# Provision of Braille Quality Assurance resource for the Standards and Testing Agency

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department For Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: AA Transcription Services Ltd
- Award value: £10,000
- Tender value: £15,000
- Award date: 19 October 2016
- Published: 4 April 2017
- Contract start: 20 October 2016
- Contract end: 31 May 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 75d8de89-88a1-4fc6-bb36-ca07d807d12b-139575
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-0af9cc4a-adca-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

The Standards and Testing Agency \(STA\) is looking to appoint Braille experts to support Quality Assurance processes within STA in relation to modified Braille versions of key stage 1 and key stage 2 national curriculum tests\. These national curriculum tests include the Year 1 Phonics screening check, English reading \(key stage 1 and key stage 2\), English grammar, punctuation and spelling \(key stage 1 and key stage 2\), mathematics \(key stage 1 and key stage 2\), Multiplication Check \(key stage 2\) and Science \(key stage 2\)\. Additional information: Responses to Clarification Questions will be posted here at regular intervals\. The deadline for clarification questions has now been extended to midday Friday 9 September\. Queries about the contract should be emailed to rashida\.akbar@education\.gsi\.gov\.uk and TestDevelopment\.STA@education\.gsi\.gov\.uk The maximum value of the framework is £10,000\. Individual call-offs from the framework are awarded to successful bidders \(on a first-come-first-served principle\) each time Braille proofing services are required\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/75d8de89-88a1-4fc6-bb36-ca07d807d12b-139575)