Contract

Question Paper Printing & Collation

  • Scottish Qualifications Authority

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-072947

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05d49d

Published 11 November 2025, 4:20pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Scottish Qualifications Authority

Lowden, 24 Wester Shawfair, Dalkeith

Midlothian

EH22 1FD

Email

procurement@sqa.org.uk

Telephone

+44 03452136720

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM73 - East Lothian and Midlothian

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.sqa.org.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00386

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Education


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Question Paper Printing & Collation

Reference number

SQA2543

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79810000 - Printing services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

This contract shall be split into Lots and awarded as follows:

Lot 1 – Printing of Question Papers – awarded to 2 suppliers

Lot 2 – Printing of Maps – awarded to a single suppler

Lot 3 – Collation of examination materials for onward dispatch – awarded to a single supplier

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: Yes

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Printing of Question Papers

Lot No

1

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79810000 - Printing services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

SQA wishes to appoint TWO suppliers to meet its requirements for printing and packing of confidential examination materials. The requirements for Lot 1 include: question papers, paper specific answer booklets (known hereafter as PSABs) and other supplementary printed examination materials.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: as per procurement documents / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Printing of Maps

Lot No

2

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79810000 - Printing services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

SQA wishes to appoint a single supplier to meet its requirements for printing and packing of map extracts from Ordnance Survey data files. The contracted supplier will also be allocated the Geography questions papers to print.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: as per procurement documents / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

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

two.2) Description

two.2.1) Title

Collation of Examination Materials

Lot No

3

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 79810000 - Printing services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UK - United Kingdom

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

SQA wishes to appoint a single supplier to carry out the picking and collation of confidential examination materials in preparation for onward delivery to examination centres. The requirements for Lot 3 include the picking of packeted question papers, paper specific answer booklets (known hereafter as PSABs), digital question papers CDs (known hereafter as DQPs) and CDs.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: as per procurement documents / Weighting: 100

Price - Weighting: 0

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: 2025/S 000-068718


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

SQA2543

Lot No

2

Title

Printing of Maps

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

SQA2543

Lot No

3

Title

Collation of Examination Materials

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

SQA2543

Lot No

1

Title

Printing of Question Papers

A contract/lot is awarded: No

five.1) Information on non-award

The contract/lot is not awarded

Other reasons (discontinuation of procedure)


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

(SC Ref:815494)

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

Edinburgh Sheriff Court

Edinburgh

Country

United Kingdom