# Provision of Item Writing Services for Skills Tests Literacy Work Package 1

> 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: £51,521
- Tender value: £51,521
- Award date: 25 April 2017
- Published: 15 June 2017
- Contract start: 26 April 2017
- Contract end: 31 October 2017
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 3fe75674-756d-48a1-b4bd-ef148685d695-154803
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-aa28efd6-9e3a-43a7-89e9-2cbde3bc468e

## Description

This call-off contract is for the provision of item writing services for Skills Tests Literacy Work Package 1, including the drafting of potential items and their mark schemes, ready for formal trialling\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3fe75674-756d-48a1-b4bd-ef148685d695-154803)