DRS Data & Research Services plc is pleased to announce that it has signed a further agreement to October 2014 with the Assessment and Qualifications Alliance (AQA), the largest English Examinations Board, to provide AQA with automated examination services using DRS' e-Marker® technology to electronically capture marks from candidates' scripts. AQA and DRS have been working together since 2005 to improve the quality and efficiency of examination processing using e-Marker®. Andrew Bird, AQA's Deputy Director General comments: "We are delighted to continue our long-standing partnership with DRS. This will ensure that we can keep delivering the best possible technological support to our assessments, to the ultimate benefit of all our learners." DRS' Chief Executive Tony Lee adds, "DRS is proud to be AQA's partner in the successful delivery of examination marking. We are very much looking forward to continuing our relationship with AQA and to further developing e-Marker® to meet the changing requirements of examination marking". The potential turnover for DRS over this five year contract is expected to exceed £40m. For further information contact: Sally Hopwood, Company Secretary DRS Data & Research Services plc 01908 423784 [HUG#1377404]
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