Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Quality Assurance resource for the Standards and Testing Agency (STA 0284)
Notice Description
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA), an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE) is looking to recruit a pool of proof readers to work with us to improve and assure the quality of our assessment materials including Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 national curriculum tests. The STA is looking for individuals or organisations who have a good understanding of the national curriculum for key stages 1 and 2 in England, in English reading/literacy, English grammar, punctuation and spelling, mathematics/numeracy, including the 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, 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. STA is looking to recruit to the following roles: Subject specialists Editorial proofers Marking proofers Grammar proofers Fresh Pair of Eyes proofers An invitation to tender (ITT) for the provision of the Quality Assurance resource (ref: STA-0284) containing all relevant information regarding the procurement together with the bidders' response section can be obtained on request by emailing TendersTD.STA@education.gov.uk. Additional information: More information Please email TendersTD.STA@education.gov.uk copying Rashida.akbar@education.gov.uk if you would like more information or have any queries about this procurement. How to apply Please follow the instructions provided in the tender documentation which can be obtained on request by emailing TendersTD.STA@education.gov.uk.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-ddabac41-4250-44c8-90f8-a3c192d4534a
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2708fdeb-f192-47f0-953e-16790eaecaf8
- 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
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- CPV Codes
80000000 - Education and training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £98,500 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 Jul 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Sep 2021Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 3 Jan 2022 - 31 Dec 2023 1-2 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
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- COVENTRY
- Postcode
- CV1 2WT
- Post Town
- Coventry
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG33 Coventry
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Coventry
- Electoral Ward
- St Michael's
- Westminster Constituency
- Coventry South
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2708fdeb-f192-47f0-953e-16790eaecaf8
21st July 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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