Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
Spring Place, Coventry Business Park, Herald Avenue
Coventry
CV5 6UB
UK
Contact person: Ms. Pauline Galliers
Telephone: +44 2476716839
E-mail: procurement@ofqual.gov.uk
NUTS: UKG33
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://ofqual.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.mytenders.co.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA29088
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
www.mytenders.org
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
www.mytenders.org
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Education
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Perception Wave and Employer Wave Surveys.
Reference number: OF613
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79300000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Ofqual would like to appoint a supplier(s) to carry out 2 complementary Perceptions Surveys, in 2 Lots: Lot 1 focusing on perceptions of GCSEs and A Levels, and Lot 2 focusing on employer perceptions of qualifications.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
Tenders may be submitted for maximum 2 lots
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Lot 1 and 2 will be evaluated separately, and therefore both Lots may be awarded to different Suppliers or to the same Supplier depending on the results of each evaluation.
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Annual Perceptions Wave Surveys
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG33
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 will form the next waves, 16 and 17 of our Annual Perceptions Survey, which focuses on perceptions of GCSEs and A Levels, as well as other qualifications in England.
The Supplier will be required to distribute the survey, gather evidence from a representative sample of stakeholders, analyse the data and present the findings in a report that will be published as part of Ofqual's Official Statistics, as was done for waves 14 and 15.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 24
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Option to extend for period(s) of up to a maximum of 24 months.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Employer Qualifications Perceptions Surveys
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79300000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKG33
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 2 will build on our Employer Qualifications Perceptions Survey, and would form a second wave of data of employer perceptions of vocational and technical qualifications, Functional Skills qualifications and end-point assessments in apprenticeships, and would include additional interviews of learners and teaching staff.
The Supplier will be required to complete the questionnaire design and testing, design an approach to sampling, recruit the sample, collect relevant data, carry out data analysis and write an appropriate report of the findings.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 12
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Option to extend for period(s) of up to a maximum of 36 months.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
Criteria as stated in the procurement documents.
III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with several operators.
Envisaged maximum number of participants to the framework agreement: 2
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
21/08/2017
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 4 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
21/08/2017
Local time: 12:30
Place:
Ofqual Offices.
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
2018 if the extensions periods are not utilised and if they are utilised early 2021.
VI.3) Additional information
Note: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the myTenders Web Site at http://www.myTenders.org/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=200570.
The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at http://www.myTenders.org/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx
Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.
(MT Ref: 200570).
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual)
Spring Place, Coventry Business Park, Herald Avenue
Coventry
CV5 6UB
UK
Telephone: +44 247671839
E-mail: procurement@ofqual.gov.uk
Internet address(es)
URL: http://ofqual.gov.uk
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
21/07/2017