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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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Advancing Climate Finance for Global Transition Pathways Towards Carbon Neutrality and Climate Resilient Development
European Commission, DG CLIMA - Climate Action
Achieving the transition towards carbon-neutral and climate-resilient development necessitates a comprehensive understanding of the financial needs, targeted investment areas, and the deployment of effective financial instruments on a global scale. Moreover, reforming the international financial architecture is crucial to facilitate and support this transition. The action should explore these critical dimensions of climate finance, including the identification of tools to monitor climate financial flows (public and private, international and domestic) as a foundation for evidence-based decision-making. The action should cover the following elements at global level with differentiation by geographic area with a focus on SIDS and LDCs: 1) Identification of Financial Needs for Climate Transition 2) Targeted Areas for Investment 3) Financial Instruments and Mechanisms 4) Reforming the International Financial Architecture 5) Monitoring Climate Financial Flows 6) Mobilizing Private Sector...
Process Evaluation of BFI FAN and Network Programmes
British Film Institute
The BFI wishes to commission an evaluator to deliver a process evaluation of two key National Lottery programmes: BFI Film Audience Network (FAN) and BFI NETWORK, covering the period 2023 to 2029. Both programmes operate a UK-wide delivery model, though they differ in their structure and implementation. A key strategic principle underpinning the BFI’s Screen Culture 2033 (SC2033) and National Lottery strategies is UK-wide access and benefit, ensuring that funding and opportunities for screen culture reach communities, audiences, and creatives across all four nations. The delivery models for FAN and NETWORK—both of which involve devolved decision-making across a range of organisations in different nations and regions—are therefore central to how the BFI delivers on this principle of place-based provision.
Research, Evaluation and Surveys Organisations and Management Consulting
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
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.
Request for Information (RFI) relating to Education, Research, Technology, Innovation Open Framework
JISC
This is an information gathering exercise. The purpose of this Request for Information is to gain market insight into current consultancy market capability and capacity to test the market appetite, shape the new open framework design and ensure that it is accessible and attractive to a diverse and sustainable supplier base. Jisc is interested in engaging with a broad range of suppliers (experts) who can contribute to these areas of delivery. This includes, but is not limited to: Large multidisciplinary consulting firms Specialist SMEs Niche consultancy providers Digital, transformation and strategy consultancies Organisational development and change specialists Commercial, financial and advisory consultancies Jisc welcomes responses from suppliers with varied expertise, delivery models and organisational structures, recognising that diversity of capability and perspective is key to supporting the evolving needs of the UK tertiary education and research sector. However please be...
Education and Skills
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
Universal Periodic Review Report
Equality and Human Rights Commission
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is seeking to engage a suitably qualified and experienced contractor for the production of independent analysis and a written report with recommendations to assist with the EHRC's submission to the UN for the UK's 5th cycle Universal Periodic Review.
Development and International Programmes EU Institutions and Programmes
Gambling Research Services
Gambling Commission
In April 2025, the UK government introduced a statutory levy on gambling operators to provide 'independent and sustainable funding for gambling-related harms research, prevention and treatment'. A small portion of this funding has been allocated to the Gambling Commission so that it can procure research into gambling-related harms in line with its licensing objectives. Consequently, the Commission wishes to undertake some early market engagement to help it determine how best it might structure an invitation to tender for the provision of research services that will enable it to accelerate the process by which it can fill the evidence gaps that have been identified within the Evidence Roadmaps that the Commission's Research and Statistics Team have developed. About the Commission The Gambling Commission is an executive non-departmental public body sponsored by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport. The Commission is responsible for issuing personal gambling licences for...
Research, Evaluation and Surveys Government, Regulation and Public Administration Education and Skills
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Evaluation Consultancy Services Framework
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade/An Roinn Gnóthaí Eachtracha agus Trádála
Framework valued at 1.5 million Euro The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is issuing this request for tenders inviting tenders from economic operators for appointment to a multi-supplier framework agreement. In summary, the Services required comprise: i) senior technical advice at different stages of a DFAT evaluation, or evaluation-type exercise such as a reviews; ii) the development and delivery of training, learning events, and the provision of relevant guidance on contemporary evaluation best practice to the Department, and iii) delivering alone, or as a member(s) of an evaluation team along with the Department’s Evaluation and Audit Unit (“EAU”), evaluations and evaluation-type exercises in response to DFAT’s needs, including planned evaluations such as of DFAT Mission Strategies in partner countries. The framework agreement will be divided into three (3) lots: Lot 1. Senior technical advisory services, including quality assurance Lot 2. Building evaluation capacity and...
Research, Evaluation and Surveys Trade, Export and Investment Support Technology and Innovation EU Institutions and Programmes Organisations and Management Consulting Government, Regulation and Public Administration
Reforms for Growth in Pakistan (RFG)
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is developing a business case for a seven-year economic governance programme in Pakistan, titled Reforms for Growth in Pakistan (RFG). RFG aims to build on the significant progress on economic reforms achieved over the past three years through predecessor programmes, capitalising on proven ways of working for this long-term agenda. RFG will use agile technical assistance, policy-driven research and economic diplomacy to support reforms to foundational federal and provincial fiscal policies, as well as policies that improve the business environment. It will focus on building institutions, to ensure sustainability after the end of the programme. This is ODA programme designed to provide agile, flexible and adaptive technical assistance and research support to the federal government, with support to the provincial governments of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Sindh. The programme will primarily be funded through Resource-DEL...
Government, Regulation and Public Administration Development and International Programmes Environment and Energy