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Kent Test (11+) Examination Services

Kent County Council · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 15:21.

Opportunity overview

Kent County Council intends to appoint a provider for the provision of services to support the development, production, administration and delivery of countywide Kent Test (11+) assessment process, including test material production, secure distribution, marking, results processing, and associated operational support for Kent County Council's secondary school admissions process. The contract will commence on 2nd November 2026, for an initial period of two years, with up to two optional 12 months extensions up to 1st November 2030 with an estimated value of £835.000. Above threshold procurement using Competitive Flexible procedure (PA2023)

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
CN250565
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

lightTouch

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Kent County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PLDL-8938-YGYW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLDL-8938-YGYW

Address

Street Address
County Hall, Sessions House
Locality
Maidstone
Postal Code
ME14 1XQ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ45

Contact

Name
Ms Orla Miller
Telephone
03000412878

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
Atom Learning Limited (t/a Quest Assessments)
Id
GB-PPON-PCYH-9898-MJPV

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PCYH-9898-MJPV

Address

Street Address
Fox Court,, 14 Gray's Inn Road,
Locality
London,
Postal Code
WC1X 8HN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI31

Contact

Name
Flo Simpson
Telephone
020 8068 2332

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
CN250565 Kent Test (11+) Services
Status
active
Date
30 Sept 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
1 Oct 2026, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
80100000
Description
Primary education services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKJ4
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
909,600
Amount
758,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCYH-9898-MJPV
Name
Atom Learning Limited (t/a Quest Assessments)

Contract period

Starts
2 Nov 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Oct 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Oct 2030, 23:59

Renewal

Description
2 x 1 year extension options, subject to requirements and performance.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
092874-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
1 Oct 2026, 13:57
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
1 Nov 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Maidstone · UKJ45 · ME14 1XQ · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

4 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

4 VERSIONS
  1. 054875-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 057912-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 057961-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  4. 092874-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·