# STA-0151 NCT Collation Services 2017

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department For Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: WILLIAMS LEA UK LTD\.
- Award value: £1,180,000
- Tender value: £1,180,000
- Award date: 28 October 2016
- Published: 29 May 2018
- Contract start: 31 October 2016
- Contract end: 30 June 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: d2bfc35c-c54f-4110-862f-0575d76be90a-218798
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6ba9608b-155e-4aa5-be54-e5714471bdc8

## 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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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2bfc35c-c54f-4110-862f-0575d76be90a-218798)