Official UK procurement notice
Trialling Framework 2022-25 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Department for Education (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department for Education acting through the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) has appointed multiple contractors for the provision of Trialling and Sampling services for a 3-year period 2022-25.
CPV: Education and training services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 5 bids received · 4 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 3 yrs from 23 Jun 2022
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The STA’s remit is to develop and deliver statutory national curriculum tests for use…Awarded
The STA’s remit is to develop and deliver statutory national curriculum tests for use in schools. At present, the tests are in English Reading, English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling (GPS), Mathematics, Phonics and Reception Baseline Assessment, though it is possible that other tests may be proposed over the lifetime of this framework that would be within its scope. STA is responsible for ensuring these tests are of the highest quality, accessible to all, inclusive and free from bias. Trialling is therefore essential to STA’s operating model of delivering brand new assessments.
The contractors appointed to the framework will be responsible for providing trialling and sampling services to the Agency. Two types of trials will be carried out:
- Item validation trial (IVT)
An IVT is a relatively small-scale trial providing evidence to support item development, for example refining the wording of questions and developing coding frames.
Technical pre-test (TPT)
The TPT is a larger scale trial and provides statistical evidence relating to items.
Sampling is a process by which national data can be collected without assessing all pupils. The activities involved in sampling are the same as for trialling, hence its inclusion in this framework.
The initial term of the framework will be 3 years, there will be an option to extend it for additional period of 12 months. Additional information: n/a
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).
- Price
- “Trialling Framework 2022-25” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Jan 2022, 22:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2022, 12:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 1 Mar 2022 – …
- Authority reference
STA 0291- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-022140- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-030e29Find a Tender
Publisher note: n/a
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 1 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 1 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
1 Mar 2022 → 11 Aug 2022 · 4 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown1 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened1 Mar 2022, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts23 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published11 Aug 2022, 12:15 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete11 Aug 2022, 12:15 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast4 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 4 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £3,219,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Trialling Framework 2022-2025
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 22 Jun 2025
- Status
- active
Trialling Framework 2022-2025
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 22 Jun 2025
- Status
- active
Trialling Framework 2022-2025
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 22 Jun 2025
- Status
- active
Trialling Framework 2022-2025
- Signed
- 1 Aug 2022
- Value
- ceiling above
- Period
- … – 22 Jun 2025
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic · 6 from abroad | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
4 commercial parties on the notice- ACER International UK Ltd (ACER UK)Framework contractor
- AlphaPlus Consultancy LtdFramework contractor
- National Foundation for Educational ResearchFramework contractor
- Scottish Qualification AuthorityFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria