NOTIFICATION OF AWARD

 

Country: Republic of Moldova

Project: Education Quality Improvement Project

Project ID No.: IBRD-95360

Assignment Title: Consulting services to develop and implement Digital Competencies’ assessment for 9th and 12th - grade graduates.

Reference No. (as per Procurement Plan): MD-MoEd-469034-CS-CQS

Method of Procurement/Selection: Consultant’s Qualification Based Selection (CQS)

 

1. The Consultants who expressed the interest:

• Aninver Development Partners S.L.
• BRIO Teste Educaționale S.A.
• CH Group
• Ginger SOFRECO in association with Assessment Systems Corporation and with Open Assessment Technologies as a Sub-contractor

1. The Qualification requirements and basis for evaluation (evaluation criteria) are:

(i) General experience (40 points):

• Proven track record of successfully conducting large-scale assessments in the field of education and digital competencies. At least 2 (two) successfully completed[1] similar assignments[2] in past 5 years, including references and examples of prior work with educational institutions or government agencies.
• Proven experience in working with international or national frameworks for digital competency assessment (e.g., PISA, DigComp).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in developing, implementing, and managing digital assessment systems.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects involving large-scale testing populations (at least 6,000 participants in a single assessment cycle).

 

(ii) Specific experience (60 points):

• Expertise in developing and managing adaptive testing platforms capable of supporting a large number of simultaneous users (at least 2,000 concurrent test-takers).

Digital Assessment platform should meet the following requirements:

• Support multiple item types (e.g., multiple-choice, open-ended, interactive);
• Support for at least 2,000 students connected simultaneously;
• Compatible with various devices and browsers;
• Access via unique ID/personal code;
• Generates adaptive tests;
• Tests are automatically evaluated by the system, completely eliminating human influence or the possibility of subjective errors in evaluation;
• Automatic generation of personalized reports.
• Provide multi-language support, including Romanian, Ukrainian and Russian.
• Ensures personal data protection and includes anti-fraud systems (e.g., proctoring).

 

1. The overall technical scores and scores assigned for each criterion to each consultant

 

	Results of evaluation of EOI:	Name of the short listed consultant	Points
		1.      BRIO Teste Educaționale S.A	100,00
		2.      Ginger SOFRECO in association with Assessment Systems Corporation and with Open Assessment Technologies as a Sub-contractor	98,67

 

The CH Group and Aninver Development Partners S.L. were not shortlisted as the companies’s experience is not relevant for the assignment.

 

1. Awarded Consultant: BRIO Teste Educaționale S.A, Address: Str. Icoanei 29A Et. P CAM. P06 Cod 020452, Sector 2, Bucharest, Romania

 

1. Contract signature date: May 5, 2025          

Price: EUR 65,000.00

Duration: May 2025 – November 2025

 

[1] the assignment was finalized, accepted, the payment was made, and the contract was fully executed.

[2] comparable in scope, nature, objectives, and complexity