Published date: 29 May 2018

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


Closing: 30 October 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Courier services - 64120000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£1,200,000

Procurement reference

RD1000586

Published date

29 May 2018

Closing date

30 October 2015

Contract start date

1 December 2015

Contract end date

31 July 2016

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Call-off from a framework agreement

A mini-competition or direct purchase from a pre-established framework agreement.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Standards and Testing Agency (STA), an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE), manages the live administration of the annual National Curriculum Assessment (NCA) phonics screening check (PSC) and end-of-key stage 1 (KS1) and end-of-key stage 2 (KS2) tests (collectively known as the 'annual NCA Test Cycle'), a key aspect of which is the production, collation and distribution of NCA test materials to participating schools.

This contract covers all elements of producing the test materials (e.g. sourcing paper, production proofing, manufacture and delivery) and the collation services to prepare consignments for despatch (e.g. sourcing all packaging and peripherals, fulfilment processes, despatch planning, data processing, and helpdesk).

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Award information

Awarded date

27 November 2015

Contract start date

1 December 2015

Contract end date

31 July 2016

Total value of contract

£1,200,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

WILLIAMS LEA UK LTD.

Address

Foxbridge Way, Normanton Industrial Estate
WF6 1TN
GB

Reference

Companies House number: 01650602

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

53-55 Butts Road, Earlsdon Park,
Coventry,
CV1 3BH
England

Email

jonathan.bryan@education.gov.uk