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British Council

UK_545- Consultancy services in Gender Equality under Framework Agreement for Associate Advisors

R&DCPV 73210000
Value£2.4m
Deadline8 Sept 2025
Published12 Aug 2025
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 12 Aug 2025ClosedCloses 8 Sept 2025
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Joshua Damsell
Joshua.Damsell@britishcouncil.org

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£2.4mtotal contract value
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this tender£0£2.6m

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The brief

2.3GenderequalityisanimportantareaofworkfortheBritishCouncilandwearebeingincreasinglycalledupontodemonstratetheimpactourworkismakingtothisareabyfunders,donorsandpartners.IncloseconsultationwiththeBritishCouncil’sGenderEqualityTeam,theAssociateGenderAdviserswillprovideadditionaltechnicalinputandsupportacrossabroadrangeofareasofactivity,includingbusinessdevelopment,programmedesign,programmedelivery,research,andcapacitybuildingstrategy.Thescopeofactivitywillincludebothourcontractpursuit(frombi-andmulti-lateraldonors,includingtheFCO,DFIDandtheEUacrossarangeofregions)andour‘coregrant-funded’andpartnershipwork.

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UK_545- Consultancy services in Gender Equality under Framework Agreement for Associate Advisors

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OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05865a
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
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048116-2025
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