--- title: "Teacher Assessment - English Writing Standardisation and Training" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-46f5bc23-1493-4e88-9f36-d48b6c87d6f6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-46f5bc23-1493-4e88-9f36-d48b6c87d6f6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-46f5bc23-1493-4e88-9f36-d48b6c87d6f6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-46f5bc23-1493-4e88-9f36-d48b6c87d6f6.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION" published: "2021-03-04" --- # Teacher Assessment - English Writing Standardisation and Training Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-46f5bc23-1493-4e88-9f36-d48b6c87d6f6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-46f5bc23-1493-4e88-9f36-d48b6c87d6f6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-46f5bc23-1493-4e88-9f36-d48b6c87d6f6.json) ## Summary The Department for Education is initiating a tender for the project titled "Teacher Assessment - English Writing Standardisation and Training." This procurement falls under the education and training services category, with an estimated contract value of £385,000. The tender is currently in the planning stage, with a future notice date set for 12 March 2021. The contract is expected to commence on 10 May 2021 and conclude on 9 May 2026, with delivery requirements extending to various addresses within the United Kingdom and beyond. This tender presents an excellent opportunity for businesses specialising in educational training and assessment materials. Companies that focus on the development of training resources, such as moderated scripts and professional development activities for educational professionals, would be well-suited to compete. The tender aims to enhance the standardisation of teacher assessments, making it a strategic opportunity for firms looking to contribute to the national education framework while potentially increasing their market share in governmental contracts. ## Notice On 19 October 2016, the Secretary of State (SoS) announced improved guidance for moderation and that mandatory training would be provided for all local authority (LA) moderators. STA will undertake national LA moderator training for KS1 and KS2 English writing in order to deliver SoS's continued commitment. National training and standardisation will help ensure the teacher assessment (TA) frameworks are applied accurately and consistently across the country, contributing to the provision of a robust and reliable national data set. Department for Education, Standards Testing Agency is seeking to appoint a specialist company to carry out creation of a repository of self guided training material to enable standardisation of moderators. The Requirement - To gather moderated pupil scripts for use in the designing of activities and professional discussions and these must be from when the current frameworks were introduced. - To produce activities and examples of professional discussions. These need to be done through a variety of delivery routes - including video. - To produce yearly standardisation exercises for potential moderators to be assessed. Additional information: To access the Invitation to Tender documentation please do so via the Department's e-Sourcing platform at https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b1081025-adeb-472b-bc3c-5e4499b06df6 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Mar 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 12 Mar 2021 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 9 May 2021 - 9 May 2026 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £385,000 | | 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 | LONDON | | Post town | South West London | | Postcode | SW1P 3BT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West | | ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London | | Local authority | Westminster | | Electoral ward | St James's | | Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 80000000 - Education and training services ## Release History - 4 Mar 2021 at 10:28 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b1081025-adeb-472b-bc3c-5e4499b06df6 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b1081025-adeb-472b-bc3c-5e4499b06df6 4th March 2021 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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