# Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2027\_project\_9737

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [National Foundation for Educational Research \(NFER\)](/contract-winners/national-foundation-for-educational-research-nfer/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £1,549,930
- Tender value: £1,549,930
- Award date: 28 July 2025
- Published: 27 August 2025
- Contract start: 28 July 2025
- Contract end: 31 December 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 6284bdf0-c2e6-4a88-a20c-a2f0016c4a1b-860956
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-51929249-abeb-4415-a95a-1c5baae6e567

## Description

This Procurement will establish a single Supplier Contract for the purchase of IEA Trends in Mathematics and Science Studies \(TIMSS\) 2027 to - provide an assessment of the maths and science performance of year 5 and year 9 pupils; - gather contextual information to identify and analyse factors that impact on pupil attainment; and - gather data to enable international comparisons with other participating countries and also to measure trends over time\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6284bdf0-c2e6-4a88-a20c-a2f0016c4a1b-860956)