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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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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
PME: Intermediate Care Pathway for Rough Sleepers Evaluation 26
Department of Health & Social Care
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), through the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), is undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand supplier interest, capability and capacity to deliver an evaluation of a pilot initiative designed to improve access to inpatient detoxification (IPD) and residential treatment for people experiencing rough sleeping in London. The proposed evaluation is expected to use a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative pathway and outcome data with qualitative insight from people using the service and professionals involved in referral, treatment, residential rehabilitation and commissioning. The evaluation should help DHSC/OHID understand how effectively the pilot supports access to treatment pathways, the outcomes experienced by people using the service, and the practical lessons for future policy and service delivery. Maximum budget available: £200,000 Please note this is not a call for competition. If you wish...
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
Policy Support Framework Contract 2026-2030
DG ECHO
The objective of the Framework Contract is to provide support and assistance to DG ECHO policy development and analysis, through the deployment of short-term expertise.
Development and International Programmes
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
Pipeline - Development Advisory Framework (DAF)
FCDO
Publication date: 28 sept The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) intends to procure a Development Advisory Framework (DAF) to succeed the existing Evaluation and Advisory Consultancy and Delivery Services 2 (EACDS2) Framework. The DAF is expected to provide access to a range of suitably qualified advisory, analytical and professional services to support the design and development of FCDO’s international development portfolio, including but not limited to, scoping studies, business case development and input into new and innovative thinking across the range of FCDO priorities. The framework is expected to be accessible across FCDO and potentially other UK Government departments using ODA and Non-ODA funds.
Development and International Programmes
SAC-27-010 International Engagement Requirement
SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED
The Satellite Applications Catapult (the Catapult) is seeking to identify organisations with the capacity, expertise, and relevant international experience to support the development and delivery of its international engagement. The requirement is expected to focus on strengthening market insight, market push and priority country selection, overseas partner development, routes to market for UK companies, and practical implementation planning. The Catapult is particularly interested in hearing from organisations that can provide one or more of the following capabilities: International strategy, trade, and market-entry expertise: Organisations with experience helping technology, innovation, space, defence, or advanced engineering businesses understand overseas markets, identify routes to market, assess commercial demand, and prioritise countries based on evidence of opportunity and accessibility. Space sector or technology commercialisation and development expertise:...
Research, Evaluation and Surveys Technology and Innovation Organisations and Management Consulting
Liverpool City Region Active Travel Maps
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) is looking to create a new active travel map (walking, wheeling and cycling), primarily concentrating on cycle routes and facilities across the city region. The supplier will work with the LCRCA and the six constituent authorities (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral) to develop a map that is both clear and easy to use. The result of the contract will be six maps (1 for each local authority area) of active travel facilities such as segregated cycle lanes, off road cycle networks and on road quiet routes. The mapping data that is created by the successful supplier will be owned solely by the LCRCA. This is so that when new routes and facilities are built, the maps can be easily updated by the internal personnel using a standard specification. The maps will need to include key destinations, safety information, key landmarks, bike shops, repair stations, and links to public transport hubs. These will be...
Urban Planning, Infrastructure and Transport Organisations and Management Consulting Technology and Innovation
Nature-based interventions evidence review: ecosystem function, benefits, and nature-related risks
Natural England
Natural England's Natural Capital Team is seeking to commission an evidence review that examines the confidence with which nature-based interventions deliver specific ecosystem services and benefits from nature, and reduce nature related risks. The nature-based interventions used will build on the evidence on priority actions for nature recovery from the State of Natural Capital Report for England 2024: Risks to nature and why it matters. The review's objectives are to: - Assess confidence in the ecosystem service/benefit outcomes for the framework of nature-based interventions. - Support a clearer, evidence-led relationship between interventions and ecosystem function, services, and benefits. - Offer decision-useful evidence on nature-based interventions acting as nature-based solutions (NbS), which can be used by a large suite of sectors including, but not limited to: environmental practitioners, business, planning, and green finance.
Research, Evaluation and Surveys
End-term evaluation of 14 outcomes of the 2022-2026 DGD-funded programme implemented by Broederlijk Delen and Studio Globo
Broederlijk Delen VZW
Broederlijk Delen and Studio Globo invite tenders for the final external evaluation of their joint programme System Change for Sustainable and Just Societies (2022–2026), funded by the Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid (DGD). The programme is implemented in eleven partner countries (Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Colombia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, Haiti, Palestine-Israel, Peru, Senegal and Uganda) and in Belgium. It consists of fourteen programme outcomes covering three interconnected domains of change: * sustainable food systems and natural resource governance; * global solidarity, citizenship and movement building; * political voice, participation and policy influence. The primary purpose of the evaluation is accountability. The evaluation will assess the effectiveness of the programme by examining the extent to which the intended outcomes have been achieved, the programme's contribution to the changes described in its...
Development and International Programmes