Published date: 26 July 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 28 July 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Research and development services and related consultancy services - 73000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£71,489

Procurement reference

RD1001235

Published date

26 July 2018

Closing date

28 July 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2017

Contract end date

31 January 2018

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

Under the new national curriculum introduced in September 2014, the old system of national curriculum 'levels' used to report pupils' attainment and progress was removed and was not replaced with a new national system. Instead, schools now have the freedom to develop their own approach to ongoing, non-statutory, in-school assessment, which works best for their pupils, parents, curriculum and staff.

The aim of the proposed qualitative research is to develop the Department's evidence base on the types and range of approaches schools are currently taking to non-statutory assessment. There are a number of specific areas in which the Department would like to build its evidence base:

• Current non-statutory assessment practice in schools.
• Any challenges to implementation of new assessment systems post national curriculum levels.
• Examples of how schools have used the new freedoms afforded by the removal of levels and where they view them as having a positive impact.
• Schools' use of commercial assessment products / tools.
• Access to support with assessment.
• Consistency of messaging to schools e.g. to what extent has the messaging to schools on effective assessment practice been consistent from Local Authorities, Regional Schools Commissioners, Ofsted inspectors, STA, Commission on Assessment Without Levels.
• Collaboration with other schools and across primary/secondary phases

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Award information

Awarded date

31 August 2017

Contract start date

1 September 2017

Contract end date

31 January 2018

Total value of contract

£71,489

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

National Foundation For Educational Research In England And Wale

Address

The Mere
SL1 2DQ
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 00900899

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Sanctuary Buildings, Great Smith Street,
London,
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

kirsty.jacobs@education.gov.uk