Published date: 14 December 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 17 January 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£84,000

Procurement reference

tender_252225/1023212

Published date

14 December 2021

Closing date

17 January 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 March 2022

Contract end date

28 February 2024

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 are looking to procure a pool of independent technical experts to provide expertise and considered advice to STA, to ensure rigorous scrutiny of the technical aspects of the Assessment Research and Development division's processes and procedures.

The individuals must have strong knowledge, expertise and working experience within the field of psychometric practices within the field of education.

The experts will be required to provide technical feedback on a number of operational queries and research proposals throughout the test development cycle. Areas will include, but not limited to, expertise in item response theory in an operational context, large-scale assessment with an emphasis on the analysis of matrix sampling methodology, performance assessment and conducting validity studies in an operational context.

A detailed statement of requirement can be found in the included Invitation to Tender document.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

Please email TendersTD.STA@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 (see the attachment). If you have any issues downloading the ITT document, please email TendersTD.STA@education.gov.uk.

About the buyer

Address

Cheylesmore House, 5 Quinton Road,
Coventry
CV1 2WT
England

Email

TendersTD.STA@education.gov.uk