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# con_24721 STA exemplification and standardisation materials

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/con-24721-sta-exemplification-and-standardisation-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-040bde). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Education: "con_24721 STA exemplification and standardisation materials". Published status: complete. Published Value: £200,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6)
- **Published Value:** £200,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £153,655 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040bde`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/con-24721-sta-exemplification-and-standardisation-materials-ocds-h6vhtk-040bde#tl-md)

## Description
Contract for the supply of professional creation services for standardisation trial
materials and exemplification materials
This contract will be for a minimum of one year, with an optional extension, subject to the requirements and budgetary approval of STA.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** STA requires external creation services for:
Standardisation trial:
• Creation of three pupil Standardisation scripts and commentaries for key stage 2 (KS2) teacher assessment following the existing standardisation format
• Creation of two teacher ju...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** con_24721 STA exemplification and standardisation materials (active)
  - Award id: `008031-2024-con_24721-1`
  - Supplier(s): **AlphaPlus Consultancy Ltd c/o AQA**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-107700`
  - Value: £153,655 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** con_24721 STA exemplification and standardisation materials (active)
  - Signed Value: £153,655
  - Signed Date: 23/02/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008031-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-03-13T13:18:58.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T08:25:58.773Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040bde