Contract award · 25 Feb 2021

Item Writing Framework

Department for Education awarded “Item Writing Framework” to National Foundation for Educational Research, AlphaPlus Consultancy, ACER International United Kingdom Limited for £12m on 25 Feb 2021.

Education & trainingLondon

Value across 3 lots £12m

Open competition

Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Department for Education · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£12,000,000 across 3 lots
Procedure
Open procedure
Sector
Education & training · Education and training services (CPV 80000000)
Region
London
Timeline
  1. Contract date25 Feb 2021
  2. Published2 Mar 2021Published 5 days after the contract date

Description

To support the conduct of the delivery of assessments, DfE required a Supplier framework of multiple suppliers to draft and develop potential items and their mark schemes ready for formal trialling.

Lots in this award

LotSupplierValue
Item Writing FrameworkNational Foundation for Educational Research SME£4m
Item Writing FrameworkAlphaPlus Consultancy SME£4m
Item Writing FrameworkACER International United Kingdom Limited SME£4m

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