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Trialling and Sampling Framework 2025 - 2028 (2029) - Standards and Testing Agency

Department for Education · published 26 Aug 2025. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

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Contracts Finder release ID01e09f05-54ec-45d7-9eda-31498a48791e-860787
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-88fec39d-15f5-41d2-8094-f072c63a0bad
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-198376
Release typeaward
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£18,000,000
award field
Tender value
£18,000,000
tender field
Procurement method
Open procedure (above threshold)
Category
services
CPV
80000000
Education and training services
Delivery
North East, United Kingdom
No postcode
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

Following the completion of the tender evaluation process, the Department for Education, Standards and Testing Agency (STA) have appointed five suppliers to the STA Trialling and Sampling Framework. The initial term of the framework is three years, with the option to extend for an additional 12 months. This framework will support the delivery of high-quality, reliable test development services, including Item Validation Trials (IVTs), Technical Pre-Tests (TPTs), and sampling activities. These services are essential to the STA's delivery of national curriculum assessments, helping to ensure that assessments remain inclusive, free from bias, and aligned with Ofqual's regulatory requirements.

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release26 Aug 2025
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published27 Mar 2025
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published30 Jul 2025
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published30 Jul 2029
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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ACER International United Kingdom Limited (ACER UK)

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National Foundation for Educational Research

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Pearson Education Limited

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

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PwC LLP

No legal entity is inferred from this supplier name.

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Scottish Qualification Authority

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 26 Aug 2025 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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