8 Environment and Energy opportunities

The FCDO is seeking a supplier to support the implementation of a new programme focused on FCDO's objective to accelerate climate resilient inclusive economic development in developing countries. UK Government Centre of Expertise: Green Cities and Infrastructure (GCI) is central to delivering the FCDO's Centre of Expertise in Green Cities and Infrastructure. GCI will provide strategic and technical advice to posts and partner governments, working in partnership with British International Investment (BII) and the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) as well as (other) multilateral development partners (e.g. Multilateral Development Banks). GCI will provide high quality technical assistance to FCDO posts and partner governments to develop and implement low-carbon, resilient infrastructure projects in cities. GCI will also play a role in unlocking investment opportunities for green infrastructure projects. UK expertise can bring prosperity to developing countries and to...

The purpose of this procurement is to appoint a provider or a consortium of experts to provide economic appraisal related to implementing a unified eco-label framework and system across UK to inform an economic case as part of developing a successful business case based on HM Treasury's five-part business case model to secure potential government investment in developing a precompetitive, multi/inter-disciplinary research and innovation programme that will support the development of a unified eco-labelling system or framework, either sector agnostic or sector specific, to drive environmental sustainability by providing science validated customer information on purchasing choices and drive business green growth, e.g. circularity. It is intended that the outputs of this tender will provide a structure and content (for example but not limited to economic costs and benefits of developing a unified eco-labelling system, either sector agnostic or sector(s) specific that can be readily...

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (the Authority), represented by the British Embassy in Mexico City, seeks to appoint one Service Supplier for the implementation of a Trade NonOfficial Development Assistance (non-ODA) project in Mexico entitled "Supply Chain Gaps in the Electro-mobility sector in Mexico that represent business opportunities for UK companies and organisations".

Redbridge is embarking on a review of its Local Plan and wishes to invite suitably experienced and qualified consultants to undertake a full Open Space Assessment and Sports, Recreation, Leisure, and Playing Pitches Strategy, as a single evidence base, to support the development and review of the Local Plan and the formulation of Local Plan open space and sports provision policy. The evidence base should include a full assessment of all open space in all areas of the borough, assessing open space quantity, quality, areas of deficiency, and accessibility of open space. It should also include an assessment of sports, recreation and leisure facilities in the borough and determine the current provision and future needs of open space, sports, recreation, and leisure. It should also set out objectives to meet the determined needs, as well as set priorities for open space management and investment.  

The Midlands Net Zero Hub (previously Energy Hub) is seeking consultants with a strong knowledge and experience of evaluating Community Energy projects and local government programmes to provide an independent evaluation of the Rural Community Energy Fund (RCEF) programme delivered by the Midlands Net Zero Hub. The evaluation will review governance and delivery of the programme alongside enabling activities to engage communities and the resulting pipeline of low carbon projects. The study will explore the opportunities, challenges and regional circumstances encountered within the Hub area to provide a nuanced understanding of impact. 

Since 1975, Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) have been helping businesses innovate for growth. KTPs connect forward thinking businesses with the UK’s world class knowledge bases to deliver a business led innovation projects. The academic partner (known as the knowledge base) will work with a business to: develop the project provide academic input recruit a suitable graduate, known as an associate. They will act as the employer of the associate, who then works at the business for the majority of the project. There are two types of KTP: classic KTPs focus on developing new or better products and services management KTPs focus on developing better businesses by enhancing processes and building management capability. A KTP project can last between 12 and 36 months, depending on the challenge and the needs of the business.

The overall objective of this action is to contribute to the impact and effective implementation of national sector policies in the areas of agriculture and climate action in agriculture in Rwanda, in the framework of the sector reform contract “Transformational climate-smart and inclusive agriculture in Rwanda”. The specific objectives (outcomes) of this contract are as follows: To support the sector policies design, implementation, monitoring and coordination in the areas of agriculture and climate action in agriculture. To contribute to effective implementation of the sector reform contract “Transformational climate-smart and inclusive agriculture in Rwanda”, in close coordination with the EU Delegation to Rwanda.

The scope of GREEN ASSIST may cover the following types of services organised in two lots: designing, developing and implementing the tools, procedures and processes for the operation of a roster of experts under GREEN ASSIST. This includes the implementation, operation and management of a roster of experts, the management and handling requests for advisory support emanating from private or public beneficiaries, collected and transferred to the Contractor by the contracting authority and with the management, implementation and coordination of the provision of related support services; provision of specific support services for GREEN ASSIST, such as support to strengthening the capacity and investment readiness of organizations, environmental and/or social sustainability, structuring and impact assessments, procurement, compatibility with State Aid rules, market development and other analytical studies, communication and awareness raising.