Notice Information
Notice Title
STA-0322 Quality Assurance Framework 24-26
Notice Description
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA), an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE) is looking to procure a pool of proofers to quality assure key stage 1 and key stage 2 national curriculum tests and reception baseline assessment to ensure that these tests are accurate and of high quality. The national curriculum tests include the year 1 phonics screening check, English grammar, punctuation and spelling (key stage 1 and key stage 2), English reading (key stage 1 and key stage 2), mathematics (key stage 1 and key stage 2), and the year 4 multiplication tables check (MTC). Bidders should be experienced professionals from a range of backgrounds including the early years / key stage 1 / key stage 2 curriculum, teaching, assessment, marking and editorial work, who can offer specialist or professional skills such as subject knowledge and/or proofing training or experience in paper and on-line environments. There are two key areas: - Paper-based review including proofing - On-screen review including proofing, quality assurance and functionality Ensuring overall quality at STA includes the following activities: Paper-based and on-screen proofing to ensure: - accuracy and consistency within and across documents; - that tests and mark schemes reflect each other; - the materials meet editorial and the style guidelines; and - that the modified tests reflect and/or match the live tests, as appropriate. Quality Assurance of on-screen environments to ensure: - accuracy of content compared with previous versions; - accuracy and consistency within and across assessment versions; - test delivery programme function; - information presentation; - scoring accuracy; and - reporting accuracy. STA is looking for individuals or organisations who have a good understanding of the early years framework / national curriculum for key stages 1 and 2 in England, in English reading / literacy, English grammar, punctuation and spelling, mathematics / numeracy, including application of skills and use of data in addition to relevant professional experience. Experience is likely to come from the classroom, working as a subject advisor to schools, curriculum development, marking, test development or wider assessment development or from a publishing or professional proofing background. Additionally, experts engaged for proofing will have experience of proofing complex materials, on paper and preferably on screen. Additional information: An invitation to tender (ITT) for the provision of the Quality Assurance resource (ref: STA-0322) containing all information relevant to this procurement can be obtained by emailing STA Tenders mailbox (TendersTD.STA@education.gov.uk). Both clarifications and tenders should be emailed to TendersTD.STA@education.gov.uk. Please note that the closing date for all bids is 28th July 2023 at 12:00 and any clarification questions must be received no later than 17th July 2023 at 12:00.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-77e06da3-d9c5-4e9a-9031-c9c0875da5df
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/180a1415-296c-4271-868d-2f9dac5f15e6
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Jun 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Jul 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Jan 2024 - 31 Jul 2026 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- emily.kitching@education.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- DARLINGTON
- Postcode
- DL1 5QE
- Post Town
- Darlington
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC3 Tees Valley
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC33 Darlington
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Darlington
- Electoral Ward
- Park East
- Westminster Constituency
- Darlington
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/180a1415-296c-4271-868d-2f9dac5f15e6
12th June 2023 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
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