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Researcher Senior researcher
Framework Agreement for Behavioral Science Firms
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
The Framework Agreement Consultant will be asked to deliver behavioral interventions related to various change initiatives across ADB. Depending on the nature of the assignment detailed in an FA Call-Off, services provided may range from full scale behavioral change interventions or smaller interventions focusing on one component such as identification of roadblocks, content creation, strategic guidance etc. As such, services may include, but will not be limited to: (a) Establishment of behavioral objectives and outcomes linked to the strategic objectives of ADBs Transformation Agenda and development of the best suitable strategy to enable desired behavioral change and determination of desired behaviors. (b) Research and identification of key areas of focus for interventions by assessing blockers and enablers in the current cultural context identified in behavioral patterns, existing programs, policies, practices, guidelines etc. (c) Design, testing and implementation of...
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Support to the Economic Modelling of Agriculture and Rural Development Policies in Europe III
European Commission - Joint Research Centre - Seville (JRC-SVQ)
This framework contract will provide the Commission, in particular the Units D.4 - Economics in Agriculture and D.5 - Food Security of the Joint Research Centre, with proven high-quality expertise in using and developing (agro-)economic modelling tools and with the ability to provide the Commission with the required technical support, analysis and evaluation for the analysis of agricultural and related policies in Europe. A central point of the support requested under this contract is on the technical support for model maintenance, development and application of core agro-economic models used in the respective JRC units (in particular Aglink-Cosimo, AGMEMOD, CAPRI, IFM-CAP, MAGNET, CGEBox, and the BioSAMs).
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Senior researcher Advisor
Feasibility Study of the European Digital Skills Certificate, as Action 9 of the Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027)
European Commission - EUROSTAT
The Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027) proposes as Action 9 to ‘Develop a European Digital Skills Certificate (EDSC) that may be recognised and accepted by governments, employers and other stakeholders across Europe. This would allow Europeans to indicate their level of digital competences, corresponding to the Digital Competence Framework proficiency levels’. The objectives of the study are: mapping and analysis of the Digital competence development and skills certification landscape in the EU;— identification of stakeholders for consultation; gap analysis (what is the demand for an EDSC and what is lacking) to understand the role and value of an EU Digital Skills Certificate and how it could support recognition of digital skills in Europe; validation of the operational concept; technical feasibility; costs and benefits analysis for different stakeholders; limitations, risks and challenges; propose the definition of the purpose,...
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Researcher Senior researcher
Consultant Roster Framework Weather and Climate Information Services (WISER) Programme
Met Office
The Met Office wishes to establish a Consultant Roster Framework through which engagements with a spend of up to and including, £100,000.00 (GBP), can be procured from one or more consultants, whether individuals or organisations. The Consultant Roster Framework, once established, will provide the Met Office with the means by which to access and request external technical support from consultants with significant local knowledge and experience, and which will be supplementary to Met Office activities, but needed to support the delivery of WISER from within East, West and Southern Africa and the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions.   The different areas of external technical support the Met Office are seeking supplementary support for:   Lot 1 - Science Services Support: Operational Meterology Applied meteorology and applied climate science - Bringing weather and climate science into use Data management Meteorological observations...
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Researcher Senior researcher
AberInnovation Strategic Review
Aberystwyth University
AberInnovation wishes to commission a review of its impact to date and gather recommendations to inform its strategic planning for the next 10 years. The review will evidence what activities have created impact so far, and the future impacts that links between academia and businesses can realise for AberInnovation shareholders and stakeholders. In particular we wish to explore and clarify the advantages of, and tactics for, geographic clustering to drive regional economic development and the part AberInnovation can play in this. The review will provide the basis for future public funding bids by revealing how AberInnovation can meet future needs and demands.
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Identifying local authority best practice in repurposing shopping centres
Local Government Association
The Purchaser is commissioning a Provider to develop a report highlighting the social and economic opportunities and benefits of repurposing shopping centres to reflect the needs of the town centre, the community, the local authority, and the businesses located within their area. The report will be evidence based with case studies and the provider will suggest measures and approaches councils can take to repurpose shopping centres or support the repurpose of shopping centres where their ownership lies solely in the private sector.
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Researcher Senior researcher
Local Economic Assessment
London Borough of Redbridge
The London Borough of Redbridge is embarking on a review of its Local Plan 2015-2030 (Adopted in 2018). To deliver on a vision that is relevant to Redbridge and its diverse communities, we will be collaborating closely with our residents, business owners and community groups to set out a compelling vision for the physical development of the borough - promoting the delivery of new homes, jobs, and supporting community infrastructure. The development of the new Local Plan will be an ongoing programme of work that will require flexibility and phasing that will likely continue until 2025, however, it is not anticipated to be a continuous timeline of work. Phase 1, November 2022 – April 2023, will include the production of the final report. The timeline for Phase 2 will be agreed upon throughout Phase 1, however, the Contract end date has been set for 31 December 2025. Phase 2 will stakeholder and community engagement, and additional support throughout Regulation 18 and...
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Researcher Senior researcher
Retail and Leisure Needs Assessment
London Borough of Redbridge
The London Borough of Redbridge is committed to facilitating a thriving local economy that tackles the socio-economic inequalities of communities. This assessment is being commissioned to meet the Council’s duty under statute. Its purpose is to provide a solid base of evidence and analysis of Retail and Commercial Leisure Needs in Redbridge up to 2040, to help the Council and its partners better target their work. This will ensure the prosperity and vitality of the borough’s town centres and ensure the borough remains competitive within its London context. The council invites suitably experienced and qualified consultants to undertake a full update of the 2015 Retail Capacity Assessment of the borough in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), National Guidance contained in the Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) and the 2021 London Plan. The assessment must also be considerate of the jobs and skills-related objectives of the council’s 2022-26...
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Adult social care regional economic contribution report
Leeds City Council
Yorkshire and Humber ADASS require the Consultant to investigate and develop a report to evidence the contribution that Adult Social Care (ASC) makes to the regional economy. ADASS is seeking a consultant who shall undertake an analysis and produce a report exploring the case for the hypotheses and a compendium of supporting evidence.   The hypotheses are: a) ASC is fundamentally about the support provided to individuals, strengthening an individuals’ independence, building their engagement within communities and therefore increasing their economic contribution. b) ASC is an independent sector that is of equal social, economic and health importance as the NHS.  c) With investment and focus ASC has great potential to strengthen local economies as well as be a cornerstone to levelling-up through sufficient central funding. 
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Research on Levers for Fair Work in 1) Scotland and 2) the Hospitality Industry
The Scottish Government
A two-part study to investigate the levers available to advance fair work, is required by the Fair Work Convention – an independent body with a remit to advise Scottish Ministers and advocate and promote fair work. Part 1 will be a broad consideration of levers for fair work within Scotland, while Part 2 will be a deeper dive into the levers available to use specifically in the Scottish hospitality industry.
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Researcher Senior researcher
International Review of the Literature and Guidance on Food Allergen Cleaning
Food Standards Agency (FSA)
Applicants are invited to submit tenders to carry out a desk-based literature and guidance review of the cleaning methodologies available for the 14 regulated allergens in the UK, including the key stages and principles of allergen cleaning and effective approaches, and assess the extent to which they are underpinned by an appropriate evidence base.
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Researcher Senior researcher
2nd phase of UK and Peru Bilateral Trade Review
Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
The purpose of this project is to hiring expert services is to identify opportunities for increasing bilateral trade in services by delivering an objective economic - analytical report. This report will seek tangible opportunities for British and Peruvian exporters of services; look into specific sectors and sub-sectors; provide in-depth sectoral analysis; and recommend a direction of focus for trade promotion and trade policy work going forwards.
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Researcher Senior researcher
Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (SIA) in Support of Negotiations with India
European Commission - DG for Trade (TRADE)
The overall objective of the project is to provide an ex-ante analysis of the potential economic, social and environmental impacts as well as human rights impacts of a trade negotiation in India. It will facilitate a better policy mix and coherence between the objectives of trade liberalisation and the EU policy objective of sustainable development and respect for human rights. The SIA will assist trade negotiators to fine tuning their position, in order to achieve the objectives set and maximise the contribution of trade policy to all pillars of sustainable development and human rights.
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Researcher Senior researcher
Accessibility Review of Public Spaces
Kirklees Council
Quotations are invited by the Council of the Borough of Kirklees (the "Council") from Suppliers with relevant experience and ability to demonstrate sufficient capacity for reviewing accessibility of Kirklees Public Spaces and Buildings. You must be able to demonstrate experience of working across a broad range of access issues and groups of people. Suggested proposals for change should avoid being biased to one type of access issue.
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Researcher Senior researcher
Provision of Services relating to the Development of a Child Abuse Questionnaire and Safeguarding Procedures
Office for National Statistics
The aim of this research is to design two questionnaires and an appropriate safeguarding procedure. This will be based on topic knowledge, user requirements, cognitive testing with key participant groups, and engagement with topic experts and stakeholders.   The requirement is defined as two questionnaires as it is essential prevalence estimates are produced for children aged 11 to 17 years and adults aged 18 to 25 years. However, we recognise there may be variations in the questionnaire across ages within these groups, such as the questions and survey text. Alongside this, an appropriate safeguarding procedure should be designed which successfully contributes to ensuring the participants are safe from others who may put them at significant risk of harm.
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Research in to Standards in GCSE's in relation to Norm and Criterion referencing
Qualifications Wales
A Two Year Framework for Assessment research exploring and explaining standards in GCSE's and A Levels in relation to Norm and Criterion referencing.   We would like to commission a project that: Helps to clarify and explain how standards work in GCSEs and A levels Makes the links across a ‘value chain’ of assessment in terms of a ‘journey towards grades’ - between the design of a complex construct as typically found in qualifications, the design and operationalisation of the associated assessments and the conditions in which they are taken, how value is assigned to assessment responses (including standardisation and marking) and how this links to the validity of grades Describes what the standards processes in GCSEs and A levels are designed to manage or take into account of (for example, changes in entries, changes in assessment demand, changes in performance). We do not want to go into the details of differences across subjects and...
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Business Survey - Innovate UK Women in Innovation and Young Innovators
Knowledge Transfer Network Limited
This tender is for a research company to undertake a business survey to understand the scale and nature of impact for those who benefit from Innovate UK support. We are seeking proposals which suggest ways to demonstrate to what extent there is additionality through our programmes, compared with other companies that we do not engage with. Finally, we are looking for the successful provider to design a methodology that can be replicated to assess the impact of similar types of Innovate UK programmes.   This business survey will focus on two Innovate UK programmes that encourage greater diversity and inclusion of particular groups of Innovators that have, traditionally, been underserved - women and young people. In total, these programmes have provided funding and other support for approximately 250 projects and companies.
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Rural Community Energy Fund Programme Evaluation
Nottingham City Council
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. 
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Cross-country study on how food prices are being affected by short- and long-term government policies and actions by other major economic factors
WWF-UK (World Wide Fund for Nature)
The study will assess and compare the situation in at least 5 countries (necessarily including Argentina and the UK), as well as the impact of policies adopted by the European Union itself. The additional countries to be covered are to be selected from those where the Eat4Change project partners are located, namely: Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Portugal and Sweden. Ideally, the assessment will cover countries with contrasted situations in terms of rates of inflation or types of measures adopted. The final list of countries will be agreed between the contractee and WWF at the start of the project.   The analysis will focus primarily on short-term actions (e.g.interventions to lower the cost of farm inputs to address the immediate consequences of the war in Ukraine, direct support to vulnerable groups) but should also consider long-term structural policies and actions by governments (e.g., subsidies and investment support to specific sectors,...
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Defining 'Robust Environmental Schemes' - private and public - for the WWF Basket Metric
WWF-UK (World Wide Fund for Nature)
WWF-UK are interested in the criteria for defining the "Robust Environmental Schemes" used in the WWF Basket Metric within a UK context.   The goal is to enable retailers and food service businesses to measure and report the proportion of their UK sourced food stemming from supply chains/producers participating in "Robust Environmental Schemes". Robust environmental schemes is the proxy in the WWF Basket Metric for the conservation of biodiversity and soil health in their food. This project will define what combinations of private and public schemes relating to food production are 'environmentally robust' and provide a tool for ongoing assessment of such schemes. By aggregating farm-level data on scheme participation through the supply chain, businesses will be able to set out the how much of the food they buy/sell robustly contributes to biodiversity and soil health goals. It will also contribute to the definition of environmental aspects of 'better meat'.  ...
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