In summary, this covers the provision of expert guidance and support (tailored capacity building/training and worked examples such as workflows, processes, programming code) in four areas of strategic importance to the work of the ERC, with these to be agreed by way of annual workplans.
This will involve demonstrating capability to advise, train nominated personnel in the techniques relevant to the tender subject matter and consult on deploying the services of the ERC via online tools.
Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2021-02-26.
The procurement was published on 2021-01-25.
Suppliers
The following suppliers are mentioned in award decisions or other procurement documents:
Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“RFT for Educational Psychometric and Technical Expert Services using large scale Item Response Theory (IRT)
ERC-2021-TDR-01”
Products/services: Research consultancy services📦
Short description:
“In summary, this covers the provision of expert guidance and support (tailored capacity building/training and worked examples such as workflows, processes,...”
Short description
In summary, this covers the provision of expert guidance and support (tailored capacity building/training and worked examples such as workflows, processes, programming code) in four areas of strategic importance to the work of the ERC, with these to be agreed by way of annual workplans.
This will involve demonstrating capability to advise, train nominated personnel in the techniques relevant to the tender subject matter and consult on deploying the services of the ERC via online tools.
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Estimated value excluding VAT: EUR 300 000 💰
In summary, this covers the provision of expert guidance and support (tailored capacity building/training and worked examples such as workflows, processes, programming code) in four areas of strategic importance to the work of the ERC, with these to be agreed by way of annual workplans i.e.:
• development and application of Item Response Theory (IRT) or other appropriate psychometric scaling models to large-scale national assessment cognitive test data in line with best international practice, including weighting, conditioning, plausible values methodologies, and standard setting/proficiency banding;
• application of appropriate scaling models to generate robust questionnaire indices and scales;
• provision of guidance and support to the ERC in helping it to achieve the strategic goal of broadening the range of school-based tests from standardised and norm-referenced tests to others, including diagnostic or criterion-referenced tests;
• enhancing its application of online/web-based assessment technologies for school-based tests, particularly as these apply to scoring and reporting function
This will involve demonstrating capability to advise, train nominated personnel in the techniques relevant to the tender subject matter and consult on deploying the services of the ERC via online tools.
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Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
Scope of the procurement
Estimated total value excluding VAT: EUR 300 000 💰
Duration
Start date: 2021-04-01 📅
Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
This contract is subject to renewal ✅ Description
Description of renewals: See tender documents.
Legal, economic, financial and technical information Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Procedure Type of procedure
Open procedure
Administrative information
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 2021-02-26
15:00 📅
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English 🗣️
The time frame below is expressed in number of months.
Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: 6
Conditions for opening of tenders: 2021-02-26
15:00 📅
Complementary information Review body
Name: High Court
Postal address: Four Courts
Postal town: Dublin 1
Country: Ireland 🇮🇪
Source: OJS 2021/S 020-046199 (2021-01-25)
Contract award notice (2021-04-14) Object Scope of the procurement
Title:
“RFT for Educational Psychometric and Technical Expert Services Using Large Scale Item Response Theory (IRT)
ERC-2021-TDR-01”
Short description:
“In summary, this covers the provision of expert guidance and support (tailored capacity building/training and worked examples such as workflows, processes,...”
Short description
In summary, this covers the provision of expert guidance and support (tailored capacity building/training and worked examples such as workflows, processes, programming code) in four areas of strategic importance to the work of the ERC, with these to be agreed by way of annual workplans.
This will involve demonstrating capability to advise, train nominated personnel in the techniques relevant to the tender subject matter and consult on deploying the services of the ERC via on-line tools.
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Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT): EUR 300 000 💰
Description
Description of the procurement:
“In summary, this covers the provision of expert guidance and support (tailored capacity building/training and worked examples such as workflows, processes,...”
Description of the procurement
In summary, this covers the provision of expert guidance and support (tailored capacity building/training and worked examples such as workflows, processes, programming code) in four areas of strategic importance to the work of the ERC, with these to be agreed by way of annual workplans i.e.
• development and application of Item Response Theory (IRT) or other appropriate psychometric scaling models to large-scale national assessment cognitive test data in line with best international practice, including weighting, conditioning, plausible values methodologies, and standard setting/proficiency banding;
• application of appropriate scaling models to generate robust questionnaire indices and scales;
• provision of guidance and support to the ERC in helping it to achieve the strategic goal of broadening the range of school-based tests from standardised and norm-referenced tests to others, including diagnostic or criterion-referenced tests;
• enhancing its application of online/web-based assessment technologies for school-based tests, particularly as these apply to scoring and reporting function.
This will involve demonstrating capability to advise, train nominated personnel in the techniques relevant to the tender subject matter and consult on deploying the services of the ERC via on-line tools.
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Quality criterion (name): Approach and methodology
Quality criterion (weighting): 200
Quality criterion (name): Experience and expertise — resources
Quality criterion (weighting): 250
Quality criterion (name): Experience and expertise — case studies
Cost criterion (name): Overall cost
Cost criterion (weighting): 300
Procedure Administrative information
Previous publication concerning this procedure: 2021/S 020-046199
Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Award of contract
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Contract Number: 1
Title:
“RFT for Educational Psychometric and Technical Expert Services Using Large Scale Item Response Theory (IRT)”
Date of conclusion of the contract: 2021-04-12 📅
Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 4
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 3
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
Name and address of the contractor
Name: Polymetrika International
Postal town: Ontario
Country: Canada 🇨🇦
Region: ca 🏙️
URL: www.polymetrika.ca🌏
The contractor is an SME ✅ Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Estimated total value of the contract/lot: EUR 300 000 💰
Total value of the contract/lot: EUR 300 000 💰
Source: OJS 2021/S 075-192197 (2021-04-14)