Published date: 16 March 2024

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: 15 April 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Library management system - 48161000

  • Business and management consultancy services - 79410000

  • Library management services - 79995000

    • Library services - 92511000

Location of contract

CR0 1EA

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

IT-618-161-LBC/TN/161

Published date

16 March 2024

Closing date

15 April 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

23 April 2024

Contract end date

23 October 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

The Council is seeking to engage a consultant (or consultants) to deliver the programme activity outlined in the specification document. Content themes and key messages will be discussed and agreed with the project board.
This project will be delivered over four strands of work:
A professional family literacy development programme to deliver intensive family learning, reading and sharing activities to particularly support children due to start school in Sept 24 and Sept 25.
A programme of training for library staff including a toolkit of resources for use in sessions to embed good practice following on from the intensive programme
Purchase of new early years book collections for all libraries including titles which reflect and respond to Croydon's cultural diversity and languages spoken
A joint communication programme encouraging parents to use the libraries and support their children to be school ready, delivered in partnership with Best Start and public health services

More information

Links

Additional text

This opportunity is available via Croydon Tenders Portal: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/croydontenders/

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Margaret Archibong

Address

Bernard Weatherill House
8 Mint Walk
Croydon
CR0 1EA
United Kingdom

Telephone

0208 726 6000

Email

Margaret.Archibong@croydon.gov.uk