Published date: 24 September 2021

Last edited date: 24 September 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: 10 November 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£215,275

Procurement reference

tender_252224/999993

Published date

24 September 2021

Closing date

10 November 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 February 2022

Contract end date

31 January 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 (STA) is looking to procure a number of curriculum experts to provide independent expertise for the development of the Key Stage 1 (KS1) and Key Stage 2 (KS2) National Curriculum tests for English Grammar Punctuation & Spelling, English Reading and Mathematics, as well as Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) curriculum experts to provide advice on the development of the reception baseline assessment, between 1 February 2022 and 31 January 2024.

There will be a total of 18 posts offered across the subjects and levels.

Curriculum and EYFS Experts will have a thorough understanding of the national curriculum for KS1 and KS2 in England in mathematics, English reading, English grammar, punctuation and spelling or the EYFS framework (as appropriate to the role), including relevant professional experience and experience in the use of data. Such experience is likely to come from work in the classroom, as a subject advisor to schools, in curriculum development or test development.

More information

Links

  • https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html
  • Bidders must submit their responses (via Jaggaer) in electronic format as a Microsoft Word document (or equivalent) of the Bidders Response with their name (individual applicants) or their organisation name (if bidding company) in the document title.

Additional text

In order to obtain the tender documentation, ask further queries related to the procurement and submit bids, the potential bidders must register on the E-procurement system - Jaggaer.

The link for Supplier registration and log in is: https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html

All support to Suppliers is available from Jaggaer directly. The Jaggaer support details are on the Supplier log in page as:

Phone:
0800 069 8630
+44 203 608 4013

E-mail:
help@bravosolution.co.uk

The Authority administers all procurements electronically via the Department for Education e-procurement Solution portal (Jaggaer ).
No hard copy documents will be issued and all communications with the Authority (including final submission of Tender responses) must be conducted via Jaggaer.
To ensure all communications relating to this procurement are received, potential suppliers must ensure that the point of contact they nominate in the Jaggaer portal is accurate at all times. Access to the Jaggaer portal is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and 365 days a year anywhere in the world via the internet unless notified otherwise by the Jaggaer portal.

About the buyer

Address

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

Email

TendersTD.STA@education.gov.uk