# Provision of the Design, Development and Maintenance of the Test of Competence and Aptitude Test

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL](/buyers/nursing-and-midwifery-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: ACER INTERNATIONAL UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED
- Award value: £965,559
- Tender value: £965,559
- Award date: 26 May 2023
- Published: 26 June 2023
- Contract start: 26 June 2023
- Contract end: 25 June 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: e3f0b747-8945-42bf-b46d-b061c0a34b5b-656519
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6992ada7-0588-4f83-9c6e-484397ffba7d

## Description

The provision of the NMC's requirements for the design, development, and maintenance of the test of competence\. The test of competence is designed to assess a candidate's ability to meet the NMC's standards of proficiency and to practise safely, effectively and in accordance with the NMC's Code of Conduct\. The Code contains the professional standards that NMC registered nurses, midwives and nursing associates must uphold\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e3f0b747-8945-42bf-b46d-b061c0a34b5b-656519)
