Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Medway Council
Medway Council
Medway
ME4 4TR
Contact
Mrs Angela Williams
Telephone
+44 2284
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ41 - Medway
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=bf93a247-7375-ec11-8110-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=bf93a247-7375-ec11-8110-005056b64545
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supply of Entrance Testing Services
Reference number
DN592038
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80200000 - Secondary education services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Medway Council are procuring a test provider to deliver a selective test for their 6 grammar schools. Medway Council are seeking to enhance the existing service delivery and include scope for adjustments that may occur over the lifetime of the contract. Medway Council currently test approximately 4000 candidates each year for entry testing. The test provider currently supplies the test and testing materials for both maths and verbal reasoning, alongside collection, marking and standardisation of these test including Medway’s writing test for each candidate. The test provider will need to maintain a flexible approach to the volume and number of questions in each test, per annual process and to adjust accordingly to changes that may occur due to legislation or other associated pressures.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ41 - Medway
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Medway Council are procuring a test provider to deliver a selective test for their 6 grammar schools. Medway Council are seeking to enhance the existing service delivery and include scope for adjustments that may occur over the lifetime of the contract. Medway Council currently test approximately 4000 candidates each year for entry testing. The test provider currently supplies the test and testing materials for both maths and verbal reasoning, alongside collection, marking and standardisation of these test including Medway’s writing test for each candidate. The test provider will need to maintain a flexible approach to the volume and number of questions in each test, per annual process and to adjust accordingly to changes that may occur due to legislation or other associated pressures.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
21 March 2022
End date
20 March 2024
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
The Contract is anticipated to commence on the 21st of March 2022 and will continue for a period of 24 months with an option to extend for further periods of 24 months awarded at a time for a maximum of 4 additional terms unless terminated in accordance with the Conditions of Contract.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
11 February 2022
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
11 February 2022
Local time
5:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Angela Williams
Chatham
Country
United Kingdom