Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c28-23ee-7048-82b3-d2938cdcbad5/evaluation-of-the-summer-reading-challenge closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Evaluation of the Summer Reading Challenge [The Reading Agency](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-reading-agency) Estimated value £65,000 Published 19 Dec 2018 Deadline Closed 21 Jan 2019 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender Tenders are invited for an external evaluation of the Summer Reading Challenge. The Reading Agency, in partnership with the Association of Senior Children's and Education Librarians (ASCEL) and Libraries Connected, has been awarded a grant from the Arts Council England to conduct this evaluation. - The primary aim is to evaluate the impact of the Summer Reading Challenge on the 'summer slide' in relation to both reading skills and reading enjoyment. - A secondary aim is to explore the role a public library-based reading activity like the Summer Reading Challenge can have on building wider school and family engagement with reading. - If the Challenge is found to have a demonstrable effect on the summer slide, this would provide firm evidence to help support the maintenance and growth of the Challenge, as well as to highlight its role in aiding the reading for pleasure element of the English Key Stage 1 and 2 curricula. It is envisaged that the project will require both qualitative and quantitative research; as such, we are looking for a research partner with experience in mixed-methods research and expertise in the field of children's reading for pleasure. Details for submission can be found within the attached invitation to tender. \*The deadline for submissions is 17.00 on 21 January 2019.\* ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/8b586e87-fdf2-4997-9c5c-3c0419b55510) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile The Reading Agency: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/the-reading-agency) [Sector More Research & development tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) ## More tenders like this [NCC1999 NE Rural Growth Programme Evaluation · Northumberland County Council · 22 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-464d-73d3-9c3e-e81aa703d9f0/ncc1999-ne-rural-growth-programme-evaluation) [Nature recovery and intangible cultural heritage · Natural England · 25 days left · 12 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4787-7110-ab3a-3a405c46164b/nature-recovery-and-intangible-cultural-heritage) [Local Government Data Sharing Playbook: Multi-Agency Sharing in Children’s Social Care · Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA) · 21 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a154e4-4947-728c-ad83-59c066944fda/local-government-data-sharing-playbook-multi-agency-sharing-in-childrens-socia) [Specialist Advice/Advisor Service for Gloucestershire’s Advanced Engineering and Manufacturing Sector · Tewkesbury Borough Council · 28 days left · 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15476-6446-722b-9ec6-44e39018b2f6/specialist-adviceadvisor-service-for-gloucestershires-advanced-engineering-and) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Forschungsprojekt - DZSF - Mobilitätskettenanalyse - Wie Verkehrsdaten den ländlichen Schienenverkehr stärken können · Eisenbahn-Bundesamt · 100 days left · 27 Jan 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2140-73b5-8807-5ad43f7122d9/germany-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-f) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Begleitforschung Städtebauförderung - Wissenstransfer: Anwendungsleitfaden des Bundes zur Praxis Städtebauförderung · Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung (BBR) · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-4375-730a-9135-c6d6d211cb68/germany-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-b)