# Early Years Library Development Programme

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [London Borough of Croydon](/buyers/london-borough-of-croydon/contract-awards)
- Published: 16 March 2024
- Planned start: 23 April 2024
- Planned end: 23 October 2024
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 5f594a39-173d-4979-b9d3-d7883991fdb7-732611
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9383cfd1-5a80-46f9-95f1-c0ac2af9c071

## 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 Additional information: This opportunity is available via Croydon Tenders Portal: https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/croydontenders/ Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5f594a39-173d-4979-b9d3-d7883991fdb7-732611)