# Trialling and Sampling Framework 2025 - 2028 \(2029\) - Standards and Testing Agency

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: ACER International United Kingdom Limited \(ACER UK\)
- Award value: £18,000,000
- Tender value: £18,000,000
- Award date: 30 July 2025
- Published: 26 August 2025
- Contract start: 31 July 2025
- Contract end: 30 July 2029
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 01e09f05-54ec-45d7-9eda-31498a48791e-860787
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-88fec39d-15f5-41d2-8094-f072c63a0bad

## Description

Following the completion of the tender evaluation process, the Department for Education, Standards and Testing Agency \(STA\) have appointed five suppliers to the STA Trialling and Sampling Framework\. The initial term of the framework is three years, with the option to extend for an additional 12 months\. This framework will support the delivery of high-quality, reliable test development services, including Item Validation Trials \(IVTs\), Technical Pre-Tests \(TPTs\), and sampling activities\. These services are essential to the STA's delivery of national curriculum assessments, helping to ensure that assessments remain inclusive, free from bias, and aligned with Ofqual's regulatory requirements\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/01e09f05-54ec-45d7-9eda-31498a48791e-860787)