RFP QuestBeta
ClosedStage · contract

SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY

STA-0323 - Braille Quality Assurance Framework 2024 - 2026

EducationCPV 80000000
Value£40k
Deadline24 May 2024
Published15 Apr 2024
RegionLondon
Timeline
Published 15 Apr 2024ClosedCloses 24 May 2024
Contract value in context
£40ktotal contract value
median £84k
this tender£0£2.4m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Education & Training band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 23,516 valued Education & Training tenders in our corpus.

Match for your company
Sign up free to see how well this tender matches your company — the score, the signals that align, and where the gaps are.
The brief

The Standards and Testing Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Education, is looking to recruit Braille experts to quality assure modified Braille versions of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 National Curriculum tests to ensure that these are accurate, accessible and fit for purpose.

The national curriculum tests include the Year 1 Phonics Screening Check, English reading test (key stage 1 and key stage 2), English grammar, punctuation and spelling test (key stage 1 and key stage 2) and mathematics test (key stage 1 and key stage 2).

We are looking for individuals or organisations with excellent knowledge of contracted Braille (for key stage 2) and uncontracted Unified English Braille (for key stage 1) as well as experience of proofing complex Braille materials.

The successful Braille experts will: • have experience of proof-reading print-based materials • have experience in quality assuring Braille materials • have expertise in reviewing materials used in education settings • be flexible and available to review materials in various STA office locations, as and when required, in agreement with the relevant project team This is not a full time position and requires availability only during the proofing windows.

Please note that the closing date for all bids is 24 May 2024 at 12:00 and any clarification questions must be received no later than 10 May 2024 at 12:00.

For more information, please see the invitation to tender (ITT) for the provision of the Braille Quality Assurance resource (ref: STA-0323).

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The Standards and Testing Agency, an executive

The Standards and Testing Agency, an executive agency of the Department for Education, is looking to recruit Braille experts to quality assure modified Braille versions of Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 National Curriculum tests to ensure that these are accurate, accessible and fit for purpose.

02

We are looking for individuals or organisations

We are looking for individuals or organisations with excellent knowledge of contracted Braille (for key stage 2) and uncontracted Unified English Braille (for key stage 1) as well as experience of proofing complex Braille materials.

03

Have experience of proof-reading print-based materials

have experience of proof-reading print-based materials.

04

Have experience in quality assuring Braille materials

have experience in quality assuring Braille materials.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

Buyer intelligence

Make the case to bid

Reveal who to approach at SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY, and generate a go-to-market strategy from their news, accounts and people.

Source & provenance
OCID
3c13ccb6-becd-433f-98e9-ee4dc7bd920d
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
STA-0323
View the original notice on Contracts Finder

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source data © Crown copyright.

Market context

Who wins this kind of work

The suppliers and buyers around this opportunity — drawn from official award data. Drag to orbit; click a node to explore.

Top suppliers & buyers in Education & Training

Assembling the market network…

SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY’s tender network

Assembling the network…

Also open now

Similar open tenders

NRW First Aid Training Framework 2026

Natural Resources Wales

Closes 20 Aug 2026Education
£250kValue

271 - Coleg Gwent skills partnership contract and quality framework - expressions of interest

Coleg Gwent

Closes 27 Jul 2026Education
£22.0mValue