Personalised Assessments in Reading and Numeracy

Welsh Government is intending to appoint a supplier to deliver the full end-to-end digital service for Personalised Assessments in Wales. Personalised Assessments in reading and numeracy are currently statutory for learners in maintained schools in Wales from Years 2 to 9. These adaptive assessments are designed to support understanding of individual learner progression in the lead up to and during the implementation of Curriculum for Wales.

The assessments are for formative use, with a range of feedback on individuals, classes and groups that support understanding of strengths and areas for improvement.

The successful supplier will be required to provide a continuation of a digital service, develop and deliver a suite of services, including:

• An intuitive and user-friendly web-based and fully bilingual interface;
• A suite of four web-based adaptive assessments – English Reading, Welsh Reading, Numeracy (Procedural) and Numeracy (Reasoning);
• Content for the adaptive assessments appropriate for learners from Year 2 to 9
• Reporting (standardised and bespoke);
• Bilingual support/service desk; and
• Provide fully hosted infrastructure (UK/EU located data centre).

The successful supplier will be required to:

• be certified under either ISO27001 or Cyber Essentials Plus schemes;
• ensure the solution is fully bilingual and complies with level AAA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) / ISO 40500:2012;
• manage the integration with existing systems, ensuring efficient and ongoing data transfer and providing a fully integrated solution with a single sign-on;
• manage the seamless and secure transition from the current service to the new solution, including all content and data migration, the adaptive algorithm and assessment reports; and
• take an innovative approach, seeking to improve and add value to the service, as new products and approaches become available.