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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.

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Strengthening smaller and medium-sized towns – together in Europe (SMTs)
ESPON
This territorial study is being carried out at the request of the German Federal Ministry for Housing, Urban Development and Building (BMWSB), with the intention to shift more attention of territorial policies to small and medium-sized towns as interfaces between urban and rural areas in national and European strategies for urban and spatial development. Stakeholders engaged in spatial and urban planning and related policy development shall benefit from the findings of this study by getting a clearer understanding of the roles that small and medium-sized towns play in the everyday life of people, and therefore the consideration they should be given in strategies and funding programmes to achieve a balanced and cohesive territorial development, both in Germany and across Europe.
Urban Planning, Infrastructure and Transport
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.
Pakistan Portfolio Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (PMEL)
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
This EME focuses on programme design of Pakistan Portfolio Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (PMEL) Programme, which will strengthen delivery of the UK development portfolio in Pakistan by enabling a more coherent, portfolio‑level approach to evidence, learning and accountability. It will provide independent monitoring and verification, proportionate programme‑level evaluations where gaps or risks exist, and portfolio‑wide synthesis and analysis (including dashboards and thematic reviews) to support Country Business Plan delivery, Portfolio Strategy oversight and senior decision‑making. PMEL will support adaptive management, improve value for money and avoid duplication where programmes already have active MEL arrangements. PMEL will be procured as a single contract through the Global Evaluation and Monitoring Framework Agreement (GEMFA 2). The contract will deliver two complementary components over an indicative five‑year period (FY 2027–28 to 2031–32): • Programme‑level...
Research, Evaluation and Surveys Government, Regulation and Public Administration Development and International Programmes
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
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
EU-UN joint courses – Plan, organise and support the delivery of training courses in cooperation with JET, WHO, WFP and OCHA/INSARAG
DG ECHO
The purpose of this call for tender is to select the contractor that will plan, organise and support the delivery of training courses in cooperation with JET, WHO, WFP and OCHA/INSARAG
Education and Skills Development and International Programmes Health Organisations and Management Consulting Media, Communications and Creative Workforce, Employment and HR Services
PTME: English Indices of Deprivation - 2028 Refresh, Methods Review & Data Feasiblity
Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
This Pre-Tender Market Engagement (PTME) seeks to inform a potential procurement for Suppliers to deliver specific tranches of work relating to the English Indices of Deprivation. • Tranche 1 (T1): Direct refresh/update of the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 release (IoD25) for delivery in 2028. • Tranche 2 (T2): Review of the Indices conceptual framework, its definitions, domain weights, balance between economic and non-economic measures and broader policy alignment. • Tranche 3 (T3): Feasibility study on the challenges and opportunities in acquiring or producing data on wealth and assets. All tranches will run concurrently. T1 is independent; Suppliers delivering T1 cannot undertake T2 or T3. T2 and T3 may be delivered by the same or different Suppliers. PTME objectives: • define the requirement in clear terms; • assess the feasibility of the proposed requirement; • identify optimal delivery approach; • test market capacity to deliver, and identify potential risks involved; •...
Urban Planning, Infrastructure and Transport