# Provision of Item Writing Services - Key Stage 1 Reading

> 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: £194,871
- Award date: 28 September 2022
- Published: 11 November 2022
- Contract start: 28 September 2022
- Contract end: 30 September 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: c712828c-9d4e-44a9-bfdf-efe8de200e0d-589096
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f5fdd76b-9d97-456a-b11d-822364b29d85

## Description

This call-off contract is for the provision of item writing services for Key Stage 1 English Reading 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/c712828c-9d4e-44a9-bfdf-efe8de200e0d-589096)