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title: "STA exemplification and standardisation materials"
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# STA exemplification and standardisation materials

Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e0bd2d74-8693-40d7-b446-fc83cbdbe620

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## Summary

The Department for Education is planning a tender for the provision of STA exemplification and standardisation materials. The procurement falls under the industry category of Education and Training Services. The contract, with a value of £200,000, will be for a 12-month period, with a possibility of a one-year extension. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage, with a future notice date set for 3rd November 2023. The contract period is expected to start on 1st April 2024 and end on 31st March 2025.

This tender opportunity presents a chance for businesses offering video and material creation services to compete for a government contract. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise organisations (VCSEs) are encouraged to participate. Businesses specializing in educational content creation, proofing, and quality assurance are well-suited to bid for this opportunity. The Department for Education, as the buying organisation, will administer the procurement process for the award of the contract.

## Notice

Future opportunity of an ITT to be issued by the Standards and Testing Agency (STA), on behalf of the Department for Education, to carry out a competitive procurement exercise to award a contract for video and material creation services. The contract will be for a 12-month period, with an optional extension of up to an additional year, subject to STA requirements and STA budgetary approvals. STA requires creation services for: Standardisation trial: - Creation of three pupil Standardisation scripts and commentaries for key stage 2 (KS2) teacher assessment following the existing standardisation format - Creation of two teacher judgment videos supporting two of the pupil scripts - Creation of three teacher judgment transcripts supporting all the pupil scripts - Creation of 2-3 additional pupil materials, per pupil script example, in accordance with current Standardisation exercise material format - Completion of user testing feedback to provide clear understanding and comparison between video and transcript user feedback - Quality assurance review of all created materials Exemplification materials: STA requires external professional proofing, enhancing and creation services for: - Proofing, enhancing and quality assurance review of existing KS2 teacher assessment frameworks exemplification materials; - Creation and quality assurance review of new KS2 teacher assessment frameworks exemplification materials.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce72b551-73a3-4b31-afc9-0f6431e441cd |
| 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 | 13 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 3 Nov 2023 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2024 - 31 Mar 2025 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £200,000 |
| 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 | SHEFFIELD |
| Post town | Sheffield |
| Postcode | S1 2FJ |
| 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 |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80000000 - Education and training services

## Release History

- 13 Oct 2023 at 11:47 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce72b551-73a3-4b31-afc9-0f6431e441cd

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ce72b551-73a3-4b31-afc9-0f6431e441cd
  13th October 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

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