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Technical assistance for Support Measures – Cooperation Facility for Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Island Countries
European Commission, INTPA - International Partnerships
The Cooperation Facility financed under this contract will support the implementation of the Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP) 2021–2027 for Papua New Guinea (PNG) and the Pacific Multi country MIP for the components relevant to Pacific Island partner countries, in particular PNG and also (non-exhaustive list) Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, Kiribati, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The overall objective is to facilitate the implementation of EU funded programmes in the above mentioned countries, by providing technical assistance to the EU Delegation to the Pacific and by supporting coordination and dialogue with partner country institutions and other stakeholders. A team of experts will provide: (i) high quality expert level technical advice for the identification, design, implementation, monitoring, review and evaluation of EU funded programmes and projects with a focus on the PNG MIP and the Pacific Multi country MIP, including...
Trade, Export and Investment Support Development and International Programmes EU Institutions and Programmes Environment and Energy Government, Regulation and Public Administration Organisations and Management Consulting Research, Evaluation and Surveys Equality, Inclusion and Social Policy Education and Skills
Territorial Resilience of Land and Maritime Space in the Baltic Sea Region
ESPON EGTC
This targeted analysis aims to strengthen the evidence base for resilience-oriented territorial governance in the Baltic Sea Region by developing a comprehensive analytical framework for assessing and operationalising territorial resilience across both terrestrial and maritime spaces. ESPON Baltic ReSeaLand will operationalise territorial resilience in the BSR through a set of indicators to measure adaptive capacity, vulnerability, and exposure across both land and sea; territorial analyses highlighting resilience patterns, hotspots, and critical areas requiring targeted interventions; and methodological guidelines to integrate resilience considerations into spatial planning, policy design, and cross-sectoral governance. It will also produce actionable, evidence-based recommendations enabling integrated, proactive, and strategic planning across terrestrial and maritime spaces.
Systems and Behaviour Framework
Zero Waste Scotland Ltd
Zero Waste Scotland (the ‘Client’) requires the provision of integrated systems analysis and behavioural science expertise to identify leverage points within complex systems and to design, prioritise, test, and scale interventions that address clearly defined target behaviours
Education and Skills Research, Evaluation and Surveys Organisations and Management Consulting
Provision of services to support economic modelling of climate change and energy policies: Modelling of non-CO2 greenhouse gases, air pollutants, and LULUCF offsets
European Commission, DG JRC - Joint Research Centre
Valued @ 800000 The European Green Deal is the roadmap for making the EU’s economy sustainable. It is a set of policy initiatives with the overarching aim of making Europe climate neutral by 2050. The "Economics of Climate Change, Energy and Transport" Unit (JRC.C.6) of the Joint Research Centre supports the European Commission’s European Green Deal by performing economics-based research in several areas related to energy and climate change. This work includes the development of a reference toolset of economic models and the completion of associated research activities to improve the models' reliability and robustness. The JRC.C.6 Unit is based in Seville, Spain. JRC.C.6 is seeking to strengthen its socio-economic research and modelling capabilities by expanding its coverage of modelling areas and by updating and improving its existing models and toolsets. The unit JRC.C.6 maintains, develops and applies a number of quantitative tools to analyse the impact of different policies on...
Trade, Export and Investment Support Environment and Energy
Review of existing literature on how climate-biodiversity-human wellbeing trade-offs are identified, measured and reported in Integrated Landscape Approaches
WWF-UK (WORLD WIDE FUND FOR NATURE) TRADING LIMITED
Dear Supplier, WWF-UK is seeking a supplier to deliver the services outlined in the attached Tender Specification. Please review the Tender Specification and contact WWF-UK if you would like to submit a proposal. Submissions are made entirely through our procurement platform, Coupa. Depending on the tender requirements, you may be asked to provide forms, attachments, pricing information, and/or details about your products or services. Please express your interest in submitting a proposal by 5th May 2026. After this date you will receive tender invite from WWF procurement platform, Coupa. If you have any questions regarding the tender, please contact Emma Martin at eemartin@wwf.org.uk Best regards, WWF-UK Procurement Team
Environment and Energy Research, Evaluation and Surveys Trade, Export and Investment Support
Oxfordshire Growth Hub Business Support
OXFORDSHIRE LOCAL ENTERPRISE PARTNERSHIP LIMITED
Enterprise Oxfordshire requires a supplier to build on our Growth Hub business support offer to Oxfordshire SMEs. The supplier will be required to set up, implement, manage and deliver an outstanding Growth Hub offer for Oxfordshire. This will include: • Triaging businesses to ensure they access the most suitable support for them. • Designing business support options for any sector, stage and type of business. • Delivering business support activities which are innovative, tailored to SME business needs in Oxfordshire and impactful - driving benefits for businesses and the wider economy. • Working with internal teams to attract new clients to the support as well as promoting the support offered. • Generating new clients for the Growth Hub. • Providing programme management support including back-office administration and reporting. • Evaluating delivery and providing case studies and impact reports.
10003421-Early-stage infrastructure project preparation via the AUDA-NEPAD Service Delivery Mechanism
Not Disclosed
To continue GIZ"s support to the African Union Development Agency"s (AUDA-NEPAD) Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa (PIDA) on implementation of regional infrastructure. GIZ, through two the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development"s (BMZ) funded programmes, the Integrated Corridors for Economic Growth in Africa (Africa InCORE) and Accelerating the Energy Transition in Africa (ENGAGE) aims to support AUDA-NEPAD in its implementation of the agency"s Service Delivery Mechanism (SDM). The SDM is a strategic platform designed to accelerate the preparation and implementation of infrastructure projects across Africa. Focused on early-stage infrastructure projects, the principal aim of this is to, through the SDM, support projects" progression to full feasibility studies. Africa InCORE"s principal objective is to support the Africa Union to ensure that the development of integrated infrastructure corridors is better aligned with regional integration, green...
Call for Expression of Interest to establish a list of scientific/academic/operational experts to assist the European Parliament’s Directorate-General for Security and Safety (DG SAFE)
parlement européen, SAFE - Directorate-General for Security and Safety
The European Parliament is seeking to establish a list of experts to provide independent external expertise to its Directorate-General for Security and Safety (DG SAFE). This expertise would relate to issues within DG SAFE’s scope of interests and responsibilities. The list of experts will be set up under Article 242 of the EU Financial Regulation. This list will be valid for five years from the date of its publication and may be used throughout this period, whenever Parliament deems it appropriate. This call is exclusively addressed to experts with scientific, academic, operational and research experience in security and safety issues, as specified in paragraph 3.2. Furthermore, the call is exclusively addressed to natural persons, that is to say, to individuals with official residence in the EU, or who have official residence in a non-EU country that has concluded a specific public procurement agreement with the EU, giving official residents of that country access to this type of...
New methodologies to assess inequality
European Commission, DG JRC - Joint Research Centre
Lot: LOT-0001 Title: Support for identifying new dimensions and measurements of inequality Description: In Lot 1 JRC will require support for measuring the following aspects of inequality: regional and urban vs. rural inequality; neighborhood segregation; human capital, health and digital inequality, energy and environmental disparities, transport access, time poverty, and subjective well-being. Measurement approaches will need to incorporate multidimensional indices, distribution-sensitive indicators, life-cycle measures, and the integration of micro and administrative data to capture new dimensions of inequalities. Lot: LOT-0002 Title: Support for inequality in ND: non-linear AI assisted models Description: In Lot 2 JRC will ask for support on modelling inequality bridging micro heterogeneity and macro dynamics to reflect how shocks propagate unevenly. Support will be requested for variable data coverage, missing values, measurement errors, and differing data frequencies,...