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title: "Professional Skills Tests for Prospective Teachers"
ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-597c7c88-225f-4bc4-afec-88e55c5a8fc5"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION"
published: "2018-07-02"
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# Professional Skills Tests for Prospective Teachers

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-597c7c88-225f-4bc4-afec-88e55c5a8fc5

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## Summary

The Department for Education is seeking to procure a test delivery service for the Professional Skills Tests for Prospective Teachers, with a contract value of £15 million. This tender is classified under the "Education and training services" industry category, and it is currently in the Award stage following the completion of the tender process. The contract period will commence on 1st July 2019 and is set to run until 30th June 2022, with the potential for two additional one-year extensions. The deadline for tenders to be submitted was 21st March 2018, following which clarification questions from tenderers needed to be submitted by 5th March 2018 to the designated contact email.

This tender offers significant opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) looking to expand their services in educational assessment and testing. Businesses that specialise in test delivery systems, educational assessment technologies, or data analysis could particularly benefit from this contract. Furthermore, companies capable of providing test centre management and support services may find themselves well positioned to compete effectively in this procurement process.

## Notice

See 'Attachments' for full description. The Department for Education (the Authority) wishes to procure a test delivery service and associated development processes to support the Professional Skills Tests for Prospective Teachers. The service will incorporate delivering the skills tests at a network of test centres, supporting the delivery of test content and analysing and delivering reports required by the Department. The tests play a vital role in ensuring the Government's commitment to the recruitment of capable, high quality teachers and they are required to be available to prospective teachers on a continual basis. Additional information: Deadline for clarification questions from Tenderers is 5th March 2018. Please e-mail skills.clarification@education.gov.uk with any questions. Answers will be published on Contracts Finder. The contract period is 1st July 2019 to June 2022 (with the option to extend for a further 2 years (1+1).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54d8d554-d7c8-4ec9-9c2b-9bc2c2bd4b75 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Jul 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 21 Mar 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 18 Jun 2018 |
| Contract period | 30 Jun 2019 - 30 Jun 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £15,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £15,000,000 |
| 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 | 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | PSI SERVICES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 2 Jul 2018 at 10:33 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54d8d554-d7c8-4ec9-9c2b-9bc2c2bd4b75
- 2 Jul 2018 at 10:30 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54d8d554-d7c8-4ec9-9c2b-9bc2c2bd4b75
- 29 Jun 2018 at 09:50 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54d8d554-d7c8-4ec9-9c2b-9bc2c2bd4b75
- 28 Jun 2018 at 14:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54d8d554-d7c8-4ec9-9c2b-9bc2c2bd4b75
- 11 Apr 2018 at 09:00 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/791d8a57-cd60-4ad2-9f3b-aa693cccee16
- 7 Mar 2018 at 15:45 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/791d8a57-cd60-4ad2-9f3b-aa693cccee16
- 6 Mar 2018 at 11:53 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/791d8a57-cd60-4ad2-9f3b-aa693cccee16
- 27 Feb 2018 at 17:26 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/791d8a57-cd60-4ad2-9f3b-aa693cccee16
- 22 Feb 2018 at 14:19 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/791d8a57-cd60-4ad2-9f3b-aa693cccee16
- 22 Feb 2018 at 10:09 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/791d8a57-cd60-4ad2-9f3b-aa693cccee16
- 21 Feb 2018 at 17:36 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/791d8a57-cd60-4ad2-9f3b-aa693cccee16
- 21 Feb 2018 at 15:54 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/791d8a57-cd60-4ad2-9f3b-aa693cccee16
- 19 Feb 2018 at 12:09 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/791d8a57-cd60-4ad2-9f3b-aa693cccee16

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/54d8d554-d7c8-4ec9-9c2b-9bc2c2bd4b75
  2nd July 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/791d8a57-cd60-4ad2-9f3b-aa693cccee16
  11th April 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3759e393-620c-4822-9fb9-acb1d21b6352
  Description
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c3add135-ad36-4799-8af8-a66b24bc9dc9
  Invitation to tender letter
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d944d6a6-b795-4370-98cd-3d5818386afa
  Invitation to tender letter revised 21.2.2018
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/36a6cc1d-ef93-4ffe-9deb-ad32dd92de6a
  Invitation to tender letter revised 21.2.2018.1
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e59f66ad-c910-46f5-a684-1114134d2307
  Question and answer document
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/2547e10e-f8ac-46a4-9744-5e700f505b7e
  Question and answer document revised 22.2.18
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d45fef4a-411e-452c-9e58-27be72fc8b83
  Invitation to tender letter revised 27.2.2018
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/62c71833-4b33-4e29-8308-25052eb848bb
  Invitation to tender letter revised 6.3.2018
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7dc0ca4c-5c4c-4e91-86aa-7aa760ec7c22
  Question and answer document revised 6.3.18
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/98bbc683-3fb0-48d9-96fc-245407766cbb
  Question and answer document revised 7.3.18
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a2b910fd-f40e-454d-8e42-b92199546538
  Invitation to tender letter revised 10.4.2018
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9cf4ee31-6266-4834-b149-60da0dc098d7
  Question and answer document revised 10.4.18

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