About this opportunity
AI summaryC40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Inc. is seeking proposals from USA-based organizations to provide direct implementation services for winning student urban regeneration proposals across four pilot cities: Bogotá, Jakarta, Lisbon, and Nairobi. The selected lead partner will manage global coordination, host city engagement, co-design sessions, local procurement, and tactical urbanism or public space activations. Eligible applicants must be USA organizations and demonstrate operational capacity to deliver on the ground in all four cities, either directly or through clear subcontracting plans. Proposals are evaluated based on technical approach and methodology, relevant urban implementation experience, cost reasonableness, team structure, and organizational commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion. The project has a fixed maximum total budget of USD 100,000, inclusive of all taxes and subcontractor fees. Submissions must be delivered digitally via email.
Buyer and opportunity details
- Client
- C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, Inc.
Scope of work
- Co-design and scoping of implementation plans for four pilot cities
- Delivery of small-scale public space interventions or tactical urbanism activations
- Execution of temporary installations or exhibitions
- Facilitation of community workshops and stakeholder engagement events
- Preparation of technical or feasibility studies for proposal development
- Local procurement of materials and services
- Asset transfer of physical outputs to host cities
- Consolidated final impact report synthesising outcomes across all cities
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Global operational capacity and local presence | 30% |
| Technical and implementation expertise | 30% |
| Project management and coordination capacity | 15% |
| Cost reasonableness | 15% |
| Equity, diversity and inclusion | 10% |
Minimum qualifications
- Operational capacity to deliver on the ground in Bogotá, Jakarta, Lisbon, and Nairobi
- Required Global Project Coordinator with multi-stakeholder international project experience
- Required City-level Implementation Leads for each pilot city with local presence or networks
- Recommended Environmental Expert
- Recommended Community Engagement / Co-design Facilitator per pilot city
Documents to include with your response
- Organisation Profile and Global Operational Capacity
- At least two reference or recommendation letters from clients within past three years
- Team Composition and Qualifications with CVs highlighting three comparable projects
- Technical Approach and Methodology
- Risk Assessment identifying at least five significant risks and mitigations
- Work Plan and Timeline
- Financial Proposal in USD
- Data Protection compliance description (if handling PII)
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion approach description
Key dates
- Questions submitted to C40
- 2 November 2026
- C40 responds to questions by
- 6 November 2026
- Deadline for receiving Offers
- 9 November 2026 5:00 pm CET
- Selection decision made by
- 13 November
- All Potential Suppliers notified of outcome
- 16 November
How to submit
- Method
- Instructions
- Submit one copy of the proposal to [email protected] by 9 November 2026, 5:00 pm CET.
Contract details
- Term
- November 2026 until 30 August 2027
- Estimated value
- USD 100,000
- Place of performance
- Bogotá, Jakarta, Lisbon, and Nairobi
- Funding
- Holcim Foundation
