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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
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.
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...
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,...
Electromobility and urban infrastructure development for sustainable mobility in Mexico
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Mexico is at a critical juncture in its transition toward sustainable and low-emission mobility systems. The transport sector remains one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for approximately 23% of total emissions, and represents a key area for achieving national climate commitments under the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0). Despite growing political commitment and the development of the National Electric Mobility Strategy (ENME), significant structural barriers continue to hinder large-scale deployment of electromobility. These include fragmented regulatory frameworks, limited interinstitutional coordination, infrastructure gaps, insufficient technical standards, and a lack of scalable financial and operational models. The project "MOVERSE - Urban Sustainable Mobility in Mexico", implemented by the Mexican and German governments through SEDATU and GIZ, seeks to address these challenges by strengthening enabling conditions for...
Responses to VAWG Perpetrated by Children and Young People
The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF)
The Youth Endowment Fund (YEF) is seeking a team to conduct a review of the identification, risk assessment and responses to violence against young women and girls (VAWG) perpetrated by children and young people. This project will explore practice across local areas to build a picture of how VAWG perpetrated by children and young people aged 10-17 years-old is currently responded to across children’s services, youth justice and policing. Our hypothesis is that gaps in identification, coordination and support mean that many children and young people who are causing VAWG-related harm are not receiving appropriate interventions at the right time. To improve responses to VAWG among children and young people, it is necessary to (1) understand how instances of VAWG perpetration by children and young people are currently responded to, from initial identification through to intervention; and (2) identify policy and practice changes needed to improve early identification, risk assessment,...
Healthcare AI Solutions - Framework
NHS Shared Business Services Limited
The Open Framework is intended to serve as a strategic vehicle for the efficient, legally compliant, and scalable procurement of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies across the NHS and the wider Public Sector. This initiative recognises the transformative potential of AI in addressing current and emerging healthcare challenges, from improving diagnostic accuracy and clinical decision-making to streamlining operational processes. Through this Open Framework, Approved Organisations will be able to access cutting-edge AI solutions that are safe, interoperable, and tailored to meet local and national health priorities. The ultimate aim is to support the delivery of improved health outcomes for patients, empower healthcare professionals with advanced tools, and accelerate progress in medical research and innovation. At the same time, the Open Framework seeks to drive greater value for money, reduce duplication in procurement efforts, and enable consistent standards for...
Provision of Seafarers Data Collection
Department for Transport
The purpose of this requirement is to collect data on seafarers in the UK shipping industry. This data will form the basis of published statistics on UK seafarers active at sea, which are a core part of the Department for Transport’s (DfT) seafarer statistics. These are used internally by our policy teams in decision making, promoting the UK maritime sector and also by a wide range of external customers including maritime trade unions, industry bodies such as the UK CoS, academics, researchers and members of the general public with a specialist interest. This contract is for one year of data collection (for 2026), with an option to extend on an annual basis for an additional 3 years in 1 year increments; collecting data for 2027, 2028, and 2029 (1 + 1 + 1). Full details can be found in our Invitation to Tender documents at https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/go/78436632019E21CD9C28
Research, Evaluation and Surveys Organisations and Management Consulting
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...
Request for tenders for the provision of external economic advisory services to support the DCEE with the design and implementation of the RESS
Irish Department of Climate Energy and the Environment
In summary, the Services comprise: the provision of external economic advisory services required to support the design and implementation of onshore and offshore auctions under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS). This public procurement competition will be in two Lots. - Lot 1 relates to the provision of economic advice in relation to the onshore RESS auctions. - Lot 2 relates to the provision of economic advice in relation to the offshore RESS auctions. Each Lot will result in a separate contract. Further details on each lot are provided in Appendix 1 of the Procurement document.