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Question Paper Printing & Collation

Scottish Qualifications Authority

Buyer Contact Info

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

Status
cancelled
Procedure
open
Value
n/a
Published
11 Nov 2025, 00:00
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
79810000
Region
n/a
Awarded To
n/a
Official Source
Open Public Contracts Scotland

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

More Information Links

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 – 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

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

Documents

Document Title: Question Paper Printing & Collation

Document 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

Awards

Award Title: Printing of Maps

Award Title: Collation of Examination Materials

Award Title: Printing of Question Papers

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