one.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Government
5 Atlantic Quay, 150 Broomielaw
Glasgow
G28LU
Telephone
+44 1312442217
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKM - Scotland
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA10482
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
National Standardised Assessments in Support of the National Improvement Framework
Reference number
Case 488190
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72212190 - Educational software development services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of National Standardised Assessments in Support of the National Improvement Framework.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £17,401,591
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 48190000 - Educational software package
- 75121000 - Administrative educational services
- 80000000 - Education and training services
- 80100000 - Primary education services
- 72222300 - Information technology services
- 72267100 - Maintenance of information technology software
- 72267200 - Repair of information technology software
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 48462000 - Mathematical or forecasting software package
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKM - Scotland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Scottish Government has a requirement to place a contract with an external service provider for the provision of National Standardised Assessments in Support of the National Improvement Framework.
The requirement will see the Scottish Government’s two existing national standardised assessment systems (the Scottish National Standardised Assessments and their Gaelic Medium counterpart, Measaidhean Coitcheann Nàiseanta airson foghlam tron Ghàidhlig ) brought together into a combined platform.
The National Improvement Framework (NIF) for Scottish Education brings together key information to evaluate performance and informs the action taken to improve attainment and wider outcomes for every child in Scotland.
The requirement includes:
- System development, technical implementation testing and trialling
- Delivery management thereafter, including annual updates to the system content, the development and maintenance of the standardisation methodology.
- Related “service” elements including system support and maintenance, reporting, documentation and training, guidance and support to different categories of user.
- Migration of data and standards compliant assessment content from the first phase of standardised assessment delivery, ensuring data integrity and persistence.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: 75 / Weighting: Technical
Price - Weighting: 25
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.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2020/S 220-541878
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
Case 488190
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
12 April 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
AlphaPlus Consultancy Ltd
Unit 109 Albert Mill, 10 Hulme Hall Road
Manchester
M15 4LY
Telephone
+44 1612384928
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKD33 - Manchester
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £17,401,591
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
ESPD will be scored on a pass/fail basis.
Question scoring methodology for Award Criteria outlined in Invitation to Tender.
Please note there are minimum requirements concerning Cyber Security for this contract. Tenderers will be required to complete an online Supplier Assurance Questionnaire using the Scottish Cyber Assessment Service. A link to SCAS can
be found here:
https://cyberassessment.gov.scot/
The questionnaire will be aligned to a Cyber Risk Profile that has been established for the contract, based on the Contracting Authority’s assessment of cyber risk. The unique identifier for this purpose is: RAR-NAZK86UC
Cyber Implementation Plans will be accepted.
Further details are set out in the procurement documents.
(SC Ref:647717)
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Edinburgh Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
27 Chambers Street
Edinburgh
EH1 1LB
Telephone
+44 1312252525
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
An economic operator that suffers or risks suffering loss or damage attributable to a breach of duty under Public Contracts (Scotland)
Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or Court of Session.