# Delivery of National Reference Tests from 2025

> A sourced UK public-sector contract award published by Ofqual.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: Ofqual
- Contract winner: The National Foundation for Educational Research in England and
- Award value: £12,998,997
- Tender value: £12,998,997
- Award date: 28 June 2024
- Published: 24 July 2024
- Contract start: 2 September 2024
- Contract end: 31 August 2032
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 36fe772b-e1c0-4bff-92f4-46baa6c2ce1e-770406
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-fefe0a12-6b81-49a4-a0e5-06bbc856a9e8

## Description

To provide the National Reference Tests \(NRT\) in England on behalf of Ofqual\. The National Reference Tests provide evidence for Ofqual on changes in performance standards over time in GCSE English Language and Mathematics in England at the end of Key Stage 4\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/36fe772b-e1c0-4bff-92f4-46baa6c2ce1e-770406)