Anganwadi Centre Refurbishment in Huzoorpur,Bahraich Request for Proposal-2025

Introduction

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit educational organization behind Sesame Street, reaches over 180 million children across more than 150 countries with research-based, tested and proven educational interventions designed to help kids grow smarter, stronger and kinder. We are active in more than 150 countries, serving vulnerable children through a range of media, formal education, and social impact programs, each tailored to the communities we serve. Sesame Workshop India (SWI) was established in 2006 to meet the unique needs of vulnerable children. Our programs focus on bringing to children and their caregiver’s language and strategies that have proven impact on the critical developmental milestones for children of 3-8 years. This includes health and over-all wellbeing, social emotional skills, WASH, literacy and numeracy. Our integrated curricula bring to fore aspects of equity, inclusion, protection as well as sensitivity towards environment. Sesame Workshop India delivers its programs on mass media and through interventions in-school, at home and in-communities. Our programs use mediums such as storytelling, games, songs, and films to reach all children of 3-8 years across the country. For more information, log on to sesameworkshopindia.org

Background to the program
Sesame Workshop India Trust is implementing a program name Learn Play Grow in Huzoorpur block of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh for improving age specific learning outcomes in foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) of children enrolled in intervention Anganwadi centres under this project. The project is focused on working with all stakeholders in a child’s ecosystem to create a conducive and effective learning environment for children at home and in Anganwadi Centre. Parents are key stakeholders to drive enrolment and attendance at the AWCs, they are equipped with tools, strategies and guidance to support their children to learn at home. At the same time, we are strengthening the AWC by building capacities of AWWs, providing supportive supervision and engaging and interactive TLMs to enrich a child’s learning experience. 

Anganwadi Centre Refurbishment
Under the Learn Play Grow Project, Sesame Workshop India is planning to refurbish 10 selected Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) to create safe, child-friendly, and engaging learning environments that promote the holistic development of children. The initiative aims to improve infrastructure, hygiene, learning spaces, and play facilities in alignment with the Saksham Anganwadi guidelines, making the centres more welcoming for children, parents, and the community.

The objective of this refurbishment is to transform each AWC into a space where children can access a safe, clean, and stimulating environment equipped with playful learning areas, innovative toys, and functional sanitation facilities. The project also focuses on developing outdoor play infrastructure that encourages exploration, creativity, and physical activity through play.

Specifically, the project seeks to:

• Ensure safe and clean infrastructure that supports children’s health and well-being.
• Create a learning and playful environment with colourful flooring and child-friendly designs for children aged 3–6 years.
• Introduce innovative, age-appropriate toys and learning materials that support cognitive, social, and emotional development.
• Develop outdoor play spaces and infrastructure to enhance physical development and social interaction through play.
• Provide operational toilets and handwashing stations to promote hygiene and healthy practices.
• Introduce vibrant painting and designs that reflect an evolving, engaging, and joyful learning environment.

Proposal submission: 

• Pre submission call: We will share the dates and zoom/meet details once the participation is confirmed 
• Subject Line must be as: “RFP for Refurbishment of Anganwadi Centres – Learn Play Grow Project, Huzoorpur, Bahraich” 
• Post submission call: We will share the dates and zoom/meet details once the shortlisting process is completed 
• The proposal needs to be submitted by 17^th November 2025 to noorul.haque@sesame.org & sanjay.kumar@sesame.org 
• Based on the proposal submission & subsequent presentation of the shortlisted proposal, list of Anganwadi will be shared in due course.
• The task must be completed within three months from the issuing date of work order.
• Any delay in completing the task will lead to financial repercussions and will attract a penalty on the vendor.

Important Notes

• SWI reserves the right to accept or reject any proposal without assigning reasons.
• Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered.
• All costs related to proposal preparation will be borne by the bidder.

For detailed information, please check the complete version of the RFP attached below.

Download Attachment: Final Updated RFP-Refurbishment(AWCs-Bahraich).pdf