Buyer Name: Scottish Qualifications Authority
Buyer Address: Lowden, 24 Wester Shawfair, Dalkeith, Midlothian, UKM73, EH22 1FD, United Kingdom
Contact Email: procurement@sqa.org.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 03452136720
Question Paper Printing & Collation
Buyer Contact Info
Status
cancelled
cancelled
Procedure
open
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Value
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Published
11 Nov 2025, 16:20
11 Nov 2025, 16:20
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Contract End
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Category
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services
CPV
79810000 - Printing services
79810000 - Printing services
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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
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot Title: Printing of Question Papers
Lot Description: 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.
Lot 1 Status: cancelled
Lot 1 Has Options: No
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): as per procurement documents
Lot Title: Printing of Maps
Lot Description: 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.
Lot 2 Status: cancelled
Lot 2 Has Options: No
Lot 2 Award Criterion (quality): as per procurement documents
Lot Title: Collation of Examination Materials
Lot Description: 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.
Lot 3 Status: cancelled
Lot 3 Has Options: No
Lot 3 Award Criterion (quality): as per procurement documents
Awards
Award Title: Printing of Maps
Award Title: Collation of Examination Materials
Award Title: Printing of Question Papers
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