Notice Information
Notice Title
Test Operations Services 2025 con_25418
Notice Description
Contract award notice for the Test Operations 2025 contract for the provision of supporting services for the National Curriculum Assessments. The Terms and Conditions contain a maximum of two optional test cycles to 31/01/2032.
Lot Information
Lot 1
The provision of all required supporting services to deliver National Curriculum Assessments including print, collation, scanning and marketing requirements, but excluding assessment formulation.
Options: The Terms afford the Authority the option to extend the contract by up to two years until 31/01/2032.
Renewal: Reprocurement
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0345e5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014725-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive dialogue
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
22 - Printed matter and related products
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
22000000 - Printed matter and related products
80000000 - Education and training services
80100000 - Primary education services
80200000 - Secondary education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £180,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- £180,000,000 £100M-£1B
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £128,410,451 £100M-£1B
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 May 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 28 Nov 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 2 Oct 2022Expired
- Award Date
- 14 Apr 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- sta.tops25@education.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3700002288
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
- TLE32 Sheffield
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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