Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of the Secondary Transfer Test and Test Administration Services
Notice Description
Test provision and test administration services for the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test: 1. Secondary Transfer Test Provision: including test development, printing and delivery and collection of test materials to test centres, marking tests and producing results data. 2. Test Administration Services: including registration of children for testing, allocating children to test centres, issuing results, selection reviews and communications with parents, schools and test centres.
Lot Information
Secondary Transfer Test Provision
The provider will be required to devise an appropriate secondary transfer test or tests that will be administered to pupils at the beginning of their final year at primary school. The tests must be unique for TBGS, reliable and fair and ensure that consistency in standards from one year to the next is guaranteed. The tests must generate a threshold age-standardised score of 121. A new test will be required each year of the contract. The successful provider will be required to produce, deliver and collect test materials to/from test centres and will need to ensure that tests are marked accurately and that the test materials, test results and pupil details are stored securely. Providers will be required to work with the Lot 2 provider to ensure an efficient and effective testing process.
Options: TBGS reserves the right to extend the 60-month contract term for a further period or periods of up to 24 months.
Renewal: TBGS reserves the right to extend the contract term for a further period or periods of up to 24 months.
Test Administration ServicesThe provider will be required to provide test registration, test administration services and results and reviews services. They will be required to devise a registration system to collect information about pupils intending to take the Secondary Transfer Tests; produce all direct communications and support parents and testing centres. Requirements include allocating pupils to testing centres, ensuring testing centres have capacity for the number of pupils taking the Test and, if necessary, making the arrangements for alternative testing venues. Providers will be required to work with the Lot 1 provider to ensure an efficient and effective testing process.
Options: TBGS reserves the right to extend the 60-month contract term for a further period or periods of up to 24 months.
Renewal: TBGS reserves the right to extend the contract term for a further period or periods of up to 24 months.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-043496
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018646-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
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
- Large, SME
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
- £2,303,713 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 17 Jun 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 26 Feb 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Jun 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
- THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS
- Contact Name
- Mark Sturgeon
- Contact Email
- chairman.tbgs@gmail.com
- Contact Phone
- +44 1296484545
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
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