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Test Development, Printing, Distribution & Data Management Components of the SHST & OCT: - 0700897

RFT ID 0700897
RFT Type Open Tenders
Published 12-Jun-2007
Closes 4-Jul-2007 9:30am
Category Educational facilities
Agency NSW Procurement


Contact Person
Steve Diekman
Phone: 02 9372 7524
steve.diekman@commerce.nsw.gov.au

Tender Details

Test development, printing, distribution & scanning & marking of tests for NSW Department of Education & Training (DET), that assess the academic merit of students applying for placement at a selective high school or an opportunity class in a primary school.

The period of the proposed contract will be for a one year test period (2008) with the option to renew for a further four periods of one year. DET is seeking a Prime Contractor to deliver the requirements of the SHST & OCT programs.

It is Mandatory for Tenderers to bid for all of the four requirements, that is: Development, Printing, Distribution, Scoring & Reporting.

A Pre Tender briefing will be held at:
10:00am on 19 June 2007
Level 8 Conference room,
1 Oxford St Darlinghurst.

Location

NSW Regions: Central West, Far West, Hunter, Illawarra, Mid North Coast, Murray, Murrumbidgee, Northern, North Western, Richmond Tweed, South Eastern, Sydney

RFT Type

Open Tenders - An invitation to tender by public advertisement with no restriction placed on who may tender. Tenderers will normally be required to demonstrate in their tender that they have the necessary skills, resources, experience, financial capacity, and in some cases licences, accreditations, etc., to fulfil the tender requirements.

Tender Respondents

Business Name Trading Name Address
The Australian Council for Educational Research Limited - 19 Prospect Hill Road
Camberwell VIC 3124
AUSTRALIA

Related Records

  • Standing Offer Notices:
    • 0700897

Additional Details / Instructions

Sample documents together with list of schools, school locations & student numbers available for those who are unfamiliar with them - after having downloaded the RFT documents contact Department of Commerce Tenders Section telephone 02 9372 8900 should you require the samples. Documents available for this RFT (issued on 12/06/2007):

Soft Copy (electronic download files) of this RFT is available.

An Exhibited hard copy maybe available for public viewing by prior arrangement at McKell Building, 2-24 Rawson Place, Sydney - ring 02 9372 8900

A separate Summary information file about this this RFT is available  You may download this single file to view the provided information.
Go to the blue View a Summary Document  free link at the bottom of this page (then use the Save target as.. option to download and save this file to your PC). This Summary file is protected so that it can only be viewed but not printed.

Obtaining the Documents:

First time visitors to this web site who wish to download or order documents will need to self-register on this web site to gain access to any documents.

  • A full soft copy of this RFT can be downloaded from this web site free of charge.
  • To obtain the provided RFT document(s) you must download to your own computer all the files provided (including addenda), by clicking on the blue DOWNLOAD A SOFT COPY link at the bottom of this page and following the on-screen instructions.

Lodgement of tender:

Your completed tenders should be lodged as defined in the RFT documents, however they may usually be lodged electronically via this web page.
As the tenderer you must be a registered user in this system. Click on the blue LODGE A RESPONSE link at the bottom of this page and follow the on-screen instructions.

Optimum size of lodgement files is less than 7MB, and if your tender is larger in total size it could be broken down into smaller files, and uploaded in separate identified lodgements. The required response documents should not be bundled with supporting documentation. Note also that during the period 11pm to 3am system maintenance is carried out and successful lodgment may not be achieved.

PC Software Requirements:

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  • Microsoft Word 97 (or more recent) or equivalent
  • Microsoft Excel 97 (or more recent) or equivalent
  • any other required software specific to the RFT
Other requirements:

  • An Internet connection to lodge completed responses.
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