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T25-107BUS Digital Enabling Infrastructure
Derry City and Strabane District Council needs a consultancy team to develop an Outline Business Case for digital infrastructure and IoT pilot schemes under the Smart Derry Strabane Programme. The work involves strategic advisory and technical expertise.
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977407103 T1394 Determining tram-train platform arrangements
RSSB needs research to define standardised tram-train platform designs for Great Britain. The work will develop practical designs, support consistency across schemes, inform national standards, and engage stakeholders.
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Developing an Approach to Groundwater Detailed Quantitative Risk Assessment for PFAS
Conduct a Rapid Evidence Assessment of published literature on physio-chemical data for 20 PFAS compounds, to support groundwater risk assessment modelling. Produce a summary table of required physio-chemical properties for use in DQRA software.
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Management and Delivery of the SHARP Programme and Development of Helmet Testing and Rating Protocols (Phase 2 – Validation)
The Department for Transport wants a single supplier to manage the SHARP programme (a research initiative) and develop helmet testing and rating protocols in phase 2 validation. Full details are in the ITT documents on their e-sourcing portal.
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Rapid Evidence Review of Peatland Water Quality implications for the Water Environment Regulations (WFD).
The Environment Agency needs a rapid evidence review on water quality indicators in peatland-dominated catchments and how they relate to Water Framework Directive monitoring. The work will examine whether current WFD sampling methods adequately reflect peatland water body status and identify links between peatland degradation and WFD compliance.
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Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Visitor Economy - Destination Management Plan
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority wants a consultant to develop a Destination Management Plan and visitor economy brand narrative for the region. The work includes building storytelling, creating thematic itineraries, and strategies to grow visitor spend and dwell time.
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Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Visitor Economy - Destination Management Plan
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority needs a destination management plan and regional brand narrative for visitor economy development. The work covers strategy development, storytelling, thematic itineraries, and support for tourism resilience and business growth across the region.
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Safer Roads Partnership Data and Strategy Support
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority needs support for their Safer Roads Partnership, including data analysis and strategy work. The contract is worth £80,000.
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Pathways to Impact Work Package (OPTiMIX)
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine needs a consultant to coordinate mixed-method evaluation of malaria prevention interventions in West Africa as part of the OPTiMIX study. The role covers day-to-day coordination of cross-sectional studies, data quality assurance, and ethics compliance across country teams.
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Circular Economy Health Check
WRAP wants a contractor to design a 'Circular Economy Health Check' tool for Welsh manufacturers. The tool will include an assessment process, questionnaire, and scoring system to help manufacturers identify how they're engaging with circular principles and opportunities to reduce waste.
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Hydrogen as a Feedstock for Industrial Processes
Connected Places Catapult is funding demonstration projects that use hydrogen as a feedstock in industrial processes. You'll need to be in the later planning stages with consortium partners already in place, and will produce a report on outputs and results.
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Hydrogen Storage Systems
Connected Places Catapult is funding near-term demonstration projects in hydrogen storage and related themes. They want tenders between £25,000 and £100,000 per project to help cover demonstration costs and produce a results report.
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Hydrogen Propulsion, Power & Fuel Systems
Connected Places Catapult is funding near-term demonstration projects in hydrogen propulsion, power, and fuel systems. They want tenders between £25,000 and £100,000 per project, with results shared publicly to benefit the hydrogen industry.
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Hydrogen Production or Carrier Conversion
Connected Places Catapult is funding near-term demonstration projects in hydrogen production or carrier conversion. You'll be asked to run a demonstration at an advanced planning stage and produce a results report; the buyer gets access to your site and rights to publish findings.
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DECON-Labour Market Statistics and Financial Data Feasibility Project
The Scottish Government wants a feasibility study to explore whether anonymised financial data-bank transactions, payroll records, administrative data-can improve labour market statistics at national and sub-national level. The study will assess technical and methodological viability of extracting employment, unemployment and inactivity trends from this data.
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Landscape Evidence
Tewkesbury Borough Council needs a consultant to prepare landscape evidence for a joint Spatial/Strategic Local Plan. The work supports planning policy development.
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THE COMMUNITY MISSION CHALLENGE (CMC) - LEEDS HEALTH MISSION: AN INTEGRATED HEALTH AND CARE FAMILY APPROACH TO PREVENTING CHILDREN AT RISK OF BECOMING CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER (CLA)
Leeds City Council is seeking a research consultancy provider to support delivery of the Community Mission Challenge, a project focused on preventing children aged 0-2 years in Inner East Leeds from becoming looked-after children through an integrated health and care family approach.
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TENDER FOR THE PROVISION OF A RESEARCH PROJECT IRISHTRAVELLERS ACCOMMODATION SURVEY
Northern Ireland Housing Executive wants a researcher or research company to conduct a survey on Irish Travellers' accommodation. The full project brief is in the tender documents.
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976595394 T1400 Demonstrating the visibility and illumination of rolling stock external lighting
RSSB wants research into the visibility and effectiveness of front-end lighting on GB trains, including assessment of current compliance, variables affecting performance, and potential for automated or adaptive headlight systems. The findings will inform updates to safety standards and rules.
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Ceredigion - Llandysul - Design Feasibility Studies for Future Site Development
Ceredigion County Council wants design-led feasibility studies on two existing sites to explore potential future development options. The work includes site analysis, stakeholder engagement, concept design options, and reporting.
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Water Voice - Flexible Quant and Qual
CCW needs a market research agency for ad hoc projects under a flexible call-off contract. Work covers online quantitative surveys, qualitative discussions and focus groups, and in-depth interviews.
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Research: Genetic Drift impact on the Safety of Cell Cultivated Products
The FSA wants research on genetic drift in cell-cultured protein production - specifically, how it occurs during manufacturing and how producers can demonstrate they've controlled any safety risks. The findings will inform FSA risk assessments for approving these novel products.
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980552769 T1391 - How to enable bulk mail and light goods traffic using existing station infrastructure
RSSB wants research into how UK railway stations could handle more bulk mail and light goods traffic using their existing infrastructure. The work will examine platform requirements, safety regulations, operational impacts, and efficient loading procedures.
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An exploration of One Health biosurveillance opportunities across government, academia and industry
The FSA wants a contractor to design and run workshop(s) and a conference event exploring One Health biosurveillance across government, academia and industry. The work is scoped at £40,000 and the deadline is October 2025.
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Political Finance Research
The Electoral Commission wants qualitative research on public attitudes to political finance, including donations, funding rules, and transparency. The work covers research design, fieldwork, analysis, and a final report.