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Research and Evaluation Services for the PIRLS in 2026

Details

Buyer
Welsh Government
Supplier(s)
PEARSON PLC
Topic
Research consultancy services
Published
1 April 2025
Source
uk:sell2wales

Tender description

With the increased scrutiny on educational performance and the particular focus on reading and literacy, Welsh Government has taken the decision to actively seek participation in the PIRLS study. PIRLS would provide Welsh Government with an insight into the performance of year 5 learners in reading and literacy with an international benchmark. This in-depth information allows us to see and understand how learner performance interacts with learner characteristics and the school context. It will also enable us to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of our learners at a national level to assess where guidance and professional learning can be supported to improve teaching and learning. This evidence, with the international context, will enable us to better understand our learners’ reading skills and how we can improve educational standards in reading going forward.

Timeline

  1. Award date17 February 2025
  2. Award published1 April 2025
    Current notice

About the buyer

The Welsh Government is the devolved government for Wales and buys as a central government body through its Corporate Procurement Services team. That team advises departments on procurement and supports larger tenders. Commercial Procurement ICT handles digital contracts and lets ICT frameworks for the Welsh public sector. Welsh Government Commercial Delivery, formerly the National Procurement Service, builds national frameworks with councils and the Welsh NHS. They are listed on the Wales Collaborative Procurement Hub on Sell2Wales. Welsh contracting authorities' notices appear on Sell2Wales and the Central Digital Platform, with pipelines of larger future contracts.

Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Welsh Government's contract awards have been in business services, research and development and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 73210000 · Research consultancy services
  • 80100000 · Primary education services

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