# Seasonal Courier Services - KS2 Logistics - Oct 13 to Oct 16

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Department For Education.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Department For Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Parcelforce Worldwide](/suppliers/parcelforce-worldwide/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £563,000
- Tender value: £563,000
- Award date: 4 September 2013
- Published: 30 May 2018
- Contract start: 16 October 2013
- Contract end: 31 October 2016
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: a68d76fd-20e5-4254-926f-e656e7551393-218926
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-5e9bfe3b-ec07-402b-8133-2b6f96b72aea

## Description

The Standards and Testing Agency \(STA\), an executive agency of the Department for Education \(DfE\), manages the live administration of the annual National Curriculum Assessment \(NCA\) phonics screening check \(PSC\) and end-of-key stage 1 \(KS1\) and end-of-key stage 2 \(KS2\) tests \(collectively known as the 'annual NCA Test Cycle'\), a key aspect of which is the production, collation and distribution of NCA test materials to participating schools\. This contract covers logistics services to despatch KS2 test materials to schools\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a68d76fd-20e5-4254-926f-e656e7551393-218926)