Tender

Teacher Assessment - English Writing Standardisation and Training

DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

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Tender

04 Mar 2021 at 22:56

Summary of the contracting process

The Department for Education (DfE), specifically the Standards Testing Agency (STA), is currently conducting a public procurement process for the project titled "Teacher Assessment – English Writing Standardisation and Training." This procurement falls under the education and training services sector and is based in the UK. The process is at the tender stage, with submissions due by 12 March 2021. The total value of the contract is £385,000, intended to create resources that will standardise training for moderators over a five-year period, with initial exercises to be created by October 2021.

This tender presents significant opportunities for companies specialising in educational resources, training development, and consultancy. Businesses with expertise in crafting training materials, particularly in the field of education, as well as those experienced in facilitating professional development for educators, would be particularly well-suited to compete. By engaging in this process, successful bidders will contribute to enhancing the integrity and reliability of teacher assessments across the UK, potentially establishing long-term relationships with a key public sector customer.

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Notice Title

Teacher Assessment - English Writing Standardisation and Training

Notice Description

Department for Education (DfE), Standards Testing Agency (STA) is seeking to appoint a specialist company to carry out creation of a repository of self guided training material to enable standardisation of moderators for completion by October 2021 and create exercises by October each year for the 5 years the contract runs.

Lot Information

Lot 1

On 19 October 2016, the Secretary of State (SoS) announced improved guidance for moderation and that mandatory training would be provided for all local authority (LA) moderators. STA will undertake national LA moderator training for KS1 and KS2 English writing in order to deliver SoS's continued commitment. National training and standardisation will help ensure the teacher assessment (TA) frameworks are applied accurately and consistently across the country, contributing to the provision of a robust and reliable national data set. DFE, STA is seeking to appoint one specialist company to carry out creation of a repository of self guided training material to enable standardisation of moderators. The Requirement * To gather moderated pupil scripts for use in the designing of activities and professional discussions and these must be from when the current frameworks were introduced. * To produce activities and examples of professional discussions. These need to be done through a variety of delivery routes - including video. * To produce yearly standardisation exercises for potential moderators to be assessed.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02988f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004410-2021
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
Tender Suitability
Not specified
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
£385,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£385,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Mar 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
12 Mar 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
tenderstd.sta@education.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 12345678

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
SW1P 3BT
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

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