Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Telephone
+44 8700012345
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-education
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Teachers Assessment - English Writing Standardisation and Training
Reference number
STA 0281/ Con_8550
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The Department for Education, Standards Testing Agency has appointed a service provider for KS1 & KS2 Teachers Assessment - English Writing Standardisation and Training
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £375,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The appointed supplier will be responsible for providing KS1 and KS2 English writing materials to enable a repository of self-guided training materials, with 20% of materials developed by September 2021 (this is including materials partially completed for last years training that will be supplied and can be amended and completed) and the remaining materials for completion by October 2022 and create standardisation exercises by October each year for the 5 years the contract runs.
This material will be used by local authority moderation managers as well as moderators to ensure that they are able to deliver robust moderation of teacher assessments.
This material will be used by STA to deliver national LA moderator training and standardisation for KS1 and KS2 English writing in order to meet the Secretary of State’s continued commitment, to provide schools with the assurance that local authorities moderation teams have the required knowledge to undertake moderation of KS1 and KS2 English writing teacher assessment.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Technical Competence / Weighting: 80
Price - Weighting: 20
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2021/S 123-123456
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
Con 8550
Title
KS1 & KS2 English Writing - Teacher Assessment Standardisation and Training Materials
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16 June 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
ACER International UK Ltd
Column House, London Road
Shrewsbury
SY2 6NN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £375,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Department for Education
Sanctuary Bld, Great Smith Stret
London
SW1P 3BT
Country
United Kingdom