where some examinations have been taken earlier than normal) to produce a complete and historical record for each student’s qualifications.
(c) provide the Client with this matched data set in a pre-defined format and according to an agreed timetable.
(d) provide a bilingual (Welsh and English) telephone and e-mail help desk function. The help desk will field enquiries from schools and colleges.
(e) Provide a secure on-line data transfer and help desk system with individual accounts for all schools, colleges and awarding organisations (300-400 users). This system will allow awarding organisations to provide data to the contractor and for schools to raise queries and upload documents or evidence where they do not agree with the data provided to them during the data checking periods.
(f) Unless exempt, the contractor must be registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office for the processing of personal data.
(g) The contractor must possess a current Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation or equivalent for the full duration of the contract.
- Recurrence: in 5 years time
CPV: Data collection and collation services · Data services · Data-processing services · Database and operating software development services · Database services · Database systems · Statistical services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The successful supplier will be awarded an initial 3 year contract with the…AwardedRenewalPublished value£375,000
The successful supplier will be awarded an initial 3 year contract with the possibility of a 2 year extension with a potential total contract value of GBP 625,000 exc. VAT. The contract will be procured via the FTS Open tender procedure through e-Tender Wales. Further information on the intended process will be provided in the tender documentation with access outlined below.
E-Tender Information:
etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- The first person from your Organisation to use the Platform will be required to register on behalf of the Organisation.
- Registration involves accepting a User Agreement, and providing basic information about your Organisation and about the User performing the Registration.
- The User who performs the Registration becomes the Super User for the Organisation.
- On registering on the Platform the Super User will select a Username and will receive a password.
- The Password will be sent by e-mail to the email address that was specified in the User Details section of the Registration page.
- In order to log-in to the Platform please enter your Username and Password.
- Note: If you forget your Password then visit the homepage and click “Forgot your password?”
- Registration should only be performed once for each Organisation.
- If you think that someone in your Organisation may have already registered on this Platform then you must not register again.
- Please contact the person who Registered (i.e. the Super User) in order to arrange access to the Platform.
- Contact the Helpdesk immediately if you are unable to contact the Super User (for example if they have left your Organisation).
- Note: If your Organisation is already registered on the Platform then you must not make any additional registration. Please contact the Helpdesk to gain access to the Platform.
- Tenders must be uploaded to the BravoSolution portal by 2pm
How To Find The ITT:
- Once logged in you must click on ‘ITT’s Open to all Suppliers’
- The e-tender references for this contract are: project_xxxx, itt_xxxx.
- Click on the title to access summary details of the contract. If you are still interested in submitting a tender, click the ‘Express an Interest button’. This will move the ITT from the ‘Open to all Suppliers’ area to the ‘My ITT’s’ on the home page.
- You will then see the full details of the ITT in the qualification and technical envelopes along with any relevant documents in the ‘Attachments’ area.
- Should you have any questions on the ITT, please use the ‘Messages’ area to contact the buyer directly – Please do not contact the named person at the top of this notice.
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 (2)
- Technical: 80%
- price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 80
- Price: 20
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
- Yes · in 5 years time
- First published
- 1 Feb 2024, 15:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2024, 15:07 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 30 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
C096/2023/2024- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-020138- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043672Find a Tender
Publisher note: (WA Ref:140674)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗
- Submission deadline
- 29 Apr 2024, 14:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 30 Apr 2024, 14:00 BST
Timeline
19 Feb 2024 → 2 Jul 2024 · 4 dates- Next notice expected19 Feb 2024
- Submission deadline29 Apr 2024, 14:00 BST
- Bids opened30 Apr 2024, 14:00 BST
- Notice published2 Jul 2024, 15:07 BST
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Apr 2024- Status changed to active12 Apr 2024, 15:49 BST
- Procurement method changed12 Apr 2024, 15:49 BST
- Deadline published: 29 Apr 2024, 14:00 BST12 Apr 2024, 15:49 BST
- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2024, 15:07 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| FFT EducationSME | £360,195 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 020138-2024-C096/2023/2024-1 · FFT EducationSME
- Signed
- 18 Jun 2024
- Value
- £360,195
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FFT EducationAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria