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

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department For Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £85,000
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Planned start: 2 May 2016
- Planned end: 29 July 2016
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 535228d3-a081-478e-9770-043a3871ec66-89895
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-66214c7a-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

The Standards and Testing Agency \(STA\) is looking to appoint resource to support Quality Assurance processes within STA in relation to key stage 1 and key stage 2 national curriculum tests as well as the professional Skills Tests for prospective teachers \(Literacy and Numeracy\)\. The national curriculum tests include the Year 1 Phonics screening check, English reading \(key stage 1, key stage 2 and Year 7\), English grammar, punctuation and spelling \(key stage 1 and key stage 2\), mathematics \(key stage 1, key stage 2 and Year 7\), key stage 2 Multiplication Check and key stage 2 Science\. Additional information: Responses to Clarification Questions will be posted here at regular intervals\. Queries about the contract should be emailed to rashida\.akbar@education\.gsi\.gov\.uk and TestDevelopment\.STA@education\.gsi\.gov\.uk See 'Attachments' for the tender documents\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/535228d3-a081-478e-9770-043a3871ec66-89895)