--- title: "Reception Baseline Assessment Quality Assurance" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-41302484-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-41302484-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41302484-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41302484-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2016-11-18" --- # Reception Baseline Assessment Quality Assurance Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-41302484-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-41302484-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-41302484-adc8-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is seeking a supplier for the "Reception Baseline Assessment Quality Assurance" project within the education and training services industry. This procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with an allocated budget of £400,000, spanning from April 2015 to March 2016. The key dates include the issuance of the contract notice and invitation to tender on 25 March 2015, a closing date for clarification questions on 01 June 2015, and the deadline for bid submissions on 08 June 2015. In preparation for a new reception baseline assessment, the Department aims to pilot various quality assurance models to ensure reliability and validity across education data. This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in education quality assurance, particularly those with expertise in designing evaluation processes and conducting data analysis. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to engage, as the project aims to include diverse suppliers with demonstrable experience in educational environments. Companies capable of innovating quality assurance methodologies and effectively training evaluators will find this an advantageous opportunity for growth. ## Notice The Requirement STA are looking to procure a supplier to work with us to determine appropriate models for assuring the national data from the reception baseline. Once models have been determined, STA will agree up to three approaches to be implemented by the supplier in small scale pilots during September/October 2015. The supplier will also be responsible for evaluating the approaches using evidence from the pilots with the aim of recommending an approach to be implemented from September 2016. Key Supplier Requirements: * Organisational capability and experience of designing and conducting quality assurance processes in an educational environment. * Proven experience in delivering a product to time and quality using an agreed methodology. * Ability to source and train appropriately qualified representatives. * Ability to collate and analyse data to evaluate options. * Based on evidence received make recommendations. * Ensure the security of information. Background The DfE will use a new reception baseline assessment to capture the starting point from which the progress that schools make with their pupils will be measured. The content of the reception baseline will reflect the knowledge and understanding of children at the start of reception, and will be clearly linked to the learning and development requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage and key stage 1 national curriculum in English and Mathematics. The reception baseline will be administered within the first half term of a pupil's entry to a reception class. Data from the reception baseline will be used to hold schools to account; it must therefore be valid and reliable. Although the reception baseline suppliers are undertaking some activities to quality assure the data they submit, their customer/supplier relationship with schools means that additional central quality assurance will be required. The reception baseline is a new assessment and the Department has not quality assured assessments of this nature before. As a result, we need to pilot and evaluate different approaches to see what works. Indicative Timeline Contract Notice and Invitation to Tender Issued on Contracts Finder 25/03/15 Closing Date for Clarification Questions 01/06/15 Closing date for receipt of bids 08/06/15 Evaluate bids 08/06/15 Award Decision issued to bidders 19/06/15 10-day Standstill period until 29/06/15 Start-up meeting / Contract Start 01/07/15 See 'Attachments' for more information ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f09f8d7-c135-4a48-8fdb-ebc9906db881 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 18 Nov 2016 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 25 Mar 2015 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 30 Jun 2015 - 29 Jan 2016 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £400,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION | | Locality | COVENTRY | | Post town | Coventry | | Postcode | CV1 3BH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands | | ITL 3 | TLG33 Coventry | | Local authority | Coventry | | Electoral ward | Sherbourne | | Westminster constituency | Coventry North West | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 18 Nov 2016 at 20:17 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f09f8d7-c135-4a48-8fdb-ebc9906db881 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7f09f8d7-c135-4a48-8fdb-ebc9906db881 19th March 2015 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/eb5ae52e-2a46-4a02-be23-61d40ec0c540 Word version of the advert ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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