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title: "Provision of the Secondary Transfer Test and Test Administration Services - Market Engagement"
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# Provision of the Secondary Transfer Test and Test Administration Services - Market Engagement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-the-secondary-transfer-test-and-test-administration-services-market-engagemen-ocds-h6vhtk-0419cc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS: "Provision of the Secondary Transfer Test and Test Administration Services - Market Engagement". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £2,000,000. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE GRAMMAR SCHOOLS](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-buckinghamshire-grammar-schools-GB-COH-08615758)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £2,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative educational services, Education and training services, Primary education services
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ13
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0419cc`

## Before you bid
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- **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/provision-of-the-secondary-transfer-test-and-test-administration-services-market-engagemen-ocds-h6vhtk-0419cc#tl-md)

## Description
The Buckinghamshire Grammar Schools (TBGS) is a company set up by the 13 grammar schools in Buckinghamshire in order to commission, manage and administer the Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test which is used to determine the suitability of children for a place at a Buckinghamshire grammar school. 
The purpose of this notice is to notify the market of TBGS' intention to undertake pre-procurement market engagement prior to commencing procurement activity to appoint suitably qualified supplier(s) to deliver the required services.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Secondary Transfer Test Provision
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 80000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test is taken by approximately 10,000 children each year at the start of the Autumn term when they are in Year 6. Pupils take the test at their own primary school or at one of the grammar schools. 
The Services ...

### Lot 2: Test Administration Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 75121000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** The Buckinghamshire Secondary Transfer Test is taken by approximately 10,000 children each year at the start of the Autumn term when they are in Year 6. Pupils take the test at their own primary school or at one of the grammar schools. 
The Services ...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F033687-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-11-14T16:47:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T23:18:42.629Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0419cc