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Published 17 Aug 2022, 11:49 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework agreement for qualification assessment services

Official notice

Authority: Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual) (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable

Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG33)

Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue

Awarded 25 Jul 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Assessment and review of qualifications submitted for approval by Awarding Organisations, providing feedback on the suitability of the Qualification. This will include but not be restricted to Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQ)

CPV: Technical and vocational secondary education services

How this framework works

From the published notice

Bids received: 10 bids received · 9 suppliers appointed

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1This will be a framework agreement for a 2 year initial period, followed by 2 x 12…Awarded

This will be a framework agreement for a 2 year initial period, followed by 2 x 12 month optional contract extensions. We are seeking to award contracts to a number of approved suppliers (up to a maximum of 10), for the analysis and review of a number of higher level vocational and technical qualifications submitted by Awarding Qualifications during the contract period, and for the feedback on suitability of the qualification.

Delivery: West Midlands · Earlsdon Park 53-55 Butts Rd Coventry CV1 3BH

80210000 Technical and vocational secondary education services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Quality: 80%Price: 20%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Method statements: 80%
price: 20%

Published award criteria (2)

Method statements: 80
Price: 20

What this means for your bid

Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
“Framework agreement for qualification assessment services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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: Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement: Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 17 Aug 2022, 11:49 BST
Last source update: 17 Aug 2022, 11:49 BST
Authority reference: OF912
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-022779
Classification (CPV): Technical and vocational secondary education services
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG33)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035f69 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Individual assignment specifications will be issued on a call-off basis, and awarded on the basis of supplier experience, capability, availability and price, during the period of the Framework agreement. (MT Ref:227092)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Suppliers appointed 9admitted to the panel · see the list ↓

Bids received 108 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jul 2022

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

Contract 022779-2022-OF912-1
Signed
25 Jul 2022
Value
£600,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
10bids · 10 electronic · 10 from abroad	8	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsEducation Earlsdon Park, 53-55 Butts Rd, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 3BHContact email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Framework contractors & participating bidders

9 commercial parties on the notice

ACER International United Kingdom LimitedFramework contractor 13-15 Canfield Place, Company Number 5572704, London, London, NW6 3BTContact phone
Alison WoodFramework contractor 8 Weydon Hill Close, Farnham, UK, GU9 8PAContact phone
AlphaPlus Consultancy LtdFramework contractor Unit 109 Albert Mill, 10 Hulme Hall Road, Castlefield, Manchester, UK, M15 4LYContact phone
Anne Pinot de MoiraFramework contractor 50 Chobham Road, Knaphill, Woking, South East, GU21 2SXContact phone
Crickcombe LtdFramework contractor Branscombe, South West
K and P Crabtree Consultancy LtdFramework contractor Bron y De , Heol y Parc,Pentyrch, Cardiff, UK, CF15 9NBContact phone
Kate KellyFramework contractor 12 Scaldlaw Walk, Livingston, Scotland, EH54 9FUContact phone
Kath Thomas ConsultingFramework contractor 49 Marlborough Road, London, UK, SW19 2HFContact phone
Rebecca Conway (Sole Trader)Framework contractor 408 Buxton Road, Macclesfield, North West, SK11 7EPContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.