Information: Temporary Teacher Assessment External Moderator service for English Writing experts

Information: Temporary Teacher Assessment External Moderator Services

We will shortly be inviting bids for temporary external teacher assessment (TA) moderators to visit a sample of local authorities (LAs) on behalf of Department for Education, Standard and Testing Agency.

We are planning for the specification to go live from 3 February until 23 February 2020 on DfE's e-procurement system, Jaggaer.

Moderation visits take place each year in May and June to review LAs TA moderation processes for:

the early years foundation stage profile

key stage 1

key stage 2

If you would like to know more about this upcoming opportunity and how to pre-register to bid, then please be aware that we will be holding a further information dial in session. This will be on 20 January at 3pm and will be a Skype audio session. If you wish to register interest for this session, please contact: Externalmoderator.VACANCYSUPPORT@education.gov.uk by no later than 9am on 20 January. Skype details will be sent to you following this deadline.

Additional information: The publication of this notice does not signify the commencement of any procurement process and does not constitute any commitment by the Department for Education to undertake any procurement exercise. In the event that the Department for Education might decide to commence any procurement process as contemplated by this notice, a separate notice will be published at the relevant time.

The DfE is keen to ensure that potential suppliers have as much notice as is possible about the services we wish to procure and this supports our agenda about encouraging engagement with Small and Medium Suppliers. Disclaimers and conditions: The Department retains the right to not procure and this early market engagement event is not binding. Any communication made between STA and any party in connection with this requirement, shall not be relied upon as constituting a contract, agreement or representation that any contract will necessarily be offered.

DfE/STA reserves the right to change without notice any documents and communications, in whole or in part. Under no circumstances shall DfE/STA incur any liability in respect of this supporting documentation and DfE/STA will not reimburse any costs incurred by any parties in connection with their use of these communications nor in connection with participation at the Early Market Engagement event.

This early market engagement event is suitable for individuals and smaller suppliers provided that they have knowledge, track record and capacity to meet the requirement when the competition is published.