OppsLink

Searchable Consulting Opportunities for LSE Academics

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OppsLink is a platform that connects academic experts, PhD students, (early career) researchers and alumni with funded consulting opportunities. These range from UK and local government to the European Commission and international organisations. It offers a searchable database of current tenders that are open for applications.

The projects span a wide range of disciplines and research areas, often involving complex challenges that require individual academic input or collaboration across multidisciplinary teams. If you see a project you like, please do express interest and we’ll follow up.

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Ofsted London: Research Ethics Committee Members
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted)
Ofsted would like to appoint two external members to join our Research Ethics Committee. We’re looking for one expert in education and one expert in children’s social care. You will be required to bring your knowledge, values, and curiosity to a committee that plays a vital role in ensuring our research is ethical, responsible, and impactful. The initial contract term will be for three years (with the option to extend for any period up to a further 12 months. A maximum of 12 days a year will be required from each committee member, Meetings and contributions will be done largely remotely, with one in-person meeting per year. You’ll join the committee to review, and comment on, research applications and discuss them during monthly meetings. The committee recommends whether research should be granted ethical approval.
National Trust - Participatory Budgeting Process for Coastal Northern Ireland
National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
The National Trust is inviting tenders for an experienced provider to design and deliver an inclusive participatory budgeting (or similar) process, supporting coastal communities in Dundrum and Cushendun (Norther Ireland) in responding to climate change.As part of the Coastal Monitoring and Adaptation Planning (CMAP) project, a project supported by the PEACEPLUS programme and managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), the successful bidder will enable communities to identify, prioritise and deliver locally led actions, through a transparent participatory budgeting (or similar) approach. The role includes managing project and engagement support funds, ensuring inclusive community participation, and enabling communities to contribute to the broader aspects of the CMAP project.
Framework: Expert partner panel - Politics, Governance and Rights Centre of Expertise
WFD
WFD wishes to establish a panel of specialist service providers as part of a framework to provide technical services from time to time to support WFD’s capacity and capability. These services are expected to support WFD primarily as part of the Politics, Governance and Rights Centre of Expertise, which WFD is delivering in partnership with the FCDO. WFD have previously operated a framework for this service, which is due to expire on 31 March 2026. WFD is building on the learning from this framework to create an enhanced model of engagement with specialist expert partners who can support with WFD strategic objectives. Interested service providers can apply to be admitted to a Dynamic Market (DM) which WFD may use from time to time for any opportunities that sit above a threshold value of £207,720 (this figure may change from time to time in alignment with the requirements of the Procurement Act 2023). It is the intent of WFD to create a Preferred Supplier List (PSL) of interested...
Open Framework for the delivery of Short Break Activities and Personal Care Services for Children with Special Educational Needs and / or Disabilities
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council
The City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (the Council), in partnership with Bradford Children and Families Trust and wider system partners, is undertaking a transformation of Short Break Services for children with disabilities, complex health needs, or special educational needs. As part of this programme, the Council intends to recommission SEND Short Breaks and Personal Care Services through the establishment of an Open Framework. This notice invites applications from suitably qualified suppliers to be admitted to the Open Framework to deliver these services. The Framework will operate for an initial period of eight (8) years. It will be an Open Framework, reopening once within the first three years and at least once during the remaining five-year term, in accordance with Regulation 49 of the Procurement Act 2023. The Council may choose to reopen the Framework more frequently, including annually, depending on service need. The Framework Agreement will be divided into...
Health Equality, Inclusion and Social Policy
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