Item Writing Framework
Department for Education · London
Key facts
- Estimated value
- £5,000,000
- Closing date
- 18 Dec 2015
- Contract starts
- 31 Mar 2016
- Contract ends
- 31 Mar 2020
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Buyer type
- Central government
Description
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) is looking to appoint a number of Suppliers onto a framework to deliver Item Writing services for a range of tests. The core requirements for the Item Writing Framework include: ⢠Drafting items (test questions) suitable for Department for Education (DfE) assessments. ⢠Informally trialling items with appropriate age range / ability groups to derive qualitative data on item performance. ⢠Reviewing, refining and amending the items as a result of informal trialling, expert review, or any other feedback provided by STA/DfE. ⢠Identifying applicable metadata for each item as defined in the specific work requests. ⢠Ensure that guidance on accessibility, diversity and inclusion for texts / items has been met. ⢠Handover of IPR to the DfE. ⢠Any printing required to meet trialling and handover requirements. ⢠Presentation of items in defined templates.
Additional information: The Invitation to tender pack is comprised of: Document 1 - ITT and Tendering Instructions (revised on 25.11.2015 para 6.2 - The number of tenderers that will be accepted onto the framework has been amended from three to eight) Document 2 - Specification of Service Requirements Document 3 - Draft Framework Agreement Document 4 - Tender Response Template (revised on 25.11.2015 - Section 4. Information Security â An updated Security Policy Framework for completion has been attached).
Clarifications Template - Updated on a weekly basis
The Invitation to tender pack can be accesses using the attached document links or by emailing [email protected] and [email protected].
Any other info: Queries about the contract should be emailed to [email protected] and [email protected]
Categories (CPV)
- 80000000 Education and training services
Similar open tenders
EMMS Cyber Security SME Support Programme
Location: Yorkshire and the HumberBuyer: Lincolnshire County Council
Open tenderCloses 18 Nov, 202614 daysValue £65.00kSource Find a TenderIndustrial Cyber Security pilot programme aimed at improving cyber resilience readiness within SME manufacturing businesses. This exercise is being led by the LCC on behalf of Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire, and Greater Lincolnshire.
EEAST - DPS Framework for Learning and Training Services (24-T23)
Location: East of EnglandBuyer: East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Open tenderCloses 1 Oct, 202823 monthsValue £16.50mSource Find a TenderThe East of England Service NHS Trust (“the Authority”) covers the six counties which make up the East of England – Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk and provides a range of services, but is best known for the 999-emergency service. Our dedicated and skilled staff work 365 days a y
Bike bus supporting activities for Deeside and Donside
Location: ScotlandBuyer: Cairngorms National Park Authority
Open tenderCloses 7 Dec, 202633 daysValue £10.00kSource Public Contracts ScotlandDeliver a programme of supporting activities that strengthens the resilience of the existing bike buses, broadens participation and helps build strong family cycling communities in Deeside and Donside. These activities should aim to become self-sustaining beyond October 2028. Carry out engagement with Braemar Primary
Bike Bus facilitation and supporting activities for Badenoch and Strathspey
Location: ScotlandBuyer: Cairngorms National Park Authority
Open tenderCloses 7 Dec, 202633 daysValue £23.40kSource Public Contracts ScotlandDevelop and expand the bike buses in Badenoch and Strathspey, working in partnership with Active Schools Highland and volunteers, enabling the bike buses to become self-sustaining by October 2028. Deliver a programme of supporting activities that strengthen the resilience of the bike buses, broadens participation and
PEACEPLUS Church of Ireland Animation Robbie Burns Project
Location: IrelandBuyer: Louth County Council
Open tenderCloses 23 Nov, 202619 daysValue €24.99KSource TEDTenders are invited to deliver two PEACEPLUS Robbie Burns themed culture/music events targeting 200 people across Louth and from Northern Ireland over 18 months which will result in two concerts one on each side of the border with 100 participants attending each event. This project is supported by PEACEPLUS, a programm
2526-0211 Step Up to Social Work Training Programme
Location: LondonBuyer: Islington Council
Open tenderCloses 27 Nov, 202623 daysValue £1.11mSource Find a TenderThe North, Central and East London Regional Partnership (NCEL RP), led by Islington Council, is seeking to appoint a Higher Education Institution (HEI) to co-design, develop and deliver the Step Up to Social Work Training Programme for Cohort 10. The successful provider will deliver a bespoke, high-quality, Social Work