# Provision of Quality Assurance resource for the Standards and Testing Agency \(STA 0284\)

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £98,500
- Published: 21 July 2021
- Planned start: 3 January 2022
- Planned end: 31 December 2023
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2708fdeb-f192-47f0-953e-16790eaecaf8-453508
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ddabac41-4250-44c8-90f8-a3c192d4534a

## Description

The Standards and Testing Agency \(STA\), an executive agency of the Department for Education \(DfE\) is looking to recruit a pool of proof readers to work with us to improve and assure the quality of our assessment materials including Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 national curriculum tests\. The STA is looking for individuals or organisations who have a good understanding of the national curriculum for key stages 1 and 2 in England, in English reading/literacy, English grammar, punctuation and spelling, mathematics/numeracy, including the application of skills and use of data in addition to relevant professional experience\. Experience is likely to come from the classroom, working as a subject advisor to schools, curriculum development, test development or wider assessment development or from a publishing or professional proofing background\. Additionally, experts engaged for proofing will have experience of proofing complex materials, on paper and preferably on screen\. STA is looking to recruit to the following roles: Subject specialists Editorial proofers Marking proofers Grammar proofers Fresh Pair of Eyes proofers An invitation to tender \(ITT\) for the provision of the Quality Assurance resource \(ref: STA-0284\) containing all relevant information regarding the procurement together with the bidders' response section can be obtained on request by emailing TendersTD\.STA@education\.gov\.uk\. Additional information: More information Please email TendersTD\.STA@education\.gov\.uk copying Rashida\.akbar@education\.gov\.uk if you would like more information or have any queries about this procurement\. How to apply Please follow the instructions provided in the tender documentation which can be obtained on request by emailing TendersTD\.STA@education\.gov\.uk\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2708fdeb-f192-47f0-953e-16790eaecaf8-453508)