R&D services

Rotherham Local Area Energy Plan

Rotherham Borough Council

This procurement is for a Rotherham local area energy plan, or 'LAEP'. A Rotherham LAEP will be expected to deliver the following: • Stakeholder Engagement with primary and secondary external stakeholders • Data collection and analysis • Modelling scenarios and pathways to net zero local area carbon dioxide emissions from the energy system in Rotherham. • Identifying, prioritising and refining projects and enabling actions required to achieve local and regional climate change mitigation goals. • Defining a monitoring and evaluation framework, comprising key indicators of progress against decarbonisation pathways and delivery, as follows: • A final report and executive summary for policy makers, conveying the scale and range of activity needed to achieve a net zero local energy system; estimates of the total investment required and additional economic, social and environmental value which may be realised from the investment; and any key differences between areas within Rotherham. It is anticipated that the contract will commence December 2026 and will run for a period of 9 months making the expiry date September 2027. Tender document including specification and instructions to bid can be downloaded for free on the tendering portal, YORtender, https://yortender.eu-supply.com/login.asp?B=YORTENDER.

Automated Distribution and Manufacturing Centre (ADMC)

Ashfield District Council

Automated Distribution and Manufacturing Centre (ADMC) Procurement Early Engagement Notice Purpose This notice is to make potential contractors aware that, via the Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) procurement team, Ashfield District Council (ADC) will commence a process to appoint a commercial operator for their Automated Distribution and Manufacturing Centre (ADMC). The publication of this notice commences the preliminary market engagement stage of the procurement process. The procurement is expected to follow a Competitive Flexible Procedure, based on the Procurement Act 2023. Background The ADMC is a flagship project for Ashfield District Council. The ADMC will work with businesses to create and implement bespoke automation strategies and solutions that improve productivity and enable prosperity and growth. The ADMC will be a 3,000m2 purpose built, multifunctional, automation centre. Its vision is based on four “pillars” of activity: • Research and Development • Prototyping and Proof of Principle • Showcasing and Demonstration • Skills and Training The ADMC will be at the centre of a cluster of automation businesses, some of which will be located on the adjacent Ashfield Innovation and Technology Park that is also in development. The ADMC building is expected to be completed by December 2027. More details can be found on the ADMC website at www.theadmc.co.uk. Proposed Governance and Operation ADC confirmed its positioning regarding governance and operation of the ADMC in January 2025. It has resolved to carry out a public procurement procedure to appoint an external organisation to run the ADMC. ADC believe that this contracted approach will allow the ADMC to be operated effectively and efficiently such that it achieves its twin goals of supporting the greater adoption of automation within local and regional businesses and achieving financial sustainability. A previous procurement process to appoint an operator for the ADMC took place in late 2025. This proce

Business Support North East Framework

North East Combined Authority

Business North East is a new region-wide approach to business support developed by the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority (North East MSA) in partnership with the seven constituent local authorities. It will provide a simplified, coordinated and accessible business support system for entrepreneurs and businesses across the North East, supporting business The model will include a regional hub, use local authority network to maintaining strong relationships with businesses. The wider Business North East programme is expected to operate through five integrated areas of activity across the business lifecycle: Inspire - increase entrepreneurial awareness and aspiration, particularly amongst younger people and underrepresented groups. Explore - improve enterprise readiness and strengthen the quality of business propositions entering the support system. Start - increase business creation and improve business survival prospects through tailored support and business development assistance. Succeed - improve productivity, innovation, technology adoption and business resilience amongst established businesses. Grow - support ambitious businesses to scale, create jobs, access finance and enter new markets. The North East MSA intends to establish a framework to provide a flexible route through which a range of specialist business support, enterprise and related services may be commissioned in support of Business North East and wider regional economic priorities. It is anticipated that the framework will encompass a broad range of services, across five separate Lots: 1. Enterprise, Entrepreneurship and Business Start-up 2. Business Growth, Productivity and Specialist Support 3. High Growth, Scale-up and Investment 4. Sector, Cluster and Supply Chain Development 5. Business Engagement, Training and Programme Support These areas reflect the anticipated breadth of Business North East, which is intended to respond to business needs including access to finance, productivity, workfo

Energetski koncept održive i pametne zgrade

HRVATSKO NARODNO KAZALIŠTE U ZAGREBU, Grad Zagreb

Investigations pour la détection, le marquage et le géoréférencement des réseaux

LE MURETAIN AGGLO

Ispitivanje sustava vatrodojave i hidrantske mreže

JP ELEKTROPRIVREDA HRVATSKE ZAJEDNICE HERCEG BOSNE D.D. MOSTAR

Испитивање материјала са и без разарања за потребе Огранка РБ Колубара

Акционарско друштво Електропривреда Србије, Београд, Београд , ПИБ: 103920327

Evaluacija Strategije razvoja Kantona Sarajevo 2021-2027

ZAVOD ZA PLANIRANJE RAZVOJA KANTONA SARAJEVO

Studim projektim qendra e qytetit Urë Vajguore

Bashkia Dimal

Projektimi dhe ekzekutimi i kërkimeve dhe zhvillimit

Подршка научно истраживачким, развојним и иновативним пројектима

Градска управа града Крушевца, Крушевац, ПИБ: 100477835

Age-friendly Training

CENTRE FOR AGEING BETTER LIMITED

The Centre for Ageing Better is seeking a contractor to lead the research, design, and development of age-friendly training products that will support customer facing organisations be more age-friendly. The Age-friendly Training project aims to improve the quality and uptake of age-friendly training across the UK, helping more staff in customer-facing settings to have the understanding and motivation to make services more accessible and inclusive for older people. The successful bidder will lead a design process - understanding needs and co-producing training with those who may be implementing or receiving the final training. They will research the current age-friendly training landscape, identify what training products are needed for different audiences, and develop, test and refine training products that can be used by age-friendly communities and other organisations across diverse local contexts. The successful bidder will bring expertise in producing training products related to topics such as EDI, accessibility, health inequalities and service delivery. They will have a good understanding of the types of training approaches that are effective to enable learning and behaviour change of those working in customer-facing settings. Additional information: Deadline to apply is 8th October 5pm

Highways Infrastructure Contract

Medway Council

Medway Council manages a significant highway network asset with a gross replacement value of approximately £2 billion, comprising: •845km of adopted highway •1,100km (approximately) of adopted footway •27,007 streetlights •406 bridges and retaining walls •The Medway Tunnel — a critical asset with a high consequence of failure profile) •Approximately 91,000 other highway assets including street furniture The scale, complexity and critical asset profile of Medway's network, including the Medway Tunnel, makes this a significant and technically demanding network to operate and manage. The current term maintenance contract is delivered by Volker Highways and commenced in August 2017. The contract runs to 31st July 2027, creating a clear procurement programme requirement for the successor contract to be in place in advance of this date, with a likely procurement commencement early Summer 2026.

Consolidated Equipment Services/ Repair Contracts

UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL NUCLEAR LABORATORY LIMITED

UKNNL are seeking information from suppliers who may be able to support with an opportunity to consolidate equipment service/repair contracts for our laboratory equipment, based at our Preston Laboratory. Long term consideration maybe given to extend the contract scope pan-UKNNL for larger scale of savings. Interested suppliers should contact Emma.Kirkpatrick@uknnl.com and David.Dutton@uknnl.com directly. Supplier can be provided with a full list of assets to be included within the Servicing/Repair Contract.

UK_1569 Complement or competition - UK TNE versus student mobility

British Council

A insight research looking at the future of work in priority markets for the UK HE sector, to support UK HE stakeholders in decision-making surrounding transnational education in priority markets. Primary research in priority markets to be conducted by the contractor and a formal report and presentation be produced as key outputs.

1067273293 T1419 Creating neuroinclusive principles to maximise train driver performance

RSSB

RSSB is seeking to appoint a supplier to undertake research to develop neuroinclusive principles that support train driver performance. The project will examine how train driver training, development, competence management and related workplace activities can be designed and delivered in a more neuroinclusive way, while maintaining safety-critical competence requirements. The research will consider current industry practice, barriers experienced by neurodivergent drivers, practical adjustments and inclusive design approaches, and how these can be implemented consistently across the rail industry. The scope includes passenger, freight and On-Track Machine drivers and focuses on non-driving activities such as training, briefings, feedback, competence assessments and related workplace environments. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./5MU3T69P75 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5MU3T69P75

Development Opportunity: Seaview Road – Site of former Liscard Municipal Buildings and Adjacent Carpark

Wirral Council

Wirral Council (the “Council”) is the local authority for the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. The Council’s Economy, Regeneration, and Housing Committee adopted the Neighbourhood Framework for Liscard: An Integrated Master Plan on 22 November 2021. The Masterplan is published on Wirral Council's website, and the vision is to create a Liscard town centre loved by local people where:  Everyone feels welcome;  People can live, work, and play;  There is a strong sense of local identity, and;  People can come together. Members of the Council’s Policy and Resources Committee (the Committee) agreed on 12 July 2023 to declare the former Liscard Municipal Offices [fronting onto Egerton Grove and the adjacent carpark accessed by Seaview Road and behind businesses fronting on to Seaview Road and Liscard Village] (the Site) surplus to requirements (further context on this site is set out below). The Committee also gave authorisation to progress a procurement process to secure a development partner for the sites’ redevelopment on 11 December 2024. The Site was proposed for development as a part of the Masterplan. The Masterplan notes that the Seaview Road carpark was underused relative to other carparks in Liscard area and proposes repurposing the carpark and former municipal offices into housing to attract more local residents and better link the site to Liscard Village. The Council adopted its new Local Plan on 31 March 2025. The Local Plan requires 14,400 net additional dwellings in Wirral by 2040. These are all to be delivered on brownfield sites, including the former Liscard Municipal Offices and adjacent carpark. The 2021 Strategic Housing Market Assessment for Wirral, which was a key piece of evidence in developing the Local Plan, states a need for around 700 affordable homes each year borough-wide. Following the introduction of the new Local Plan system in March 2026, the Council published a Notice to Commence work on a new Local Plan and Timetable at the end of June

SDA Capability Map 2026 update

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Note, this activity is not directly related to a specific procurement and any information provided are without commitment and prejudice for all parties. Therefore, there will not be a contract issued following this exercise. The purpose of this spreadsheet is to understand how different systems, sensors, products and data solutions provided by industry could address the UK Cross-Government SDA requirements. This may help to inform the potential contributions to a UK SDA Systems of Systems that will address these requirements operationally. UK government will use the data provided in the creation of a Capability Map, allowing analysis of current UK capabilities against the requirement set, including consideration of how commercial offerings could close gaps. Furthermore, gap analysis on the full Capability Map will allow UK government to identify areas where further research and development activity may be required, when no sovereign or commercial offerings are available to meet a requirement. With the 2026 update to the SDA Requirements, and in order to keep the Capability Map current, this RFI activity is a continuation of the previous call and will likely be repeated in the future. This RFI provides the standardised format for commercial to demonstrate current capabilities and reflect growth, and UK government to track the health of the sector and available capabilities. We ask that respondees complete the spreadsheet for the systems etc they offer. This may require multiple returns, depending on the commercial capability. If you have responded to a previous call please do so again with your current capabilities. Note, this activity is not directly related to a specific procurement and any information provided are without commitment and prejudice for all parties. All information provided in this data collection exercise will remain confidential, in-line with the Civil Service Code, with access granted only to UK Government departments and agencies. Where specific

From Local Shocks to Systemic Impacts: A Multi-hazard, Systems-based View of Physical Climate Risk

Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Please provide a detailed description of the notice you are adding: The final date and time for the submission of bids is Wednesday, 14th October 2026 at 11:00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the Jaggaer eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement It is broadly recognised that physical climate risk and related nature dependencies can pose risks to economic and financial stability. Governments and regulators in the UK and internationally have recognised this and continue to take action to address underlying vulnerabilities and support wider systemic resilience. Notwithstanding the clear need for accelerated global action, there remains significant uncertainties in appraising the future economic and financial implications of physical risk meaning market practices, government policy and regulation, may not be optimised (within the bounds of wider limitations and mandates) to align with climate-resilient pathways. Climate scenario analysis is a key tool to inform approaches to climate risk management. But due to the complexity and heterogeneity of climate risk, academic and industry evidence has highlighted that current mainstream scenarios – whilst highly sophisticated – may not capture all potential physical risk due to limited data availability and modelling constraints. Furthermore, whilst reference scenarios continue to be enhanced, some potential hazard exposures and highly complex systems dynamics may not be well suited to quantification through empirically calibrated, top-down damage functions, which provide estimates for economic damages in climate scenarios. There is, therefore, a need to investigate the potential for complementary methodologies to support more holistic approaches to physical risk appraisal and management. This is the focus of this research project. Specifically, research will focus on how local physical climate shocks (e.g. storms, flooding, droughts, heat stress) can - through casca

Procurement of development viability training and bespoke support for Local Planning Authorities

Improvement and Development Agency for Local Government (IDeA)

The Planning Advisory Service (PAS) is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified development viability expert to design and deliver a modular online pilot training programme for local planning authorities in England. The programme will strengthen officers’ understanding of development viability and their confidence and capability in applying viability considerations in plan-making and decision-making. It will include high-quality reusable learning resources, a train-the-trainer approach, monitoring and evaluation, and optional bespoke viability support for council officers and elected members.

Periodični pregled i ispitivanje visokonaponske (elektroizolacione) opreme i sredstava za rad.

JAVNO PREDUZEĆE ŽELJEZNICE FEDERACIJE BOSNE I HERCEGOVINE

1054260192 T1420 and T1421 Preliminary Market Engagement Briefing – Freight Vehicle Braking Research

RSSB

RSSB is undertaking preliminary market engagement in relation to two proposed and interdependent research procurements, T1420 and T1421, concerning variability in freight vehicle braking-system components. The overall research programme is expected to include the identification of representative wagons, development of a static brake-testing plan, undertaking of static brake testing and detailed analysis of the resulting data. RSSB currently intends to procure the programme through two separate competitive tender exercises. The precise allocation of the phases and associated activities remains under consideration and may be informed by the responses received through this engagement. The purpose of the engagement is to: • understand supplier interest and capability across the proposed phases; • test whether the proposed procurement and delivery timescales are achievable; • understand how additional testing or information requirements arising during delivery should be managed; and • obtain feedback on data handover, communication, governance and coordination where different suppliers are appointed. RSSB has established the fundamental objectives and proposed technical scope of the research. This engagement is not intended to redesign the core requirement. Further information and the questions on which RSSB is seeking feedback are contained in the T1420 and T1421 Preliminary Market Engagement Briefing – Freight Vehicle Braking Research, available through the Delta eSourcing portal. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-London:-Research-services./K9Q57CQDEN To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://rssb.delta-esourcing.com/respond/K9Q57CQDEN

West Yorkshire District Travel Diary Survey

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) and Local Authorities require high-quality, robust data on the travel behaviour of residents across West Yorkshire to inform policy-making; support the development, appraisal and evaluation of transport strategies and schemes; and to understand the wider impacts of transport investment and policy decisions. The Combined Authority, therefore, seeks to engage competent Consultants (Consultancy firms) to provide a comprehensive market intelligence on transport research to help deliver a successful West Yorkshire District Travel Survey (WY TRADS) contract.

Feasilbility, Funding and Delivery Partner(s)

Thames Freeport

Description: Thames Freeport (TFP) is one of eight English Freeports established under the Government's Freeport Policy. Spanning tax sites at DP World London Gateway (Thurrock), the Port of Tilbury (Thurrock), and Ford Dagenham (Barking & Dagenham), TFP operates as the accountable body for a programme of investment, infrastructure and innovation interventions targeting place-based economic growth across East London and the Estuary. TFP has published its Industry, Investment and Infrastructure Framework (TFIIIF), establishing an ambition to catalyse £16 billion in cumulative GVA, create 23,230 net additional jobs, and generate £1.5 billion in additional annual GVA across four sector clusters: Technology and Advanced Manufacturing; Sustainable Construction; Advanced Port Logistics; and Deployed Artificial Intelligence. To deliver the TFIIIF programme, TFP requires access to a high-calibre, multi-disciplinary Strategic Advisory Partner(s) capable of providing integrated advisory, appraisal, feasibility, investment facilitation and SPV services. The contract will be structured as a Framework Enabling Contract with Statements of Work drawn down per project. TFP anticipates annual spend of approximately £1,000,000 against a ceiling of £5,000,000 +VAT over the full 3+1+1 year term. The successful provider must be capable of delivering — individually or through a named consortium — all of the following service lines to create a single supplier Framework: •Service Line A — Treasury-Compliant Business Cases (HM Treasury Green Book, Five Case Model) •Service Line B — Programme and Project Evaluation (HM Treasury Magenta Book) •Service Line C — Project Feasibility Studies (RIBA Stages 0–2 and Pre-RIBA Technical Feasibility) •Service Line D — Investment Cases for Private and Institutional Capital •Service Line E — Business Planning and Financial Modelling •Service Line F — Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) Establishment and Ongoing Operation •Service Line G — Finance and Legal Serv

Nabavka usluga laboratorijske i vizuelne kontrole dijelova uniforme i obuće za pripadnike vodova interventne policije

МИНИСТАРСТВО УНУТРАШЊИХ ПОСЛОВА КАНТОНА САРАЈЕВО - УПРАВА ПОЛИЦИЈЕ

Nabavka usluga laboratorijske i vizulene kontrole dijelova uniforme i obuće za pripadnike vodova interventne policije za potrebe Uprave policije MInistarstva unutrašnjih poslova Kantona Sarajevo