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title: "FlexMIRT"
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# FlexMIRT

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0aa19b05-e6dc-4ce5-b6e0-9cf78386ff5b

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## Summary

The Department for Education has recently completed a procurement process titled "FlexMIRT," focused on acquiring specialised software necessary for data analysis in education, particularly for National Curriculum Tests (NCTs) in mathematics and English. This tender falls under the category of education and training services, with a total contract value of £28,428, and was conducted through a selective procurement method, specifically a call-off from a framework agreement. The contract period spans from 14th July 2020 to 15th July 2022, with the tender period concluding on 12th June 2020. The buying organisation is located at St. Pauls Place, Sheffield, England.

This tender presents a valuable opportunity for businesses engaged in providing educational software and services, particularly those specialising in psychometrics or data analytics for educational assessments. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are especially encouraged to participate, given the suitability criteria indicating receipt of tenders from such businesses. Competing firms should possess expertise in developing educational solutions that enhance performance tracking and standards maintenance within the education sector.

## Notice

The Psychometrics team's priority is working on data analysis for the National curriculum tests (NCTs) to inform standards maintenance; Mathematics, English reading, English grammar, punctuation and spelling, across key stage 1 and key stage 2. In order to carry out this work, specialised software is required.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fee5b221-62d7-4cce-967b-80e8639e8c65 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 9 Dec 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Jun 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 May 2020 |
| Contract period | 13 Jul 2020 - 15 Jul 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £28,428 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £28,428 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION |
| Locality | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2JF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE3 South Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE32 Sheffield |
| Local authority | Sheffield |
| Electoral ward | City |
| Westminster constituency | Sheffield Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | VECTOR PSYCHOMETRIC GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 9 Dec 2020 at 20:34 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fee5b221-62d7-4cce-967b-80e8639e8c65

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fee5b221-62d7-4cce-967b-80e8639e8c65
  9th December 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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