Published date: 11 March 2015

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 17 April 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Education and training services - 80000000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

1250

Published date

11 March 2015

Closing date

17 April 2015

Contract start date

15 June 2015

Contract end date

31 March 2016

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Department for Education (DfE) wants to fund an organisation or consortium to provide support to state-funded schools with key stage 2 pupils on setting up book clubs for key stage 2 pupils and enrolling their year 3 pupils with a public library. The main aims will be to develop pupils' spoken language, by enabling children to discuss the books they have read in a non-classroom but structured setting, and to develop their love of literature through widespread reading for pleasure.

The bid should set out how you intend to set up and deliver a national programme of support to state-funded schools with key stage 2 pupils. This will include two different levels of support:

a. direct advice and support to targeted schools in greatest need (i.e. with low KS2 reading results) on establishing book clubs and enrolling their year 3 pupils in a public library. We expect between 100 and 200 schools to establish book clubs and enrol pupils in a public library as a result of this direct advice and support by 31 March 2016; and

b. resources available to all schools on establishing book clubs and enrolling pupils in public libraries. We envisage at least 1,000 schools accessing these resources by 31 March 2016.

More information

Links

Additional text

Organisations interested in this contract should register with Redimo, the department's e-procurement system, where it will be advertised from the 12 March. Further information on Redimo is available on the above link.

About the buyer

Address

Curriculum and Standards Division
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
England

Email

tracy.sans@education.gsi.gov.uk