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    ContractsAssessment Operations Services - Future Delivery Options Market Engagement
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    Assessment Operations Services - Future Delivery Options Market Engagement

    The Standards and Testing Agency is conducting early market engagement to gather supplier input on future delivery options for National Curriculum Assessment operations and related services beyond 2029.

    🇬🇧United Kingdom· LondonPublished 2 Oct 2026· TodayviaFind a Tender

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    • Closing date
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    • Sector
      Education & Training
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom
      London

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    2 October 2026
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    Brief

    The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) is seeking market input to inform the future delivery of National Curriculum Assessments and related operations beyond 2029. STA is conducting early market engagement to understand current capabilities, emerging technologies, and innovative delivery approaches for assessment services. These services include print production, collation and logistics, scanning, marking, customer support, systems provision, data processing and integration. STA invites organisations with relevant expertise to participate in voluntary engagement activities such as questionnaires, workshops and information requests. Participation in this market engagement will not provide competitive advantage in any future procurement process. No procurement activity has commenced, and any future procurement strategy will be determined following completion of a Delivery Model Assessment and government approval. All future opportunities will be published through the Department for Education's e-sourcing system (Jaggaer) at the appropriate time. Interested parties should note that participation is voluntary, participants bear their own costs, and STA reserves the right to amend or discontinue engagement activities at any time.

    Track record

    31 awards · 27 winners
    Open field

    No single supplier dominates the field.

    In education training, DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION has awarded 31 contracts to 27 suppliers.

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    2. TITUS LEARNING LTD.2× · 6%
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    4. Professor Jeremy Hodgen (Individual)1× · 3%
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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    find-tender.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    ocds-h6vhtk-077f8c
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    Buyer
    DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION
    Sector
    Education & Training