Buyer Name: Scottish Qualifications Authority
Buyer Address: Lowden, 24 Wester Shawfair, Dalkeith, Midlothian, UKM73, EH22 1FD
Contact Email: procurement@sqa.org.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 03452136720
Buyer Name: Scottish Qualifications Authority
Buyer Address: Lowden, 24 Wester Shawfair, Dalkeith, Midlothian, UKM73, EH22 1FD
Contact Email: procurement@sqa.org.uk
Contact Telephone: +44 03452136720
This contract shall be split into Lots and awarded as follows: Lot 1 â Printing of Question Papers â awarded to 2 suppliers Lot 2 â Printing of Maps â awarded to a single suppler Lot 3 â Collation of examination materials for onward dispatch â awarded to a single supplier
Some PCS documents require login and recording interest on the source portal before download links are available.
No linked documents found for this notice.
External Link: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV543322
Link Title: Question Paper Printing & Collation
Link Description: This contract shall be split into Lots and awarded as follows: Lot 1 â Printing of Question Papers â awarded to 2 suppliers Lot 2 â Printing of Maps â awarded to a single suppler Lot 3 â Collation of examination materials for onward dispatch â awarded to a single supplier
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
Document Title: Question Paper Printing & Collation
Document Description: This contract shall be split into Lots and awarded as follows: Lot 1 â Printing of Question Papers â awarded to 2 suppliers Lot 2 â Printing of Maps â awarded to a single suppler Lot 3 â Collation of examination materials for onward dispatch â awarded to a single supplier
Award Title: Printing of Maps
Award Title: Collation of Examination Materials
Award Title: Printing of Question Papers
{
"awards": [
{
"id": "SQA2543",
"relatedLots": [
"2"
],
"status": "unsuccessful",
"statusDetails": "discontinued",
"title": "Printing of Maps"
},
{
"id": "SQA2543",
"relatedLots": [
"3"
],
"status": "unsuccessful",
"statusDetails": "discontinued",
"title": "Collation of Examination Materials"
},
{
"id": "SQA2543",
"relatedLots": [
"1"
],
"status": "unsuccessful",
"statusDetails": "discontinued",
"title": "Printing of Question Papers"
}
],
"buyer": {
"id": "org-209",
"name": "Scottish Qualifications Authority"
},
"date": "2025-11-11T00:00:00Z",
"description": "(SC Ref:815494)",
"id": "rls-56-NOV543322",
"initiationType": "tender",
"language": "EN",
"links": [
{
"href": "https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000814029",
"rel": "canonical"
}
],
"ocid": "ocds-r6ebe6-0000814029",
"parties": [
{
"address": {
"locality": "Midlothian",
"postalCode": "EH22 1FD",
"region": "UKM73",
"streetAddress": "Lowden, 24 Wester Shawfair, Dalkeith"
},
"contactPoint": {
"email": "procurement@sqa.org.uk",
"telephone": "+44 03452136720",
"url": "http://"
},
"details": {
"classifications": [
{
"id": "Body governed by public law",
"scheme": "TED_CA_TYPE"
},
{
"description": "Education",
"id": "09",
"scheme": "COFOG"
}
],
"url": "http://www.sqa.org.uk"
},
"id": "org-209",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Scottish Qualifications Authority"
},
"name": "Scottish Qualifications Authority",
"roles": [
"buyer"
]
},
{
"address": {
"locality": "Edinburgh",
"postalCode": "EH1 1LB",
"streetAddress": "27 Chambers St"
},
"contactPoint": {
"url": "http://"
},
"id": "org-13",
"identifier": {
"legalName": "Edinburgh Sheriff Court"
},
"name": "Edinburgh Sheriff Court",
"roles": [
"reviewBody"
]
}
],
"relatedProcesses": [
{
"id": "1",
"identifier": "2025/S 000-068718",
"relationship": [
"planning"
],
"scheme": "EU-OJ"
}
],
"tag": [
"award",
"contract"
],
"tender": {
"classification": {
"id": "79810000",
"scheme": "CPV"
},
"coveredBy": [
"GPA"
],
"description": "This contract shall be split into Lots and awarded as follows:\r\n Lot 1 \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Printing of Question Papers \u00e2\u0080\u0093 awarded to 2 suppliers\r\n Lot 2 \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Printing of Maps \u00e2\u0080\u0093 awarded to a single suppler\r\n Lot 3 \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Collation of examination materials for onward dispatch \u00e2\u0080\u0093 awarded to a single supplier",
"documents": [
{
"description": "This contract shall be split into Lots and awarded as follows:\r\n Lot 1 \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Printing of Question Papers \u00e2\u0080\u0093 awarded to 2 suppliers\r\n Lot 2 \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Printing of Maps \u00e2\u0080\u0093 awarded to a single suppler\r\n Lot 3 \u00e2\u0080\u0093 Collation of examination materials for onward dispatch \u00e2\u0080\u0093 awarded to a single supplier",
"documentType": "awardNotice",
"format": "text/html",
"id": "NOV543322",
"title": "Question Paper Printing \u0026 Collation",
"url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=NOV543322"
}
],
"id": "SQA2543",
"items": [
{
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"id": "79810000",
"scheme": "CPV"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UK"
}
],
"id": "1",
"relatedLot": "1"
},
{
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"id": "79810000",
"scheme": "CPV"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UK"
}
],
"id": "2",
"relatedLot": "2"
},
{
"additionalClassifications": [
{
"id": "79810000",
"scheme": "CPV"
}
],
"deliveryAddresses": [
{
"region": "UK"
}
],
"id": "3",
"relatedLot": "3"
}
],
"legalBasis": {
"id": "32014L0024",
"scheme": "CELEX"
},
"lotDetails": {},
"lots": [
{
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"description": "100",
"name": "as per procurement documents",
"type": "quality"
},
{
"description": "0",
"type": "price"
}
]
},
"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.",
"hasOptions": false,
"id": "1",
"status": "cancelled",
"title": "Printing of Question Papers"
},
{
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"description": "100",
"name": "as per procurement documents",
"type": "quality"
},
{
"description": "0",
"type": "price"
}
]
},
"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.",
"hasOptions": false,
"id": "2",
"status": "cancelled",
"title": "Printing of Maps"
},
{
"awardCriteria": {
"criteria": [
{
"description": "100",
"name": "as per procurement documents",
"type": "quality"
},
{
"description": "0",
"type": "price"
}
]
},
"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.",
"hasOptions": false,
"id": "3",
"status": "cancelled",
"title": "Collation of Examination Materials"
}
],
"mainProcurementCategory": "services",
"procurementMethod": "open",
"procurementMethodDetails": "Open procedure",
"status": "cancelled",
"title": "Question Paper Printing \u0026 Collation"
}
}