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Summary

OCID:
Published by:: Department for Education
Authority ID:: AA20011
Publication date:: 17 July 2018
Deadline date:: -
Notice type:: Contract Award Notice
Has documents:: No
Has SPD:: No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:: N/A

Abstract

The services to be provided under the TOpS contract include (but are not limited to):

1) General:

— Overarching management of test operations,

— Systems Integration,

— Security of test materials,

— Provision of data,

— Project and Risk management,

— Collection of KS2 pupil test information,

— Collection of KS2 Teacher Assessment data,

— Development and dissemination of guidance, communications and support to schools, markers and other stakeholders throughout the test cycle.

2) Print:

— Manufacture KS1, KS2 and PSC test materials to schools,

— Manufacture KS2 marker materials to KS2 markers,

— Indicative production quantities,

— KS1 Total estimated pages printed per annum = 64 565 289,

— KS2 Total estimated pages printed per annum = 89 369 520,

— PSC Total estimated pages printed per annum = 1 176 300.

3) Logistics:

— Collate and distribute KS1, KS2 and PSC test materials to schools,

— Indicative delivery quantities,

— KS1 30 000 packages per annum,

— KS2 40 000 packages per annum,

— PSC 20 000 packages per annum,

— Distribute KS2 marker materials to KS2 markers,

— KS2 post-test logistics (collect test scripts from schools, capture electronically and distribute to markers: test scripts / images returned to schools),

— KS2 scanning and matching services.

4) Marking and Assessment:

— KS2 marker recruitment and management,

— KS2 marker training (develop materials and deliver training),

— KS2 on screen marking provision,

— KS2 script marking management and mark capture,

— Support KS2 test standard setting,

— Support maladministration processes,

— As an indicative figure 4 000 000 scripts are marked per test cycle.

5) Helpdesk:

— Helpdesk for markers, schools and other stakeholders,

— Approximately 76 000 calls and 9 000 emails are received annually,

— Activity peaks between May to July each Test Cycle.

Full notice text

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Section I: Contracting entity

I.1) Name and addresses

Department for Education, Standards and Testing Agency (STA)

Earlsdon Park, 53-55 Butts Road

Coventry

CV1 3BH

E-mail: tops.programme@education.gov.uk

NUTS: UKG33

Internet address(es)

Main address: http://www.education.gov.uk

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

Test Operations Services (TOpS)

Reference number: STA1000

II.1.2) Main CPV code

80000000

II.1.3) Type of contract

Services

II.1.4) Short description

Test operation services.

II.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

II.1.7) Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT: 225 000 000.00 GBP

II.2) Description

II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

72253100

80100000

48190000

48311100

48810000

72212190

60100000

60161000

64121100

64121200

64120000

64100000

75121000

79810000

79823000

79920000

79996100

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKG33

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The services to be provided under the TOpS contract include (but are not limited to):

1) General:

— Overarching management of test operations,

— Systems Integration,

— Security of test materials,

— Provision of data,

— Project and Risk management,

— Collection of KS2 pupil test information,

— Collection of KS2 Teacher Assessment data,

— Development and dissemination of guidance, communications and support to schools, markers and other stakeholders throughout the test cycle.

2) Print:

— Manufacture KS1, KS2 and PSC test materials to schools,

— Manufacture KS2 marker materials to KS2 markers,

— Indicative production quantities,

— KS1 Total estimated pages printed per annum = 64 565 289,

— KS2 Total estimated pages printed per annum = 89 369 520,

— PSC Total estimated pages printed per annum = 1 176 300.

3) Logistics:

— Collate and distribute KS1, KS2 and PSC test materials to schools,

— Indicative delivery quantities,

— KS1 30 000 packages per annum,

— KS2 40 000 packages per annum,

— PSC 20 000 packages per annum,

— Distribute KS2 marker materials to KS2 markers,

— KS2 post-test logistics (collect test scripts from schools, capture electronically and distribute to markers: test scripts / images returned to schools),

— KS2 scanning and matching services.

4) Marking and Assessment:

— KS2 marker recruitment and management,

— KS2 marker training (develop materials and deliver training),

— KS2 on screen marking provision,

— KS2 script marking management and mark capture,

— Support KS2 test standard setting,

— Support maladministration processes,

— As an indicative figure 4 000 000 scripts are marked per test cycle.

5) Helpdesk:

— Helpdesk for markers, schools and other stakeholders,

— Approximately 76 000 calls and 9 000 emails are received annually,

— Activity peaks between May to July each Test Cycle.

II.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion: Quality / Weighting: 80

Price / Weighting: 20

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 IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

IV.1.1) Type of procedure

Competitive dialogue

IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S:

2015/S 204-370727

Section V: Award of contract

Title: Test Operations Services (TOpS)

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

V.2 Award of contract

V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

11/07/2018

V.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Capita Business Services Limited

02299747

30 Berners Street

London

W1T 3LR

NUTS: UKI

The contractor is an SME: No

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:

Total value of the contract/lot: : 89 309 277.00 GBP

V.2.5) Information about subcontracting

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.3) Additional information

The first of 2 potential extension periods of 1 test cycle each was granted to the supplier by STA immediately upon contract signature in order for the supplier to effectively have the 5 x test cycle duration that STA had originally advertised but which was reduced to 4 x test cycles due to a delay in the award of the contract by STA.

VI.4) Procedures for review

VI.4.1) Review body

To the address in 1 in the first instance