Kent Test (11+) Examination Services
This is a large award for Education & Training — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 23,516 valued Education & Training tenders in our corpus.
Kent County Council (The Council) wishes to appoint a suitable provider to deliver Kent wide 11+ Examination Services.
The Council currently runs a process which aims, principally through testing, to identify candidates in the top 25% of the ability range as eligible for admission to Year 7 of any of the county’s grammar schools at age 11.
Entry to the process is voluntary, with approximately 67% of the local cohort opting to take part, plus a significant number of external candidates.
Provision is currently made for approximately 19,000 candidates.
Summary of key areas of service delivery (please reference Specification for full details) •Production of generic test familiarisation materials - for annual use by schools and parents •Bespoke confidential test papers and multiple-choice answer sheets (which can be read accurately and quickly by consumer grade scanners) •Administration in…
What the supplier must deliver
Kent County Council (The Council) wishes
Kent County Council (The Council) wishes to appoint a suitable provider to deliver Kent wide 11+ Examination Services.
Support for the Council’s employees in
Support for the Council’s employees in the use of the materials and software through the cycle of the testing process.
Providers that cannot demonstrate their ability
Providers that cannot demonstrate their ability to deliver the core competencies, will not be down selected to proceed to the tender stage.
Guidance to support Conditions of Participation, Award
Guidance to support Conditions of Participation, Award Criteria and submission requirements will be provided as part of the guidance materials published at PSQ and Tender stages.
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