Contract awardedE-assessment

SOLAR Retender

Qualifications Scotland
Scotland
Open procedure
2 February 2023 to 12 January 2027

The contract involves the ongoing delivery and support of the Scottish OnLine Assessment Resources (SOLAR) platform. This includes maintaining the system for onscreen formative and summative assessment content across various qualifications, as well as supporting the authoring model for paper-based question and assessment items used in National Qualifications.

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Awarded value: £1.6m; As published
Published: 29 April 2022
Awarded: 2 February 2023
Contract length: 47 months; Ends 12 January 2027

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of software development, maintenance, and support services for an online formative and summative assessment platform used in education.

Further support the continuing delivery of the SOLAR (Scottish OnLine Assessment Resources) assessment service
Enable development and delivery of onscreen formative and summative assessment content across a range of qualifications delivered in Scotland and internationally
Underpin the model of authoring paper-based question and assessment items used in the National Qualifications in Scotland

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 3	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 48 months
Extensions: 12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run: 72 months
Contract dates: 2 February 2023 to 12 January 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 3
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 72212190

Services in this contract

Online assessment and academic integrity softwareMain service£102k typicalSOLAR onscreen assessment service support for SQA qualifications

Lifecycle

Published
29 April 2022
Contract awarded
2 February 2023
Contract starts
2 February 2023
Contract ends
12 January 2027

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Qualifications Scotland

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/1202602/solar-retender
Buyer reference: org-362
Open contracting ID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000691334
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Qualifications Scotland. SOLAR Retender. Contract award, 29 April 2022. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/1202602/solar-retender (accessed 4 November 2026).