DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION · Awarded contract

Awarded

Logistics Services for General Qualifications and National Curriculum Assessments (2018-2020)

Awarded 31 Aug 2018

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Awarded31 Aug 2018

Value£20,000,000.00

SupplierParcelforce Worldwide

AgencyDEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION

RegionUnited Kingdom

CategoryTransport & Logistics

Ended 6y 2mo ago2y term

Awarded 31 Aug 2018Expired 30 Aug 2020

About

The Department for Education awarded a contract to Parcelforce Worldwide for the delivery of the Standards and Testing Agency's General Qualifications Yellow Label Service and National Curriculum Assessment logistics.

The Yellow Label service involved collecting packages of completed examination scripts from examination centres in England and delivering them to scanning bureaus or residential markers as directed by Awarding Organisations.

The service handled approximately 800,000 packages each academic year, with the majority processed during the summer examinations series from May to July.

The contract also covered National Curriculum Assessment logistics as a one-year contingency while the service transitioned to the STA's new Test Operations contract with Capita.

This included logistics for Key Stage 1 tests (c.

600,000 pupils in c.

15,500 schools), Key Stage 2 tests (c.

590,000 pupils in c.

15,500 schools), and the Phonics Screening Check.

The contract value was AUD 20,000,000.

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