Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Department for Education
Sanctuary Buildings, 20, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Emily.BAGSHAW@education.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
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
STA exemplification and standardisation materials
Reference number
project 8458
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This is advanced notice of the intention to issue an Invitation to Tender (ITT) 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.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £200,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 80000000 - Education and training services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This contract will be for a minimum of one year, with an optional extension, subject to the requirements and budgetary approval of STA.
STA requires external 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.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
3 November 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes