ETENDERS

Contract award notice

Information

Published

Date of dispatch of this notice: 14/04/2021

External Reference: 2021-249611

TED Reference: 2021/S 075-192197

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

Directive 2014/24/EU

Section I: Contracting authority

I.1)

Name and addresses

Educational Research Centre
N/A
DCU, St Patricks Campus
Dublin 9
Drumcondra
IE
Contact person: Nick Bennett
E-mail: nick.bennett@keystonepg.ie
NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
Internet address(es):
Main address: http://www.erc.ie
Address of the buyer profile: https://irl.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/1014

I.4)

Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law
I.5)

Main activity

Education

Section II: Object

II.1)

Scope of the procurement

II.1.1)

Title

RFT for Educational Psychometric and Technical Expert Services using large scale Item Response Theory (IRT)
Reference number:  ERC-2021-TDR-01
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

73210000  -  Research consultancy services
II.1.3)

Type of contract

Services
II.1.4)

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.
II.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  300000.00  EUR
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

48190000  -  Educational software package
71600000  -  Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
71621000  -  Technical analysis or consultancy services
71632000  -  Technical testing services
72212190  -  Educational software development services
72212463  -  Statistical software development services
73430000  -  Test and evaluation
79300000  -  Market and economic research; polling and statistics
79311300  -  Survey analysis services
79315000  -  Social research services
79330000  -  Statistical services
79632000  -  Personnel-training services
80000000  -  Education and training services
80510000  -  Specialist training services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  IE -  IRELAND
II.2.4)

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.
II.2.5)

Award criteria

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Approach & Methodology  /  Weighting:  200
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Experience & Expertise - Resources  /  Weighting:  250
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Experience & Expertise - Case studies  /  Weighting:  250
Cost criterion  -  Name:  Overall cost  /  Weighting:  300
II.2.11)

Information about options

Options: no
II.2.13)

Information about European Union funds

The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the OJ S: 2021/S 020-046199
IV.2.9)

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

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: RFT for Educational Psychometric and Technical Expert Services using large scale Item Response Theory (IRT)

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

12/04/2021
V.2.2)

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
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Polymetrika International
Ontario
CA
NUTS code:  CA -  Canada
Internet address: www.polymetrika.ca

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  300000.00  EUR
Total value of the contract/lot:  300000.00  EUR

Section VI: Complementary information

VI.4)

Procedures for review

VI.4.1)

Review body

High Court
Four Courts
Dublin
D1
IE