NAME OF PROCURING ENTITY
The Governing Council of the University of Toronto (the “University”)
CONTACT PERSON AND CONTRACT PERSON COORDINATES
Harneer Batra
215 Huron Street, 3rd Floor
Toronto, ON M5S 1A2
harneer.batra@utoronto.ca
PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS
The procurement documents are available at www.merx.com.
Note that obtaining access to the procurement documents will require prospective suppliers to register and pay a registration fee. Pricing and Payment Terms are available on the MERX website.
DESCRIPTION OF PROCUREMENT
The University is conducting an RFP for Computer-based Assessment Delivery Solution and Online Proctoring Solution
The University of Toronto is seeking solutions or a set of digital tools to support the electronic/digital creation, delivery, and analysis of assessments (e.g. exams, tests, quizzes) of many types (summative, formative, high stakes, progress) for the educational programs at the University.
This is multi-category RFP. Proponents should submit their Proposal for each Category separately on Bonfire.
Category 1: Computer-Based Assessment Creation and Delivery (including Question Banks)
Category 2: Online Proctoring Solution
Note: Category 1 and Category 2 may be awarded to two different Proponents. Proponents may submit Proposal bid on one or both categories, and the University may award each category to different Proponents, or both categories to the same Proponent.
The procurement is anticipated to involve negotiation. An electronic auction is not anticipated.
ADDRESS AND FINAL DATE FOR SUBMISSIONS
Submissions must be submitted electronically at https://utoronto.bonfirehub.ca/ on or before Friday, January 06, 2023 (2:00 PM local time). The submissions will not be opened publicly.
CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION
The procurement is subject to the following conditions for participation:
N/A
APPLICABLE TRADE AGREEMENTS
This procurement is subject to the following trade agreement(s):
- The Canadian Free Trade Agreement, Chapter Five
- The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, Chapter 19
- The Ontario-Quebec Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Chapter 9
CONTRACT DETAILS
The term of the Agreement is anticipated to be for 3 years with an option to extend for two additional terms of one year each.
EVALUATION CRITERIA
The University will base its selection of qualified suppliers on the following criteria:
WEIGHT
EVALUATION CRITERIA CATEGORY 1 CATEGORY 2
Stage 1
Experience and Qualifications 10 10
Functional Requirements 100 80
Accessibility and Equity Considerations 10 10
Service, Maintenance and Support 30 50
Pricing 20 20
Stage 1 Subtotal w/o Presentation 170 170
Stage 2 (Optional)
Presentations/Demonstrations 20 20
Stage 3 (Optional)
Testing 20 20
Stage 4 (Optional)
Reference Checks 10 10
Total Points with Stages 1,2,3 and 4 220 220
NOTES
Suppliers should note that information contained within this notice is subject to change. Suppliers are encouraged to obtain the procurement documents which contain the most current information. If there is a conflict between the procurement documents and this notice, the procurement documents will take precedence.
