Digital Assessment Item Validation Trial Administration STA 0166 Call Off 11

Contract summary

Industry

• Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£96,103.75

Procurement reference

tender_246172/885582

Published date

7 September 2020

Closing date

9 July 2020

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

17 August 2020

Contract end date

31 January 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

The STA's remit is to deliver national curriculum assessments for English Reading, English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling, Science and Mathematics and the Reception Baseline Assessment for use in schools. During the development of the assessments, items are trialled in schools to ensure the quality and validity of the final live assessments.

From September 2020, it is intended that the Reception Baseline Assessment (RBA) will become statutory. The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) intends to deliver the first Item Validation Trial (IVT) for the digital version of the RBA (DRBA) in November. STA needs to recruit around 120 schools in order to allow 1,200 pupils to trial the assessment. This is an assessment that is being developed in-house, so that it can replace the current supplier's product, once their contract comes to an end in August 2022.

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More information

Attachments

• REDACTED VERSION STA0166 - Call Off 11 Contract.pdf
• Tender notice
• n/a

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Award information

Awarded date

12 August 2020

Contract start date

17 August 2020

Contract end date

31 January 2021

Total value of contract

£96,103.75

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

AlphaPlus Consultancy Ltd

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About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Building, Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

bea.bell@education.gov.uk