# Provision of Item Writing Services

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department For Education](/buyers/department-for-education/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [National Foundation for Educational Research \(NFER\)](/contract-winners/national-foundation-for-educational-research-nfer/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £710,401
- Tender value: £710,401
- Award date: 6 February 2015
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 23 February 2015
- Contract end: 30 October 2015
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 7a426f47-ed05-4c4f-9b4a-604fa3f1727c-99667
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-c79302a0-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

The Standards and Testing Agency \(STA\) is responsible for developing National Curriculum tests on behalf of the Department for Education \(DfE\)\. This ITQ has been issued by the Standards and Testing Agency \(STA\) for the purpose of securing items for tests in • key stage 1 English reading; English grammar, punctuation and spelling; and mathematics • key stage 2 English reading; English grammar, punctuation and spelling; mathematics; and science • \(collectively “the Item Writing Services”\)\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7a426f47-ed05-4c4f-9b4a-604fa3f1727c-99667)