Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
UK
E-mail: emily.bagshaw@Education.gov.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
I.3) Communication
Access to the procurement documents is restricted. Further information can be obtained at:
https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
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
STA exemplification and standardisation materials
II.1.2) Main CPV code
80000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This ITT is by the Standards and Testing Agency (STA), on behalf of the Department for Education, to carry out a competitive procurement exercise to award a contract for video and material creation services.
This contract will be for a minimum of one year, with an optional extension, subject to the requirements and budgetary approval of STA. The value of the initial term (1 year) is expected to be £60-100k. The maximum contract value, if the maximum extension is enacted by STA, is therefore expected to be £120-200k.
STA requires external creation services for:
Standardisation trial:
• Creation of three pupil Standardisation scripts and commentaries for key stage 2 (KS2) teacher assessment following the existing standardisation format
• Creation of two teacher judgment videos supporting two of the pupil scripts
• Creation of three teacher judgment transcripts supporting all the pupil scripts
• Creation of 2-3 additional pupil materials, per pupil script example, in accordance with current Standardisation exercise material format
• Completion of user testing feedback to provide clear understanding and comparison between video and transcript user feedback
• Quality assurance review of all created materials
Exemplification materials:
STA requires external professional proofing, enhancing and creation services for:
• Proofing, enhancing and quality assurance review of existing KS2 teacher assessment frameworks exemplification materials;
• Creation and quality assurance review of new KS2 teacher assessment frameworks exemplification materials.
For more information and to bid for this contract, please visit the Department for Education's e-tendering portal: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
200 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
STA requires external creation services for:
Standardisation trial:
• Creation of three pupil Standardisation scripts and commentaries for key stage 2 (KS2) teacher assessment following the existing standardisation format
• Creation of two teacher judgment videos supporting two of the pupil scripts
• Creation of three teacher judgment transcripts supporting all the pupil scripts
• Creation of 2-3 additional pupil materials, per pupil script example, in accordance with current Standardisation exercise material format
• Completion of user testing feedback to provide clear understanding and comparison between video and transcript user feedback
• Quality assurance review of all created materials
Exemplification materials:
STA requires external professional proofing, enhancing and creation services for:
• Proofing, enhancing and quality assurance review of existing KS2 teacher assessment frameworks exemplification materials;
• Creation and quality assurance review of new KS2 teacher assessment frameworks exemplification materials.
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
Start:
01/04/2024
End:
31/03/2025
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
The contract may be extended at the sole discretion of the Department subject to requirements and budgetary approvals and shall be extended for a period from one month up to a total of one year.
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
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:
15/12/2023
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
Tender must be valid until:
01/05/2024
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
15/12/2023
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
No
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/11/2023