Published date: 21 July 2021
Last edited date: 21 July 2021
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Contract summary
Industry
Education and training services - 80000000
Location of contract
Any region
Value of contract
£98,500
Procurement reference
tender_280693/981863
Published date
21 July 2021
Closing date
21 September 2021
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
3 January 2022
Contract end date
31 December 2023
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (below threshold)
Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.
This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA), an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE) is looking to recruit a pool of proof readers to work with us to improve and assure the quality of our assessment materials including Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 national curriculum tests.
The STA is looking for individuals or organisations who have a good understanding of the national curriculum for key stages 1 and 2 in England, in English reading/literacy, English grammar, punctuation and spelling, mathematics/numeracy, including the application of skills and use of data in addition to relevant professional experience.
Experience is likely to come from the classroom, working as a subject advisor to schools, curriculum development, test development or wider assessment development or from a publishing or professional proofing background.
Additionally, experts engaged for proofing will have experience of proofing complex materials, on paper and preferably on screen.
STA is looking to recruit to the following roles:
Subject specialists
Editorial proofers
Marking proofers
Grammar proofers
Fresh Pair of Eyes proofers
An invitation to tender (ITT) for the provision of the Quality Assurance resource (ref: STA-0284) containing all relevant information regarding the procurement together with the bidders' response section can be obtained on request by emailing TendersTD.STA@education.gov.uk.
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More information
Please email TendersTD.STA@education.gov.uk copying Rashida.akbar@education.gov.uk if you would like more information or have any queries about this procurement.
How to apply
Please follow the instructions provided in the tender documentation which can be obtained on request by emailing TendersTD.STA@education.gov.uk.
About the buyer
Address
Cheylesmore House, 5 Quinton Road, Coventry CV1 2WT
Coventry
CV1 2WT
England
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