# con\_31710 - STA-0349 Item Bank 2026

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Texuna Technologies Ltd](/contract-winners/texuna-technologies/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £207,774
- Tender value: £207,774
- Award date: 22 April 2026
- Published: 21 May 2026
- Contract start: 25 April 2026
- Contract end: 24 April 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 97095854-b880-441a-86f3-24ca1be99dd1-898689
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fbba387b-d4bf-4c62-9161-c84174be0023

## Description

An Item Bank Data Warehouse application is required to support the development, delivery and governance of the statutory National Curriculum Assessments\. The Item Bank is a web-based database designed to provide secure storage and version control of all questions, items and supporting materials produced during the test development process\. The Item Bank records data and evidence gathered from external expert reviews and trials in schools over a three-year process to ensure that the questions are fit for purpose and to inform construction of the live tests\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/97095854-b880-441a-86f3-24ca1be99dd1-898689)