Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of the Secondary Transfer Test and Test Administration Services - Market Engagement
Notice Description
The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools (TBGS) is a company set up by the 13 grammar schools in Buckinghamshire in order to commission, manage and administer the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test which is used to determine the suitability of children for a place at a Buckinghamshire grammar school. The purpose of this notice is to notify the market of TBGS' intention to undertake pre-procurement market engagement prior to commencing procurement activity to appoint suitably qualified supplier(s) to deliver the required services.
Lot Information
Secondary Transfer Test Provision
The Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test is taken by approximately 10,000 children each year at the start of the Autumn term when they are in Year 6. Pupils take the test at their own primary school or at one of the grammar schools. The Services TBGS is seeking are: Secondary Transfer Test Provision: TBGS requires tests to determine suitability for grammar school. This is expected to include test development, printing and delivery of test papers, marking and producing results data. Additional information: It is expected that the Services will be divided into two lots but TBGS is interested in exploring alternative arrangements for delivering the Services, e.g. the Service being delivered in a combined lot.
Test Administration ServicesThe Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test is taken by approximately 10,000 children each year at the start of the Autumn term when they are in Year 6. Pupils take the test at their own primary school or at one of the grammar schools. The Services TBGS is seeking are: Test Administration Services: TBGS requires test administration services including test registration, issuing results, reviews and communications with parents and schools/test centres. Additional information: It is expected that the Services will be divided into two lots but TBGS is interested in exploring alternative arrangements for delivering the Services, e.g. the Service being delivered in a combined lot.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0419cc
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/033687-2023
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
75121000 - Administrative educational services
80000000 - Education and training services
80100000 - Primary education services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Nov 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 22 Jan 2024Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
- Contact Name
- Sue Walton
- Contact Email
- chairman.tbgs@gmail.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- AYLESBURY
- Postcode
- HP21 7RP
- Post Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
- Delivery Location
- TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
-
- Local Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Electoral Ward
- Aylesbury South East
- Westminster Constituency
- Aylesbury
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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