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DE - Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) - Confidential Typesetting Services

Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment

Buyer Address: 29 Clarendon Road, Clarendon Dock, Belfast, UKN06, BT1 3BG, United Kingdom

Contact Email: SSDAdmin.CPD@finance-ni.gov.uk

Buyer Name: CPD - Supplies & Services Division

Buyer Address: Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, BELFAST, UKN06, BT3 9ED, United Kingdom

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
583333.0 GBP
Published
25 Sep 2025, 10:43
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
07 Oct 2025, 23:00
Contract End
07 Oct 2027, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
79810000 - Printing services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
ALCHEMY DESIGN & TRAINING LTD
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

The Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment ("the Buyer") requires a Supplier for the provision of Confidential Typesetting Services. The Supplier will be required to typeset confidential materials that will be used in and/or to support examinations and assessments. The content of the work may include, however is not limited too - standard prose typesetting, specialist typesetting (i.e. mathematical, scientific, languages), Irish medium, modified versions, scanning of illustrations (and potential re-work), drawing and/or redrawing of illustrations, and creation of barcodes (for question papers marked on-line) and other support materials, where required.

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Awards

Award Title: ID 5940214 - DE - Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) - Confidential Typesetting Services

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