DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION · Awarded contract
Awarded

Award of KS2 Reading Item Writing Services to NFER

Awarded 15 Sep 2019

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Awarded15 Sep 2019
Value£187,909.00
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryEducation & Training
Ended 5y 11mo ago1y 3mo term
Awarded 15 Sept 2019Expired 7 Dec 2020

The Department for Education awarded a contract to the National Foundation for Educational Research in England and Wales for the completion of Key Stage 2 Reading item writing services.

The work was called off from the STA-0128 Item Writing Framework, through which suppliers were invited to bid for specific test development tasks.

The contract value was AUD 187,909.

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