Official UK procurement notice
DAC 38/24 DE - CCEA - Specialist Support for the Development of Computer Adaptive Tests (CATs)
Authority: Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCCEA are currently engaging with the Department of Education on the long-term review of Statutory Assessment. The potential of CAT as a solution will be integral to the discussions. Stakeholder feedback from the CCEA Adaptive Assessments will play an integral role in this review into the longer-term provision of assessment across NI. CCEA therefore seeks to Award a DAC to enable the current contract to continue for a period of three years to ensure continuity of assessment services to schools (April 24 – March 27); and subsequent to a review on statutory assessment, commence a tender process for the provision of a long-term contract (up to ten years) for the provision of online adaptive assessment services (if recommended in outcomes from the review).
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- 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
- 9 Apr 2024, 15:10 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Apr 2024, 15:10 BST
- Authority reference
ID 5320915- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011484- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0450bbFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
There are derogations under the regulations to award a contract to a single supplier where the supplies or services can only be supplied by a particular supplier for the following reason:-
i) Where competition is absent for technical reasons (regulation 32(2)(b)(ii);
On the basis of the information presented, it may be possible to rely on a derogation in this case given that there is currently no other solution available that caters for the CCEA requirement and no other supplier would have the
technical knowledge required to deliver the interoperability and compatibility requirements of the application.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Psychometrics Centre Cambridge Judge Business School | £492,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 011484-2024-1 · The Psychometrics Centre Cambridge Judge Business School
- Signed
- 9 Apr 2024
- Value
- £492,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amendedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- The Psychometrics Centre Cambridge Judge Business SchoolAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.