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Cheshire and Warrington Community Energy Support
Enterprise Cheshire and Warrington needs to appoint an organisation to support community energy groups across the region. The role involves helping existing funded projects to delivery, enabling new groups to progress, and building sector collaboration.
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Plan Mid Devon Strategic Environmental Assessment
Mid Devon District Council needs a consultant to conduct a full Strategic Environmental Assessment of their Local Plan, including scoping, policy assessment, environmental reporting, and support through consultation and examination.
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The Provision Of Gypsy, Traveller and Showpeople Accommodation Assessment Services In Rutland
Rutland County Council needs a consultant to assess current and future accommodation needs for Gypsy, Traveller and Travelling Showpeople communities across the county over a 20-year period. The assessment will inform Local Plan policy, pitch and plot targets, and accommodation strategy.
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SCP012 - SCAPE Corporate Services Framework - England, Wales & Northern Ireland
SCAPE is establishing a multi-supplier framework for corporate advisory, legal, and audit services across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Three suppliers will be appointed to each of three lots.
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SPS007 - SCAPE Scotland Corporate Services Framework
SCAPE Scotland is establishing a four-year framework agreement for corporate services across Scotland, divided into three groups: advisory services (management consultancy, technology, finance, sustainability), legal services, and audit services. Multiple suppliers will be selected across six lots to provide these services to public sector organisations throughout Scotland.
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The provision of a Footfall and Consumer Insights Platform
West Oxfordshire District Council wants to buy a footfall and consumer insights platform to monitor and analyse activity in three town centres (Carterton, Chipping Norton, Witney). The system should provide real-time behavioural analytics, visitor mapping, spending profiles, and benchmarking, with dashboards for officers and stakeholders.
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Develop a detailed itemised costed ask of government for statutory duties for local government to mi
The LGA wants a consultant to produce a detailed cost estimate for what government funding local authorities would need to meet new statutory climate duties-including financial impact analysis and risk assessment. The work will draw on barristers' legal advice.
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Develop a detailed itemised costed ask of government for statutory duties for local government to mi
The LGA wants a consultant to develop a detailed, itemised financial ask of government for new statutory duties on local authorities for climate mitigation and adaptation, based on legal advice. The work includes financial impact assessment and analysis of risks and opportunities.
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Cairngorms 2030 – Future Rural Skills Project
Support for land-based estates in the Cairngorms to understand and adapt to climate, policy and economic change. The contractor will facilitate a staged process including planning and delivering skills training to estate staff.
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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PARTNER
IPSA seeks a partner to design and deliver public engagement exercises over three years, exploring formats from informative to deliberative activities. The work builds on their 2025 'What's Democracy Worth?' listening exercise.
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PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PARTNER
IPSA seeks a partner to design and deliver public engagement exercises on democracy and parliamentary matters over three years. The work includes both informative and deliberative engagement activities, building on their 2025 'What's Democracy Worth?' listening exercise.
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Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) and Employment Land Review (ELR)
Newcastle-under-Lyme Council needs an updated Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment and Employment Land Review to support a new Local Plan, reflecting the December 2024 NPPF methodology. The study will establish updated housing and employment land requirements for the borough.
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Support for local authority performance management – panels, action learning sets and case studies
IDeA is running virtual performance management panels and action learning sets for local authority officers, and needs support to facilitate these sessions and produce two case studies from participants.
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Support for local authority performance management – panels, action learning sets and case studies
IDeA wants to run virtual performance management panels and action learning sets for local authority officers, and produce two case studies from participants. The work is research and facilitation around performance management challenges and learning.
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Domestic Abuse Needs Assessment
Coventry City Council is commissioning a Domestic Abuse Needs Assessment to inform a refresh of its 2018-2025 strategy. The assessment will analyse local needs across different communities and support development of a revised implementation plan.
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CEFAS26-68 Request for Quotation for Marine Benthic Macroinvertebrate Samples Processing
Process up to 52 benthic macroinvertebrate samples collected from a Marine Protected Area off the Northumberland coast. Samples will be collected in May 2026 and you'll analyse sediment characteristics and community structure to detect temporal change and assess conservation effectiveness.
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Development business support programme for micro and small construction industry businesses
Epping Forest District Council wants to commission a business support programme to help micro and small construction companies grow and bid for larger contracts. The programme will involve engaging with local construction businesses to understand their needs and support their development.
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Devolution Support - Cumbria
The Local Government Association wants a supplier to design and deliver a programme of 8–12 workshop sessions for political and managerial leaders across Cumbria's three local authorities and emerging mayoral strategic authority.
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COV - CX Licensing Data Remediation
Coventry City Council needs to clean and restructure licensing data held in their system. The work involves recreating personal license records, intervening in premises license data fields, and re-establishing relationships between contact, premises and business entities.
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Research & Evaluation Partner
Cleveland Police & Crime Commissioner needs a research partner to develop a Strategic Needs Assessment for a youth consultation project called Shape Your Safety. The work culminates in a full SNA by 31 December 2026.
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CFDF: Single Fibre Tester
Purchase of a high throughput single fibre tensile testing machine with fibre fineness and dimensional testing capability. Equipment for testing individual fibres under tension.
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Open Framework for Nuclear Technical Services
UKNNL is establishing a four-year open framework for nuclear technical services, including engineering, research consultancy, environmental quality control, and nuclear safety work. The framework will reopen at least once in the first three years and again during any extended term.
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Provision of Seafarers Data Collection
The Department for Transport needs to collect data on active UK seafarers in the shipping industry to produce published statistics. The contract runs for one year initially, with options to extend annually for three further years.
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Playing Pitch Strategy (PPS) for the London Borough of Hounslow
Hounslow Council needs a new Playing Pitch Strategy covering all pitches and sports facilities across the borough, to guide planning and investment decisions for 2020–2041. The work involves a thorough review with an evidence base to support spatial planning and capital investment.
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Regional Care Home Contracting Framework
Rhondda Cynon Taff CBC needs a consultant to develop and implement a regional care home contracting framework for adult social care across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg area. The work requires specialist expertise in commercial, legal and fee modelling.