Norway – Administrative educational services – 9-UDE-2026 Development and analysis of municipal tests in reading for the Schools of Oslo.

PURPOSE AND SCOPE The Agency for Education is responsible for the design, execution and return of municipal tests, Oslo tests, in different disciplines/skills at a selection stage in primary and secondary schools. As a part of the work on design, quality assurance, implementation and return of results from the Oslo tests, the Agency for Education wants to enter into an agreement with a professional environment who will be responsible for the subject area "reading as basic skills" from the school year 2026/2027 until the end of the school year 2028/2029 with an option for up to two years. The chosen professional environment will be responsible for designing and executing existing tests in its current form, the coming school year 2026/2027. The Following years the Agency for Education wants to further develop existing tests in cooperation with the chosen tenderer in accordance with national guidelines in the field so that the test design will benefit the Oslo School ́s need for innovation and orientation with the users of centrally given tests. The insights in NOU23 on quality shall also form the experience documentation. The chosen professional environment shall be responsible for designing, analysing and following up the tests in accordance with the Education Agency ́s needs and the requirements below in the contract period. The contracting authority draws attention to the fact that the estimated value is based on historical data/and the expected future need. The estimate is only a guideline and is without obligation for the Contracting Authority.