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Invitation to tender: Reading is Caring projects
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Scottish Book Trust wishes to expand the reach and impact of Reading is Caring. We currently have two tenders open for work related to the programme.
Project: Development of Life Story Book Box
We are seeking a consultant to create a co-designed toolkit and guidance to develop and implement our existing “Life Story Book Box” tool.
The new model should support people living with dementia to create their own “Life Story Book Box” during the earlier stages of their dementia journey, and explore how this tool can be used by carers to support person-centred practice. The consultant will co-design an actionable, practical guide for the creation and use of this resource by people living with dementia. This builds upon and complements the training currently provided to carers of people living with dementia to co-design “Life Story Book Boxes” in later stages of the dementia experience by giving the individual greater ownership and agency.
This resource will supplement the existing Reading is Caring shared reading approach.
Download the Life Story Book Box project description
Project: Development of group delivery model
We are seeking a consultant to design and develop a group-based training model that complements our existing one-to-one approach.
The new training model should explore how participants can learn from and support one another through peer engagement, helping us reach more people while maintaining programme quality and effectiveness.
The consultant will help design an approach that is engaging, practical and scalable, enabling the programme to support a greater number of participants.
Download the Reading is Caring group project description
How to submit your tender
We request that tenders are submitted by email to [email protected](this link will open in a new window).
This project will run from September 2026–February 2027.
The budget available for each tender, including VAT and expenses, is no more than £9k. Applicants should provide details of their approach against this budget.
The deadline for tenders is 9 August 2026. Interviews are proposed for w/c 24 August.
Interested parties can contact [email protected](this link will open in a new window) with any questions about the project or tender process and/or register to receive answers to any questions submitted. All questions and/or registrations should be submitted by 9am on 27 July. Responses to all questions submitted will be circulated to those who register by 5pm on 29 July.
If you are interested in undertaking both pieces of work, please note this in your application and reflect this in your suggested timings and budget allocation. We are open to some flexibility on the suggested timescale. We do need separate applications for each piece of work to allow for fair assessment of applications.