ITT for Lot 13 - Quality Assurance Proof Readers (a new Lot under the DfE's ECSC Framework )

Description

The Invitation to Tender (ITT) has been issued by the Department of Education and Standards and Testing Agency (STA) in connection with a competitive procurement exercise under the Educational and Children's Social Care (ECSC) Framework. The Educational and Children's Social Care (ECSC) Framework, established on 1 February 2025, is the Department for Education's primary route for procuring specialist and advisory services. It runs for four years, with an option to extend by two, ending no later than 1 February 2031. The framework is dynamic, allowing lots to be reopened and new lots added as needed to the framework. In line with this flexibility, the Department is reopening the framework and adding Lot 13: Quality Assurance Proof Readers The purpose of this procurement is to acquire resource to support Quality Assurance processes within STA in relation to the tests that STA are responsible for developing. STA is looking to procure a pool of proofers to quality assure key stage 1 and key stage 2 national curriculum tests and reception baseline assessment to ensure that these tests are accurate and of high quality. The national curriculum tests include the year 1 phonics …

Official publications

• EOI - Curriculum experts - Provision of Primary Curriculum and Early Years Foundation Stage Expert resource for the Standards and Testing…
  Published: 5 August 2026
• Tackling Antisemitism in Education Innovation Fund - Competitive Grant
  Published: 29 July 2026
• Contracts Finder LOT: 2 Skills Education Advisers - TQES (ECSC) - Re-open
  Published: 9 April 2026
• Call Off contracts awarded under ECSC Framework - Lot 10 (December 2025)
  Published: 27 January 2026
• Suppliers appointed to the ECSC Framework - Lot 10 - Curriculum Subject Drafters
  Published: 15 January 2026
• ITT for Educational and Children's Social Care (ECSC) Framework
  Published: 10 December 2025
• Trialling and Sampling Framework 2025 - 2028 (2029) - Standards and Testing Agency
  Published: 26 August 2025
• Market Engagement Event - Tackling Antisemitism in Education Innovation Fund
  Published: 30 January 2025
• Tackling Antisemitism in Education 2025/2028 - Engagement Event
  Published: 7 October 2024
• Con_25247 - Provision of Governor and Trustee School Food Training Programme
  Published: 24 May 2024

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The submission deadline is 13 March 2026, 12:00. Check the official source, as dates can be modified.

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