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title: "Standards and Testing Agency - Statutory reading assessment in Key Stage 3 - Engagement opportunity"
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# Standards and Testing Agency - Statutory reading assessment in Key Stage 3 - Engagement opportunity

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/standards-and-testing-agency-statutory-reading-assessment-in-key-stage-3-engagement-opport-ocds-h6vhtk-066e22). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department for Education: "Standards and Testing Agency - Statutory reading assessment in Key Stage 3 - Engagement opportunity". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £1. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Department for Education](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-for-education-gov-d6)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Administrative educational services, Education and training services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/standards-and-testing-agency-statutory-reading-assessment-in-key-stage-3-engagement-opport-ocds-h6vhtk-066e22#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-066e22`

## 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/standards-and-testing-agency-statutory-reading-assessment-in-key-stage-3-engagement-opport-ocds-h6vhtk-066e22#tl-md)

## Description
The Standards and Testing Agency (STA) is an executive agency of the Department for Education (DfE) responsible for developing and delivering national curriculum assessments in England. Following the 2025 Curriculum and Assessment Review, the DfE has committed to delivering a new statutory reading assessment in Key Stage 3 by 2028/2029. 
The purpose of this notice is to inform the market of the STA’s intention to undertake early, explorative market engagement. STA is considering and open to a range of delivery models and will be arranging 1:1s with interested and capable organisations to discuss potential delivery approaches with the market. 
These sessions will provide an opportunity for dialogue with organisations to discuss the possibilities for the development and delivery of this test within the planned timeframe. Any information regarding feasibility, timescales and a broad indication of the level of contract spend is extremely helpful for us at this stage. Discussion around potential delivery models will also help to inform the direction of this work.
1:1 meetings will be held w/c 30th March. Slots for the 1:1s will be available to sign up to immediately via Jaggaer. 
There may be an opportunity to open further sessions in the w/c 13th April if all slots are filled in the first week. 
For further details and to arrange a 1:1 please express your interest in this via the Jaggaer portal www.education.app.jaggaer.com

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 75121000, 80000000

- **Contract Period:** 19/01/2028 to 18/03/2029

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024840-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-18T16:57:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T23:49:24.220Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-066e22